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The Barbary Pirates in Dorset

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In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Barbary corsairs – pirates from the Barbary Coast of North Africa – regularly attacked the ships and coastlines of European countries. Not only that, but they took thousands of men, women and children as captives, holding them to ransom or forcing them into slavery. While the existence of… Read more The Barbary Pirates in Dorset

Harry Paye – An admiral of the sea, or a seafaring pirate

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The story of Harry Paye is an interesting one (if you haven’t heard it). He is somewhat of a local legend. Harry Paye was a seafarer in the 1400s. Described by many as a pilfering pirate; he policed the channel intercepting hundreds of French and Spanish ships; capturing cargo and earning the moniker “Robin Hood… Read more Harry Paye – An admiral of the sea, or a seafaring pirate