THE NARRATIVE OF JOÃO DE CARVALHO MASCARENHAS – PART 2
This week, we continue with the narrative of João de Carvalho Mascarenhas, the Portuguese soldier who was captured at sea[…]
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Author: Adam Nichols
I'm an associate professor with the University of Maryland, in the U.S. I spent twenty years teaching for the University of Maryland’s European division, in England, Scotland, Norway, Iceland, and Germany, and downrange on military installations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait, and Afghanistan. I've also lived and worked in Australia, China, and Canada. I presently live in the U.S.
THE NARRATIVE OF JOÃO DE CARVALHO MASCARENHAS – PART 1
Welcome to the beginning of a new year. The Chinese apparently have a saying that they trot out regularly for[…]
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THE OTHER ARMADA – PART 2
Perhaps the most striking aspect of Charles V’s ill-fated expedition against Algiers was the storm that put an end to[…]
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THE OTHER ARMADA – PART 1
When people hear the phrase “the Spanish Armada,” they invariably think of the great fleet of ships sent by the[…]
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ALGIERS – AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1627 – PART 2
Last week, we looked at Reverend Ólafur Egilsson’s description of Algiers as it was in August-September, 1627. This week, we[…]
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ALGIERS – AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1627
Quite a few descriptions of Algiers penned by European observers have come down to us from the seventeenth century. One[…]
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THE OTTOMAN RECURVE BOW
The image at the top of this post is a digital reproduction of a seventeenth century painting depicting a sea[…]
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THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE — PART 6
This week we conclude the adventures of Robinson Crusoe. When we left him last week, he and his young Morisco[…]
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THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE — PART 5
This week we continue with the adventures of Robinson Crusoe, who, when we left him last week, was sailing down[…]
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THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE — PART 4
This week we continue with the adventures of Robinson Crusoe, who, when we left him last week, had just escaped[…]
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