Category: Background

When people hear the phrase “the Spanish Armada,” they invariably think of the great fleet of ships sent by the[…]

When most people think of Barbary corsairs, they think of them as being Muslims from North Africa. They were. And[…]

Barbary corsair ships—like all pirate ships—were armed with cannon. The oared galleys that corsairs used in the Mediterranean had cannon[…]

  (This post is a continuation of Cannons – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already, it’s best to[…]

(This post is a continuation of Cannons – Parts 1 and 2. If you haven’t done so already, it’s best[…]

(This post is a continuation of Muskets – Parts 1 & 2. If you haven’t done so already, it’s best[…]

(This post is a continuation of Muskets – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already, it’s best to read[…]

This week’s blog post is something a little different: we’re going to take a look at the muskets that Barbary[…]

Most of the posts in this blog relate the experiences of Europeans. To a large extent, this is because there[…]

Since this is the last blog post of 2020, and since, thanks to COVID-19, this year has been a sort[…]