Month: May 2026

We take our calendar for granted: 365 days in a year divided into twelve months of between 28 to 31[…]

CORSAIR ATTACKS – PART 3 This week, we conclude this series of posts on corsair attacks. Last week we looked[…]

This week, we continue with a series of posts on corsair attacks. Last week we looked at some of the[…]

Barbary corsair ships—whether the galleys that hunted the Mediterranean or the square-rigged ships that plied Europe’s Atlantic littoral—were armed. Galleys[…]

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