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    Rogers died in Nassau at the age of about 53. Woodes Rogers was the eldest son and heir of Woods Rogers, a successful merchant captain. Woodes Rogers...
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  • between the pirates and the British Empire, represented by Captain Woodes Rogers. Toby Stephens as James McGraw/Flint Hannah New as Eleanor Guthrie Luke...
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    Byrne in the BBC One medical drama Holby City (2006–2011, 2019–2022), Woodes Rogers in the Starz series Black Sails (2016–2017), and Eric Beaumont in the...
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  • Proprietor Alfred Hamilton, from London. (seasons 2, 4) Luke Roberts as Woodes Rogers: English Captain determined to end piracy in Nassau for good. (seasons...
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  • Rogers may refer to: Captain Woodes Rogers, an English sea captain, privateer, and the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas Captain William C. Rogers III...
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    for pirates to obtain a royal pardon and commission from Governor Woodes Rogers. Rogers had been sent to the Bahamas to address the problem of pirates in...
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    Royal Governor of the Bahama Islands Woodes Rogers reached Nassau in 1718 and restored British control. Rogers, a former privateer himself, offered clemency...
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    Woodes Rogers as royal governor. He successfully suppressed pirates, reformed the civil administration and restored trade. In February, 1719 Rogers had...
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    now Colombia. By the time he was eventually rescued by the privateer Woodes Rogers, who was accompanied by Dampier, Selkirk had become adept at hunting...
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  • pursuing his former allies on behalf of the Governor of the Bahamas, Woodes Rogers. He was killed when his ship was wrecked on a reef near New Spain during...
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