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Medieval Pirates

Author : Jill Eddison
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752494198
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Pirates written by Jill Eddison and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-09-02 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Medieval Period the English Channel was an especially perilous stretch of water. It had two distinct (and often conflicting) functions. It was a rich commercial seaway, on which the rising economy of the known world depended. At the same time it was a wide, lawless, political frontier between two belligerent monarchies, whose kings encouraged piracy as a cheap alternative to warfare, and enjoyed their own cut. Pirates prospered. They stole ships and cargoes, at sea or in port. They raided other ports and carried out long-lasting vendettas against other groups. They ransomed the richest of their captives, but tipped innumerable sailors overboard. This revealing new book explores medieval piracy as it waxed and waned. Dramatic life-stories are set against the better-known landmarks of history. While kings were ambivalent, foreign relations were imperilled, and although it was briefly quelled by Henry V, piracy was never defeated during this turbulent epoch.

Seafarers, Merchants and Pirates in the Middle Ages

Author : Dirk Meier
Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 9781843832379
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (323 download)

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Download or read book Seafarers, Merchants and Pirates in the Middle Ages written by Dirk Meier and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first sailors braved the North Sea and the Baltic in open wooden boats: their aims were varied - to fish, to trade, to conquer and plunder. Without maps or compasses, they steered by the sun or by landmarks on the coast. Nevertheless they discovered Iceland and North America and explored the rivers that flowed through Europe and Russia into the Black Sea. With the Frisians and the Vikings, extensive trade routes, better ships, larger harbours and wealthy coastal towns developed. The pinnacle of these advances was the Hansa, a commercial network that ran from Bruges to Riga. In recent years archaeologists have discovered much about the development of their ships: the elegant Viking longboat, the ubiquitous cog, the carrack and the caravel. Much, too, has been revealed about life in Viking settlements and the bustling Hanseatic cities. In this engaging and highly-illustrated volume, Dirk Meier brings to life the world of the medieval seaman, based on evidence from ship excavations and contemporary accounts of voyages. Dr Dirk Meier teaches ancient and medieval history and is Head of Coastal Archaeology at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel, Germany.

Lords of the Sea

Author : Peter D. Shapinsky
Publisher : Michigan Monograph Series in J
ISBN 13 : 1929280815
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book Lords of the Sea written by Peter D. Shapinsky and published by Michigan Monograph Series in J. This book was released on 2014 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lords of the Sea revises our understanding of the epochal political, economic, and cultural transformations of Japan's late medieval period (1300-1600) by shifting the conventional land-based analytical framework to one centered on the perspectives of seafarers usually dismissed as 'pirates'"--Provided by publisher.

Ports, Piracy and Maritime War

Author : Thomas Heebøll-Holm
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004248161
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Ports, Piracy and Maritime War written by Thomas Heebøll-Holm and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-05-17 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ports, Piracy, and Maritime War Thomas K. Heebøll-Holm presents a study of maritime predation in English and French waters around the year 1300. Heebøll-Holm shows that piracy was often part of private wars between English, French, and Gascon ports and mariners, occupying a liminal space between crime and warfare.

Pirates

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Globe Pequot
ISBN 13 : 9780762773954
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book Pirates written by Angus Konstam and published by Globe Pequot. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pirates of the ancient world -- Medieval pirates -- Sea dogs of the renaissance -- Mediterranean corsairs -- Buccaneers -- The golden age -- The pirate round -- Last of the pirates -- Chinese pirates -- Modern piracy -- Pirates in fiction -- The real pirates of the Caribbean.

The Decline and Fall of Medieval Sicily

Author : Clifford R. Backman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521521819
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book The Decline and Fall of Medieval Sicily written by Clifford R. Backman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-22 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1995 book is a detailed study of Sicilian life and economy in the 'transitional' reign of Frederick III (1296-1337).

