THE TRAVAILS OF FRIAR ANTONIO – PART 1
Once upon a time—back in the 1570s—there was Augustinian friar named Antonio, a Portuguese man living in Spain, who had[…]
Read moreOnce upon a time—back in the 1570s—there was Augustinian friar named Antonio, a Portuguese man living in Spain, who had[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of The Travails of Friar Antonio – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already,[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of The Travails of Friar Antonio – Parts 1 and 2. If you haven’t done[…]
Read moreIn the early 1600s, a young French sailor named Nicolaus, from Havre de Grace (modern-day Le Havre, located on the[…]
Read moreOn Wednesday, June 20,1 1627, Barbary corsairs raided the village of Grindavík on Iceland’s southwest coast. These corsairs had come[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of The Járngerðarstaðir Farm Family – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already, it’s[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of The Járngerðarstaðir Farm Family – Parts 1 & 2. If you haven’t done so[…]
Read moreIn the summer of 1627, Barbary corsairs from North Africa raided Iceland, killing dozens of people and abducting a total[…]
Read moreEuropeans captives enslaved in Algiers dreamed of one thing above all others: being ransomed. If you were a citizen of[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of Father Pierre Dan and the 1634 Ransoming Expedition to Algiers – Part 1. If[…]
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