Robert Walsingham, also Wallsingham, was a famous 17th-century English pirate who served with the Barbary States. [1] He was the captain of a Turkish man-of-war, in which he finally sailed to Ireland to submit himself to the authorities. [2] He was pardoned in 1621 by James I of England, together with Henry Mainwaring with whom he had collaborated, [3] and was accepted into the Royal Navy. [1]
Robert Walsingham, also Wallsingham, was a famous 17th-century English pirate who served with the Barbary States. [1] He was the captain of a Turkish man-of-war, in which he finally sailed to Ireland to submit himself to the authorities. [2] He was pardoned in 1621 by James I of England, together with Henry Mainwaring with whom he had collaborated, [3] and was accepted into the Royal Navy. [1]