The Pirate Dictionary

Author : Breverton, Terry
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455610501
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Pirate Dictionary written by Breverton, Terry and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We hear the terms steer clear of, hit the deck, don't rock the boat , and to harbor a grudge and give little thought to their origin. Left together on ships for months, and often for years, pirate crews developed expressions that made their way into common usage. Terms for things related to life at sea became idioms used by land lubbers, a term derived from the holes in the platforms surrounding the mast that allowed sailors to avoid climbing the rigging around the platforms. A lubber was someone who was very clumsy, so a land lubber is someone who knows nothing about sailing and rigging.Centuries ago, men wore wigs of length denoting their wealth and importance. Soon, many naval captains, including Sir Henry Morgan and Captain Chaloner Ogle, who killed Black Bart Roberts, began to adopt the style. A law was passed in England declaring that only nobility, judges, and bishops could wear full-length wigs and so was born the term bigwig .Reading through these words and phrases is an abbreviated trip through history, with lists of major naval mutinies, a summary of the slave trade, and even jokes. This dictionary is written to be entertaining as well as informative, to give a flavor of the interesting times from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries when pirates controlled many sealanes. It also contains a treasure trove of factual information about life aboard the ship, important pirate haunts, and technical terms.

Routledge Revivals: Trade, Travel and Exploration in the Middle Ages (2000)

Author : John Block Friedman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351661329
Total Pages : 758 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Revivals: Trade, Travel and Exploration in the Middle Ages (2000) written by John Block Friedman and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2000, Trade, Travel, and Exploration: An Encyclopedia covers the people, places, technologies, and intellectual concepts that contributed to trade, travel and exploration during the Middle Ages, from the years C.E. 525 to 1492. This comprehensive reference work contains entries on a large number of subjects, including familiar topics such as the voyages of Columbus and Marco Polo, and also information that is more difficult to find, for example, the traditions of travel among Muslim women and the influence of Viking travel on navigation and geographical knowledge. Bringing together more than 175 scholars from a variety of disciplines, it minimizes Eurocentric bias and offers extensive coverage of such topics as travel within Inner Asia, Mongol society, and the spread of Buddhism. Including an extensive map program and more than 125 illustrations, as well as bibliographies, a comprehensive index and "see also" references, Medieval Trade, Travel, and Exploration is a valuable reference guide for undergraduate and graduate students, scholars and also the general reader.

Medieval Monks and Monasteries

Author : Hunt Janin
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476650055
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Monks and Monasteries written by Hunt Janin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-02-24 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Middle Ages in Western Europe extended from roughly 500 to 1500 c.e. During these thousand years, hundreds of monastic communities were founded and played important roles in religious, economic, social, literary and even military realms. Each had different emphases and goals, ranging from aristocratic monasteries and nunneries that offered comfort and security, to rural institutions that specialized only in the most ascetic lifestyles. This book has two goals. The first is to detail the most significant monastic and secular events of the Middle Ages in Western Europe, such as the decline of the Roman Catholic Church, the rise of Protestantism and the various types and purposes of monasteries and nunneries. The second is to introduce some notable (and unusual) individuals who made their mark upon the Middle Ages-- such as Eustache, the French monk who became a pirate and made a pact with the Devil.

Pirates

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762768355
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Pirates written by Angus Konstam and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angus Konstam sets sail through the brutal history of piracy, separating myth from legend and fact from fiction. Pirates takes us into the depths of the pirate's dark world, examining the many colorful characters from Cretans and Vikings to French corsairs and the British rogues of the golden age of piracy, such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd and even two women pirates, Mary Read and Ann Bonny, who became pregnant to avoid execution. A blood-soaked, riveting account, it provides a complete history of the fearsome threat on the high seas from the marauders in the pages of antiquity to the Somali pirates in the headlines of today.

Routledge Revivals: Trade, Travel and Exploration in the Middle Ages (2000)

Author : John Block Friedman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351661310
Total Pages : 1592 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Revivals: Trade, Travel and Exploration in the Middle Ages (2000) written by John Block Friedman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 1592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2000, Trade, Travel, and Exploration: An Encyclopedia covers the people, places, technologies, and intellectual concepts that contributed to trade, travel and exploration during the Middle Ages, from the years C.E. 525 to 1492. This comprehensive reference work contains entries on a large number of subjects, including familiar topics such as the voyages of Columbus and Marco Polo, and also information that is more difficult to find, for example, the traditions of travel among Muslim women and the influence of Viking travel on navigation and geographical knowledge. Bringing together more than 175 scholars from a variety of disciplines, it minimizes Eurocentric bias and offers extensive coverage of such topics as travel within Inner Asia, Mongol society, and the spread of Buddhism. Including an extensive map program and more than 125 illustrations, as well as bibliographies, a comprehensive index and "see also" references, Medieval Trade, Travel, and Exploration is a valuable reference guide for undergraduate and graduate students, scholars and also the general reader.

