Tunis-born and London-migrated, she was something the period had no ready category for.

These British women actively shaped the mercantile and diplomatic activities that linked the Maghreb to Britain and the wider Mediterranean world.

A conversation between Vani Effendi and Sir Thomas Baines shows a willingness to understand theological differences between Islam and Christianity in 1676

The indefatigable traveller prided himself on his singular frugality, adaptability to every circumstance and cheerful willingness to rough it when necessary.

An Ottoman Turkish source discovered in the Leipzig University Library stands before us as a treasure trove in reshaping our understanding of the early periods.

The marriage of an Englishman and an Indian woman was not new, even for those early days of English travel to India.