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British captives from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 1563-1760, by Nabil Matar

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British captives from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 1563-1760, by Nabil Matar

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-323) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

British captives from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 1563-1760

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

872222279

Responsibility statement

by Nabil Matar

Series statement

Atlantic world : Europe, Africa and the Americas, 1500-1830,, volume 28, 1570-0542

Summary

"British Captives from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 1563-1760 provides the first study of British captives in the North African Atlantic and Mediterranean, from the reign of Elizabeth I to George II. Based on extensive archival research in the United Kingdom, Nabil Matar furnishes the names of all captives while examining the problems that historians face in determining the numbers of early modern Britons in captivity. Matar also describes the roles which the monarchy, parliament, trading companies, and churches played (or did not play) in ransoming captives. He questions the emphasis on religious polarization in piracy and shows how much financial constraints, royal indifference, and corruption delayed the return of captives. As rivarly between Britain and France from 1688 on dominated the western Mediterranean and Atlantic, Matar concludes by showing how captives became the casus belli that justified European expansion"--, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

Apologia -- Foreword -- A note on citations -- List of figures -- Introduction -- Britons in Mediterranean and Atlantic : captivity and piracy -- Sources -- Caveats -- North Africa, the Indian Ocean, and North America -- "Christian piracy" -- Captives and captors : 1563-1760 -- The Elizabethan Period, 1558-1603 -- The Jacobean Period, 1603-1625 -- The Caroline Period, 1625-1649 -- The Interregnum Period, 1649-1660 -- The Restoration Period, 1660-1688 -- William and Mary, and Queen Anne, 1688-1714 -- The periods of George I, 1714-1727, and George II, 1727-1760 -- The Northern invasion -- Tripoli -- Algiers -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Captives' names

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