{"product_id":"barbary-pirate","title":"Barbary Pirate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1603 John Ward led a mass desertion from the English navy, stole a ship and defected to the Ottoman Empire's outpost at Tunis.\u003c\/strong\u003e Allied with the pasha, Ward led Muslim soldiers and sailors in devastating attacks against Christian shipping. Wealthy as a lord, Ward purchased a palatial mansion in Tunis and presided over a scruffy band of English and European renegades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Ward could not purchase a return to England. When his offers to trade gold for a pardon were rejected by the king, he converted to Islam and settled in Tunis, scandalising Christians throughout Europe. Ward becmae infamous as the admiral of a fleet of English ships sailing under the Ottoman crescent, and for not schooling Muslims in English sailing and gunnery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas John Ward a traitor, or did England betray him? \u003cem\u003eBarbary Pirate\u003c\/em\u003e charts the treacherous waters of personal honour, international intrigue and national aspiration, even while recouting the daring exploits and seaborne battles that secured Ward's fame.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54262294249816,"sku":"9780750943505","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780750943505_df46b22f-6df8-4ece-bd58-4c6154920d9f.jpg?v=1779858938","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/barbary-pirate","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}