Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Michael Talbot

Associate Professor in the History of the Ottoman Empire and the Modern Middle East at the University of Greenwich

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Wars involving the United StatesUnited States Marine Corps in the 18th and 19th centuries19th-century conflictsHistory of international relationsHistory of the foreign relations of the United StatesHistory

  1. The Barbary Corsairs

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the sailors from around Europe and North Africa, licensed by the Barbary States to capture people to be sold into slavery until the 19th century.

    09 November 2023

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    Also featuring: Joanna Nolan, Claire Norton

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    HistoryWars involving the United StatesUnited States Marine Corps in the 18th and 19th centuries19th-century conflictsHistory of international relationsHistory of the foreign relations of the United States