A General History of the Pirates · Character
Anstis
A pirate captain who mutinied away from Bartholomew Roberts and later met a violent end.
supporting
Also known as Captain Anstis, Thomas Anstis
First appearance: Of Captain Anstis, and His Crew
As a supporting figure in A General History of the Pirates, Anstis is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Central figure of the chapter; began as a pirate at Providence in 1718, separated from Roberts in 1721, and was eventually shot in his hammock by his own crew.
Anstis sailed under the formidable Bartholomew Roberts before breaking away with a faction of the crew to command his own ship. His career illustrates the constant fracturing of pirate companies, where ambition and disagreement split even the most successful crews. His eventual death closes a life spent in the shadow of a greater captain, showing how even able lieutenants rarely escaped the fate that piracy invited.
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