HISTORY 2HH3 Lecture 8: Piracy and Warfare Part II
12 Dec 2020
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Introduction: development of navies out of galleys becomes important to understanding relations between states in the mediterranean during this period, ships critical to any kind of military engagement. Needed to build large bagnos for a large slave population. One of his most important officials in the royal administration. Military and commercial site of engagement for france. Patrolled mostly the western basin to protect france. Accompanied french merchants on travels as well as carry merch of. 2: piracy = automatically illicit acts (theft, capturing of people for slavery, destroying ships and taking goods, many corsairs and privateers engaged in acts of piracy. Terrorized the mediterranean (especially muslim ships) in 16th c: became a corsair because you were already working with a force, might have been captured or enslaved, or were seeking work. Justified this by saying they were targeting ottomans. Constructed itself as a christian corsairing force: encouraged/recognized/sanctioned by the catholic church.
