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Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In 1603 John Ward, a sailor in James VI & I's navy, led a mass desertion, stole a civilian vessel from Portsmouth, and defected to the Ottoman Empire at Tunis. From there, his unbridled and brutal piracy saw him become the most infamous and feared privateer of his time, revelling in ill-gotten wealth ashore and finally-in the ultimate rejection of his native land-embracing Islam. Seen as a Judas bent on undermining all Christendom, he became a prize...
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