Category: Captives

This week we continue the series of posts on life in Algiers drawn from the book titled Relation de la[…]

This week we continue the series of posts on life in Algiers drawn from a book titled Relation de la[…]

This week we begin a new series of posts looking at the captives’ experience in Algiers. This series is drawn[…]

This week we conclude the story of Helgi Jónsson, the young Icelander who, along with the rest of his family,[…]

Last week, we followed the narrative of René du Chastelet des Boys, who (like Helgi Jónsson, the young Icelander enslaved[…]

Last week, we took a slight detour from the series of posts that tell the story of Helgi Jónsson, the[…]

Last week, we continued with the story of Helgi Jónsson, the young Icelander who, along with the rest of his[…]

This week we continue the story of Helgi Jónsson, a young Icelander who, along with the rest of his family,[…]

This week we continue the story of Helgi Jónsson, a young Icelander who, along with the rest of his family,[…]

This week we look at yet another European captive who was hauled off to Algiers and enslaved there. This one,[…]