Best Kropotkins Podcasts (2025)

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Cyrus the Great 50:59

13d ago50:59

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Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history and reputation of the Persian ruler Cyrus the Great. Cyrus the Second of Persia as he was known then was born in the sixth century BCE in Persis which is now in Iran. He was the founder of the first Persian Empire, the largest empire at that point in history, spanning more than two million square miles. H…

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Catherine of Aragon 52:38

1M ago52:38

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), the youngest child of the newly dominant Spanish rulers Ferdinand and Isabella. When she was 3, her parents contracted her to marry Arthur, Prince of Wales, the heir to the Tudor king Henry VII in order to strengthen Spain's alliances, since Henry's kingdom was a longstanding trade pa…

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The Battle of Valmy 47:43

2M ago47:43

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most consequential battles of recent centuries. On 20th September 1792 at Valmy, 120 miles to the east of Paris, the army of the French Revolution faced Prussians, Austrians and French royalists heading for Paris to free Louis XVI and restore his power and end the Revolution. The professional soldiers in t…

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Plutarch's Parallel Lives 56:33

3M ago56:33

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek biographer Plutarch (c46 AD-c120 AD) and especially his work 'Parallel Lives' which has shaped the way successive generations see the Classical world. Plutarch was clear that he was writing lives, not histories, and he wrote these very focussed accounts in pairs to contrast and compare the characters of fam…

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#24 The Pinkertons w/ 805Uncensored 1:34:49

4M ago1:34:49

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Send us a text This is a recording of me on the 805Uncensored Podcast presenting a book report on The Pinkertons. Unless otherwise noted, this information comes from a book by Charles River Editors called "Editors, C.R. (2019) The Pinkerton Agency: The History of Allan Pinkerton and America’s First Major Private Detective Organization." Homestead s…

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The Hanoverian Succession 50:54

4M ago50:54

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the intense political activity at the turn of the 18th Century, when many politicians in London went to great lengths to find a Protestant successor to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland and others went to equal lengths to oppose them. Queen Anne had no surviving children and, following the old rules, there were…

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#23 Peter Kropotkin w/ 805Uncensored 36:45

4M ago36:45

36:45

Send us a text Hello, and welcome to voices from the left. I'm your host, Kraig. Thanks for listening. We are a presentation of the anti-capitalist podcast network. I'm joined tonight by my comrade Jordon, who's one of the hosts of the 805Uncensored podcast. He'll be presenting a biography about Peter Kropotkin. Linktree: @805uncensored Instagram: …

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The Antikythera Mechanism 50:35

4M ago50:35

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 2000-year-old device which transformed our understanding of astronomy in ancient Greece. In 1900 a group of sponge divers found the wreck of a ship off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera. Among the items salvaged was a corroded bronze object, the purpose of which was not at first clear. It turned out to…

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The Venetian Empire 51:24

5M ago51:24

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable rise of Venice in the eastern Mediterranean. Unlike other Italian cities of the early medieval period, Venice had not been settled during the Roman Empire. Rather, it was a refuge for those fleeing unrest after the fall of Rome who settled on these boggy islands on a lagoon and developed into a power t…

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#22 Mr. Jones X - Intersectional Advocacy 1:25:03

5M ago1:25:03

1:25:03

Send us a text Hello, and welcome to Voices from the Left. I'm your host, Kraig, thanks for listening…"We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love." Jane Goodall. My guest this week is Patrick, aka Mr. Jones X. Patrick is a human rights activist and TikTok creator. We'll be talking about advocacy through a…

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#21 U.S. Foreign Policy Post WWII Part 1 1:24:59

6M ago1:24:59

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Send us a text This is a recording of a guest appearance I made on the 805Uncensored podcast along with Bob Buzzanco from the Green and Red podcast. Bob, Jordon, and I discuss U.S. foreign policy post WWII, especially the war crimes committed by liberal presidents. Instagram: 805Uncensored Green and Red Podcast Bob Buzzanco Voices From The Left Lin…

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The Haymarket Affair 51:39

6M ago51:39

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the notorious attack of 4th of May 1886 at a workers rally in Chicago when somebody threw a bomb that killed a policeman, Mathias J. Degan. The chaotic shooting that followed left more people dead and sent shockwaves across America and Europe. This was in Haymarket Square at a protest for an eight hour working day fo…

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#20 Christian Nationalism 2:08:11

6M ago2:08:11

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Send us a text Hello and welcome to Voices from the Left. I'm your host, Kraig. This is a presentation of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network. Our quote for today: "To a great extent, the evangelical church in America supported the status quo. It supported slavery; it supported segregation; it preached against any attempt of the black man to stand …

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Benjamin Disraeli 51:21

6M ago51:21

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the major figures in Victorian British politics. Disraeli (1804 -1881) served both as Prime Minister twice and, for long periods, as leader of the opposition. Born a Jew, he was only permitted to enter Parliament as his father had him baptised into the Church of England when he was twelve. Disraeli was a gifte…

