TYCHO BRAHE 2
This week we continue with the story of Tycho Brahe. In the sixteenth century, astronomy had a problem. As we[…]
Read moreThis week we continue with the story of Tycho Brahe. In the sixteenth century, astronomy had a problem. As we[…]
Read moreThis week, we’re going to look at something a little different. Instead of focusing on corsairs or captives directly, we’ll[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of Barbary Corsair Ships and Tactics – Parts 1 and 2. If you haven’t done so[…]
Read moreThis week, we continue with the series of posts on Barbary corsair ships and tactics. We ended last week’s post,[…]
Read moreBarbary corsairs employed two basic sorts of ships: oared galleys (which hunted the Mediterranean) or square-rigged ships (which plied the[…]
Read moreThis week we continue the story of Father Pierre Dan’s ransoming expedition to Algiers in 1634. When Yusuf Basha (the[…]
Read moreEuropeans captives enslaved in Algiers dreamed of one thing above all others: being ransomed. If you were a citizen of[…]
Read moreThis week, we continue with Sir Kenelm Digby’s first-person narrative of his time in Algiers in the late winter/early spring[…]
Read moreSir Kenelm Digby—an English nobleman of the early seventeenth century—led a complicated life. His father, Sir Everard Digby, had been[…]
Read moreAs we saw in a post in this blog back in December 2024 (the one on Captain John Smith, excerpted[…]
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