October 2019 – Corsairs & Captives

GALLEY SLAVE

October 27, 2019 Adam Nichols Book Recommendations

Throughout the sixteenth, seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the premier naval vessel in and around the Mediterranean Sea was the[…]

EARLY MODERN CURRENCY – PART 1

October 21, 2019 Adam Nichols Background

Early modern currency was fiendishly complicated by modern standards. Today, there are, of course, multiple currencies—the American/Canadian/Australian/New Zealand dollar, the[…]

EARLY MODERN CURRENCY – PART 2: RANSOMS

October 13, 2019 Adam Nichols Background

(This post is a continuation of Early Modern Currency – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already, it’s best[…]

SALÉ, THE TURBULENT CITY – PART 1

October 7, 2019 Adam Nichols Background

The city of Salé was a famous corsair capital during the seventeenth century. It was (and still is) actually composed[…]