By the early decades of the seventeenth century, Barbary corsairs were employing two very different types of ships: oared galleys[…]
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BARBARY CORSAIR SHIPS: SQUARE-RIGGED VESSELS – PART 2
(This post is a continuation of Corsair Ships: Square-Rigged Vessels – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already, it’s[…]
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ENGLISH PRIVATEERS – PART 1
When most people think of Barbary corsairs, they think of them as being Muslims from North Africa. They were. And[…]
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ENGLISH PRIVATEERS – PART 2: JOHN SMITH ON PIRATES
(This post is a continuation of English Privateers – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already, it’s best to[…]
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