Pirates

Author : Peter Lehr
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300182236
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Pirates written by Peter Lehr and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In his lively, vivid history of pirates, Lehr finds some striking continuities from ancient to modern times.” —Foreign Affairs A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year In the twenty-first century, pirates have regained a central place in Western culture, thanks to an odd combination of a blockbuster film franchise and a dramatic rise in piracy around the Horn of Africa. In this global history of the phenomenon, maritime terrorism and piracy expert Peter Lehr casts fresh light on pirates. Ranging from the Vikings and Wako pirates in the Middle Ages to modern-day Somali pirates, Lehr delves deep into what motivates pirates and how they operate. He also illuminates the state’s role in the development of piracy throughout history: from privateers sanctioned by Queen Elizabeth to pirates operating off the coast of Africa taking the law into their own hands. After exploring the structural failures that create fertile ground for pirate activities, Lehr evaluates the success of counter-piracy efforts—and the reasons behind its failures. “Informative and often entertaining . . . Lehr traces the global history of piracy, quoting judiciously from an array of historians and sources to make his case” —The Times “Groundbreaking . . . provides a detailed analysis of the causes of piracy [and] reveals the operations of pirates ignored in most previous histories.” —David Cordingly, author of Under the Black Flag “Policymakers would do well to read it, as would aspiring pirates in search of career advice.” —Financial Times

Indian Pirates

Author : Rajaram Narayan Saletore
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Pirates written by Rajaram Narayan Saletore and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1978 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Noble Ideals and Bloody Realities

Author : Niall Christie
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047409124
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Noble Ideals and Bloody Realities written by Niall Christie and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of articles offers new insights into warfare and its impact on medieval society, analyzing social and economic issues, military strategy, technology, medical developments, ideology and rhetoric, and addressing warfare in Europe, the Byzantine Empire and the Muslim world.

Pirate Hunting

Author : Benerson Little
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597972916
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book Pirate Hunting written by Benerson Little and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thousands of years pirates, privateers, and seafaring raiders have terrorized the ocean voyager and coastal inhabitant, plundering ship and shore with impunity. From the victim's point of view, these attackers were not the rebellious, romantic rulers of Neptune's realm, but savage beasts to be eradicated, and those who went to sea to stop them were heroes. Engaging and meticulously detailed, Pirate Hunting chronicles the fight against these plunderers from ancient times to the present and illustrates the array of tactics and strategies that individuals and governments have employed to secure the seas. Benerson Little lends further dimension to this unending battle by including the history of piracy and privateering, ranging from the Mycenaean rovers to the modern pirates of Somalia. He also introduces associated naval warfare; maritime commerce and transportation; the development of speed under oar, sail, and steam; and the evolution of weaponry. More than just a vivid account of the war that seafarers and pirates have waged, Pirate Hunting is invaluable reading in a world where acts of piracy are once more a significant threat to maritime commerce and voyagers. It will appeal to readers interested in the history of piracy, anti-piracy operations, and maritime, naval, and military history worldwide.

Mapping Pre-Modern Sicily

Author : Emily Sohmer Tai
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031049152
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Mapping Pre-Modern Sicily written by Emily Sohmer Tai and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-08 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book synthesizes three fields of inquiry on the cutting edge of scholarship in medieval studies and world history: the history of medieval Sicily; the history of maritime violence, often named as piracy; and digital humanities. By merging these seemingly disparate strands in the scholarship of world history and medieval studies into a single volume, this book offers new insights into the history of medieval Sicily and the study of maritime violence. As several of the essays in this volume demonstrate, maritime violence fundamentally shaped experience in the medieval Mediterranean, as every ship that sailed, even those launched for commerce or travel, anticipated the possibility of encountering pirates, or dabbling in piracy themselves.

The Pirate World

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472830989
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book The Pirate World written by Angus Konstam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly illustrated with colour images and specially commissioned maps throughout, this is a unique exploration of the pirate world. Often romanticised in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas. In this book, Angus Konstam separates myth from reality, tracing the history of piracy through the centuries, from the pirates who plagued the Ancient Egyptians to the Viking raids and on to the era of privateers. He discusses the so-called 'Golden Age of Piracy' and colourful characters such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, before examining the West's initial encounters with Eastern pirates off the Chinese coast and the phenomenon of the modern pirate.