British Captives from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 1563–1760

• Main Author: Matar, Nabil
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston BRILL 2014; Brill
• Edition: 1
• Series: Atlantic World
• Subjects: British; Captivity; Piracy; World politics

In British Captives from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 1563-1760, Nabil Matar furnishes a list of the names of all captives in the British archive and presents a chronological study of the historical and social background of British captivity.

Table of Contents:

• Intro -- British Captives from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 1563-1760 -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Apologia -- Foreword -- A Note on Citations -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- 1 Britons in Mediterranean and Atlantic: Captivity and Piracy -- Sources -- Caveats -- North Africa, the Indian Ocean, and North America -- 'Christian' Piracy -- 2 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 -- 3 The Northern Invasion -- Tripoli -- Algiers -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Captives' names -- Works Cited -- Index