April 2025 – Corsairs & Captives

TYCHO BRAHE 2

This week we continue with the story of Tycho Brahe. In the sixteenth century, astronomy had a problem. As we[…]

This week, we’re going to look at something a little different. Instead of focusing on corsairs or captives directly, we’ll[…]

(This post is a continuation of Barbary Corsair Ships and Tactics – Parts 1 and 2. If you haven’t done so[…]

This week, we continue with the series of posts on Barbary corsair ships and tactics. We ended last week’s post,[…]

Barbary corsairs employed two basic sorts of ships: oared galleys (which hunted the Mediterranean) or square-rigged ships (which plied the[…]