Description: The first comprehensive study of the thousands of Britons captured and enslaved in North Africa in the early modern period, charting the course of victims' lives from capture to liberation, death, or, escape. The study places the British story within the context of Mediterranean slavery, which saw Moors and Christians as both captors and captives.
Review Quotes: "Readers looking to understand the experience of Maghrebi enslavement, and the English discourse around it, will find this book incredibly useful." -- Graham Moore, Culture and Social History
"The book is nicely structured around the journey of Britons through the process of enslavement: capture at sea by North African corsairs, sale in the market, trials of faith and identity - which could often lead to apostacy and religious and cultural conversion - and then, for some, escape, ransom or redemption." -- Jake Dyble, International Journal of Maritime History