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#19 Video Game Monetization 1:23:20

7M ago1:23:20

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Send us a text Hello and welcome to Voices from the Left. I'm your host Kraig. Thanks for listening. Our quote "Designing your product for monetization first, and people second will probably leave you with neither." Tara Hunt. (n.d.). AZQuotes.com. Retrieved September 14, 2024, from AZQuotes.com Web site: https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1068746 Our …

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The Orkneyinga Saga 51:02

10M ago51:02

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Saga of the Earls of Orkney, as told in the 13th Century by an unknown Icelander. This was the story of arguably the most important, strategically, of all the islands in the British Viking world, when the Earls controlled Shetland, Orkney and Caithness from which they could raid the Irish and British coasts, from…

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#18 Decolonization 1:00:27

10M ago1:00:27

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Send us a text "The native must realize that colonialism never gives anything away for nothing." ~ Frantz Fanon In this episode I'll be speaking with Indigo, aka @Whatsqualia from Instagram, about decolonization. Whatsqualia Linktree: Whatsqualia Instagram: @whatsqualia TikTok: @whatsqualia YouTube: @whatsqualia ------------------------------------…

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Marsilius of Padua 56:44

10M ago56:44

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the canonical figures from the history of political thought. Marsilius of Padua (c1275 to c1343) wrote 'Defensor Pacis' (The Defender of the Peace) around 1324 when the Papacy, the Holy Roman Emperor and the French King were fighting over who had supreme power on Earth. In this work Marsilius argued that the p…

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Empress Dowager Cixi 50:02

10M ago50:02

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the woman who, for almost fifty years, was the most powerful figure in the Chinese court. Cixi (1835-1908) started out at court as one of the Emperor's many concubines, yet was the only one who gave him a son to succeed him and who also possessed great political skill and ambition. When their son became emperor he wa…

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#17 John Brown Gun Club 1:06:09

11M ago1:06:09

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Send us a text Hi, and welcome to Voices from the Left. I'm your host Kraig, thanks for listening. Our quote today "The rich rob the poor and the poor rob one another." Sojourner Truth This episode my guest is Lilith, the secretary of the Wisconsin Chapter of the John Brown Gun Club. We'll be chatting about community defense and monitoring threats …

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Napoleon's Hundred Days 58:56

11M ago58:56

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Napoleon Bonaparte's temporary return to power in France in 1815, following his escape from exile on Elba . He arrived with fewer than a thousand men, yet three weeks later he had displaced Louis XVIII and taken charge of an army as large as any that the Allied Powers could muster individually. He saw that his best c…

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#16 Hammered & Sickle: French Colonialism Part 2 53:41

1y ago53:41

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Send us a text This is the audio recording of a live stream I did on Twitch talking about French Colonialism in Haiti. The live stream is called Hammered & Sickle and I imbibe and talk about Leftist content. Reminder that this information is from Wikipedia so take it for what it's worth. All the links will be in the show notes. Please forgive my te…

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Julian the Apostate 50:14

1y ago50:14

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the last pagan ruler of the Roman Empire. Fifty years after Constantine the Great converted to Christianity and introduced a policy of tolerating the faith across the empire, Julian (c.331 - 363 AD) aimed to promote paganism instead, branding Constantine the worst of all his predecessors. Julian was a philosopher-emp…

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#15 Independent Journalism w/ AnarchOrange 37:09

1y ago37:09

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Send us a text Our quote: “If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” ~ Malcolm X This episode I'll be speaking with the founder of AnarchOrange.com about why independent journalism and journalistic integrity are paramount to the information age…

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The Mokrani Revolt 57:32

1y ago57:32

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the revolt that broke out in 1871 in Algeria against French rule, spreading over hundreds of miles and countless towns and villages before being brutally suppressed. It began with the powerful Cheikh Mokrani and his family and was taken up by hundreds of thousands, becoming the last major revolt there before Algeria’…

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The Sack of Rome 1527 46:32

1y ago46:32

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the infamous assault of an army of the Holy Roman Emperor on the city of Rome in 1527. The troops soon broke through the walls of this holy city and, with their leader shot dead early on, they brought death and destruction to the city on an epic scale. Later writers compared it to the fall of Carthage or Jerusalem an…

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#14 Mutual Aid Organizing 1:04:57

1y ago1:04:57

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Send us a text Voices from the Left is a presentation of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network. In this episode I'll be speaking with Matt Littrell about Mutual Aid. We discuss what that is and how ensuring people's material conditions are met is the foundation of meaningful change. Matt also created a webpage for mutual aid resources linked in the s…

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#13 Current Events w/ 805Uncensored 45:30

1y ago45:30

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Send us a text This episode is a current events chat that I had with Jordon and Heather from 805Uncensored after recording the Emma Goldman episode. We’ll pick it up mid conversation. “To me, the real 'state of the union' is found in how Americans react to current events” - Henry Rollins Henry Rollins. (n.d.). AZQuotes.com. Retrieved March 01, 2024…

