June 2025 – Corsairs & Captives

A SEA-FIGHT WITH THE PORTUGALS

This week, we’re going to deal with something a little different. Technically, Barbary corsairs were privateers, but essentially, they were[…]

Barbary corsairs weren’t just pirates. They were part of a larger enterprise. There was a religious element to that enterprise:[…]

For the past three weeks, we’ve been looking at the story of the (in)famous Barbarossa brothers (Aruch, the elder, and[…]

This week, we continue the story of the Barbarossa brothers—those (in)famous pirates—as recounted by Father Pierre Dan in his book[…]