Author: Larry

Histories / 15.06.2021

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Histories, Personalities / 12.05.2021

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] (top image: the capture of John Turner) [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Rarely were foreigners abducted by Chinese pirates during the 19th century. European and American commercial vessels were usually well armed with modern weapons, while British,...

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Ships / 06.05.2021

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Literature & Film / 20.03.2021

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Customs & Beliefs / 09.03.2021

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Reviews / 24.02.2021

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