Adam Nichols

Associate prof with U. of Maryland, author of 5 fantasy novels, author of Corsairs & Captives, co-author of The Travels of Reverend Ólafur Egilsson.

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looks at how the complications of seventeenth century currency played out when Europeans had to pay ransoms to Barbary corsairs.

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presents something a little different: Benjamin Franklin on slavery (in honor of the United States of America’s 250th anniversary).

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concludes our look at the sorts of ships employed by Barbary corsairs in the seventeenth century.

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looks at the types of ships seventeenth century Barbary corsairs used.

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looks at an example of how being clear about the distinction between the Julian and Gregorian dates can provide evidence to pin down the timing of events from hundreds of years ago.

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looks at Julian and Gregorian calendars, an essential distinction when dealing with sixteenth and seventeenth century dates.

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concludes the current series of posts on corsair attacks. Last week we looked at stratagems corsairs employed to capture their prey. This week's post contains an excerpt from a narrative that illustrates one of those stratagems.

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continues with a series of posts on corsair attacks. Last week we looked at some of the stratagems Barbary corsairs employed to capture their prey. We look at more such stratagems this week.

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begins a series of posts on the methods Barbary corsairs employed to capture their prey.

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deals with what life was like for a galley slave.

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concludes the series of excerpts from the captivity narrative written by James Wadsworth, the Englishman who was captured by Barbary corsairs in 1622.

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continues the series of excerpts from the captivity narrative written by James Wadsworth, an Englishman who was captured by Barbary corsairs in 1622.

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continues the series of excerpts from the captivity narrative of James Wadsworth, an Englishman who was captured by Salé corsairs in 1622. Before that, however, the ship he was travelling on was attacked by a European enemy.

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presents an excerpt from a captivity narrative by James Wadsworth, an Englishman captured in the early 17th century by corsairs from Salé. Before that, though, a ship he was on (he was 14) was attacked by European corsairs.

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continues the series of posts on muskets that we began last week. This week, we take a further look at matchlock muskets.

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continues the series of posts on muskets that we began last week. This week, we look at matchlock muskets.

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presents something a little different... muskets.

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concludes the series of excerpts taken from the captivity narrative of John Foss, who was captured by Barbary corsairs from Algiers in 1793.

This week’s excerpt describes how John Foss was finally ransomed and left Algiers.

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continues with yet another excerpt from John Foss, the American who was captured by corsairs from Algiers.

This week's excerpt deals with Charles V's spectacularly unsuccessful expedition against Algiers in 1541.

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continues with yet another excerpt from the captivity narrative of John Foss.

This week’s excerpt deals with education and Ottoman books.