This week, we continue the series of excerpts of an English translation of Relation de la captivité du Sr. Moüette[…]
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THE RELATION OF GERMAIN MOÜETTE – PART 3
This week, we continue the series of excerpts of an English translation of Relation de la captivité du Sr. Moüette[…]
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This week, we continue the series of excerpts of an English translation of Relation de la captivité du Sr. Moüette[…]
Read moreTHE RELATION OF GERMAIN MOÜETTE – PART 1
In October of 1670, a nineteen-year-old Frenchman named Germain Moüette had the misfortune to be captured by corsairs from Salé.[…]
Read moreBOOK RECOMMENDATION: GOD’S SHADOW
It’s been a very long time since I last posted a book recommendation here in this blog. Time to remedy[…]
Read morePIERRE DAN: HISTORY & DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGDOM OF ALGIERS —PART 4
This week, we conclude the history and description of Algiers provided by Father Pierre Dan, the French Trinitarian friar, in[…]
Read morePIERRE DAN: HISTORY & DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGDOM OF ALGIERS —PART 3
This week, we continue with the history and description of Algiers provided by Father Pierre Dan, the French Trinitarian friar,[…]
Read morePIERRE DAN: HISTORY & DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGDOM OF ALGIERS —PART 2
This week, we continue with the history and description of Algiers provided by Father Pierre Dan, the French Trinitarian friar,[…]
Read morePIERRE DAN – HISTORY & DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGDOM OF ALGIERS
We ended last year (2023) with a description of early seventeenth century Algiers written by Jean-Baptiste Gramaye, the Flemish academic[…]
Read moreALGIERS IN THE EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
In early May of 1619, Jean-Baptiste Gramaye—a professor at the University of Leuven, in Brabant, in what is now Belgium—had[…]
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