Mediterranean Corsairs
Mia Rodríguez-Salgado looks at the lives and impact of the Christian and Muslim corsairs on the early modern seas.
O'er the glad waters of the dark blue sea.
Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free,
Far as the breeze can bear, the billow foam,
Survey our empire and behold our home!
These are our realms, no limits to their sway -
Our flag the sceptre all who meet obey.
From toil to rest, and joy in every change.
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