Hawk Of The Sea Chapter Summary
Hawks of the sea
The Pirates of Barbary, Corsairs, Conquests, and Captivity in the 17th-century Mediterranean by Adrian Tinniswood is an interesting book that details the ventures of the many Barbary Pirates. This book explains the effects of the often forgotten but highly important Barbary Pirates. Tinniswood explains the workings of the maritime cities, whose economies depended on the piracy that was engaged by the Anglo-Turkish pirates. He first discusses the famous raids and affects the pirates had on the Mediterranean shipping, then he describes what happens to the Barbary slaves, finally he goes on to explain the downfall of the Barbary Pirates. Tinniswood does a wonderful job explaining the terrifying pirate raids, however he is too …show more content…
Many of the pirate captains were European renegades who abandoned Christianity and their native countries to join the ranks of the pirates. Tunis was just one of the cities that promoted piracy and facilitated the selling of stolen goods. The shipping of the venetians was so damaged that they were “forced to ask the sultan himself to intervene when an English corsair robbed ‘the Consul of the Republic and many other rich merchants’” ( Tinniswood 31). The English culture once had used piracy against other nations they were at war with or didn’t like so this led to the wider acceptance of piracy on other nations, especially in this case against the Catholics. Majority of the crew of the pirate fleets were of all coast bordering nations that either became enslaved or joined by choice. John Ward, an English pirate that based in Tunis captured many ships like the John Baptist, the Carminati, and the Reniera e Soderina. All these ships carried such great riches that the dey (the ruler of the regency of Tunisia) and the investors amassed a great wealth. The rulers of Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco supported piracy by supplying munitions and janissaries to fight on the ships. Some of the pirates, like John Ward became Muslim to gain support of the of the deys and pashas (governors, dignitaries, and
The Pirates of Barbary, Corsairs, Conquests, and Captivity in the 17th-century Mediterranean by Adrian Tinniswood is an interesting book that details the ventures of the many Barbary Pirates. This book explains the effects of the often forgotten but highly important Barbary Pirates. Tinniswood explains the workings of the maritime cities, whose economies depended on the piracy that was engaged by the Anglo-Turkish pirates. He first discusses the famous raids and affects the pirates had on the Mediterranean shipping, then he describes what happens to the Barbary slaves, finally he goes on to explain the downfall of the Barbary Pirates. Tinniswood does a wonderful job explaining the terrifying pirate raids, however he is too …show more content…
Many of the pirate captains were European renegades who abandoned Christianity and their native countries to join the ranks of the pirates. Tunis was just one of the cities that promoted piracy and facilitated the selling of stolen goods. The shipping of the venetians was so damaged that they were “forced to ask the sultan himself to intervene when an English corsair robbed ‘the Consul of the Republic and many other rich merchants’” ( Tinniswood 31). The English culture once had used piracy against other nations they were at war with or didn’t like so this led to the wider acceptance of piracy on other nations, especially in this case against the Catholics. Majority of the crew of the pirate fleets were of all coast bordering nations that either became enslaved or joined by choice. John Ward, an English pirate that based in Tunis captured many ships like the John Baptist, the Carminati, and the Reniera e Soderina. All these ships carried such great riches that the dey (the ruler of the regency of Tunisia) and the investors amassed a great wealth. The rulers of Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco supported piracy by supplying munitions and janissaries to fight on the ships. Some of the pirates, like John Ward became Muslim to gain support of the of the deys and pashas (governors, dignitaries, and