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

About this episode

The episode explores the history of Blackbeard and the haunted tales surrounding the Llandoger Trow pub in Bristol.

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. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Join Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUP Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE 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/…

Topics covered

• pirates
• ghost stories
• Bristol history
• Blackbeard
• haunted locations

Keywords

• Blackbeard
• Bristol
• Llandoger Trow
• pirates
• ghosts
• history
• haunted pub

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Organizations: Facebook, Patreon, Instagram, Twitter, Website

Places: Bristol, Llandoger Trow

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