Blackbeard’s Bristol: The Pirate, the Pub and the Ghosts of the Llandoger Trow

Before Blackbeard became the terror of the Atlantic, he may have been just another Bristol sailor, walking the old harbour streets and drinking in dockside taverns.

The Llandoger Trow has stood since the seventeenth century, gathering stories of pirates, sailors, writers and ghosts.

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Research Links:

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/who-was-blackbeard

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Blackbeard

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Queen-Annes-Revenge

https://www.qaronline.org/

https://www.qaronline.org/historical-background-queen-annes-revenge-shipwreck/open

https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/blackbeard/

https://www.visitocracokenc.com/blackbeard-lore/

https://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/

https://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/about/

https://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/

https://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/people-involved/

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/university/anti-racism-at-bristol/university-slavery/legacies/

https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-shed/historical-walk-pirates-and-prejudice/

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/21/last-orders-for-bristol-pub-linked-to-robinson-crusoe-and-treasure-island

https://visitbristol.co.uk/blog/post/a-pirate-themed-day-out-in-bristol/

https://visitbristol.co.uk/blog/post/dark-tour-of-bristol/

https://showofstrength.org.uk/productions/blood-blackbeard-buccaneers

https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/bristol-l445/pirate-activities-tc161/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llandoger_Trow

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/llandoger-trow/

Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow.

Sarah and Tobie xx

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