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The Hanseatic League 49:01

1y ago49:01

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Hanseatic League or Hansa which dominated North European trade in the medieval period. With a trading network that stretched from Iceland to Novgorod via London and Bruges, these German-speaking Hansa merchants benefitted from tax exemptions and monopolies. Over time, the Hansa became immensely influential as rul…

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#12 Emma Goldman Biography w/ 805Uncensored 52:33

1y ago52:33

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Send us a text I'm joined by the crew of the podcast 805Uncensored. We'll be discussing the life and influence of Emma Goldman, noted anarchist and feminist. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/805uncensoredpod https://www.instagram.com/heather.christena.schmidt https://www.instagram.com/comradecami Podcast 805Uncensored ---------------------------…

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Nefertiti 49:50

1y ago49:50

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the woman who inspired one of the best known artefacts from ancient Egypt. The Bust of Nefertiti is multicoloured and symmetrical, about 49cm/18" high and, despite the missing left eye, still holds the gaze of onlookers below its tall, blue, flat topped headdress. Its discovery in 1912 in Amarna was kept quiet at fir…

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#11 SEIU Worksite Leaders - Part 1 46:40

1y ago46:40

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Send us a text This episode is a discussion between me and my friend Scott Varese. We reminisce about our time as worksite leaders for the Service Employees International Union. We worked together in maintenance at a skilled nursing facility that was represented by SEUI Wisconsin. Website: SEIU Wisconsin Instagram: @seiuwis ------------------------…

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Tiberius 53:10

1+ y ago53:10

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman emperor Tiberius. When he was born in 42BC, there was little prospect of him ever becoming Emperor of Rome. Firstly, Rome was still a Republic and there had not yet been any Emperor so that had to change and, secondly, when his stepfather Augustus became Emperor there was no precedent for who should succeed…

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00 – Introduction 23:47

1+ y ago23:47

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Peter Kropotkin

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01 – Mutual aid among animals 58:20

1+ y ago58:20

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Peter Kropotkin

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#10 Winter 2023 Interlude - Thank You, Shout Out, and What’s to Come 2:32

1+ y ago2:32

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Send us a text Thank you to the listeners and those helping grow the show on social media. Thank you to those that joined my live streams and/or watched the videos on my YouTube channel. Thank you to all my guests from 2023. I appreciate you taking the time to speak with me and help me get the show rolling. Shout out to Jackson Laningham for your d…

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02 – Mutual aid among animals (continued) 41:01

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Peter Kropotkin

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03 – Mutual aid among animals (continued) 40:13

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Peter Kropotkin

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04 – Mutual aid among savages Chapter 3, Part 1 37:01

1+ y ago37:01

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Peter Kropotkin

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05 – Mutual aid among savages Chapter 3, Part 2 37:49

1+ y ago37:49

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Peter Kropotkin

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06 – Mutual aid among the barbarians 7:48

1+ y ago7:48

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Peter Kropotkin

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07 – Mutual aid in the mediaeval city 2:13

1+ y ago2:13

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Peter Kropotkin

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08 – Mutual aid in the mediaeval city (continued) 3:12

1+ y ago3:12

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Peter Kropotkin

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09 – Mutual aid amongst ourselves 9:53

1+ y ago9:53

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Peter Kropotkin

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10 – Mutual aid amongst ourselves (continued) 54:15

1+ y ago54:15

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Peter Kropotkin

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11 – Conclusion 12:44

1+ y ago12:44

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Peter Kropotkin

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Marguerite de Navarre 46:12

1+ y ago46:12

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Marguerite, Queen of Navarre (1492 – 1549), author of the Heptaméron, a major literary landmark in the French Renaissance. Published after her death, The Heptaméron features 72 short stories, many of which explore relations between the sexes. However, Marguerite’s life was more eventful than that of many writers. Bor…

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#9 Hammered & Sickle: French Colonialism Part 1 1:18:20

1+ y ago1:18:20

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Send us a text This is a recording of a live stream I did on Twitch talking about French Colonialism in Africa with a focus on Burkina Faso and Thomas Sankara. The live stream is called Hammered & Sickle and I imbibe and talk about Leftist content. You can watch the stream on my YouTube channel. Wikipedia Links: French colonial empire - Wikipedia (…

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The Theory of the Leisure Class 55:32

1+ y ago55:32

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most influential work of Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929). In 1899, during America’s Gilded Age, Veblen wrote The Theory of the Leisure Class as a reminder that all that glisters is not gold. He picked on traits of the waning landed class of Americans and showed how the new moneyed class was adopting these in ways th…

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The Barbary Corsairs 52:59

1+ y ago52:59

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the North African privateers who, until their demise in the nineteenth century, were a source of great pride and wealth in their home ports, where they sold the people and goods they’d seized from Christian European ships and coastal towns. Nominally, these corsairs were from Algiers, Tunis or Tripoli, outreaches of …

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