Tag: slavery
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He Wasn’t Even Irish
photo courtesy of Rashmi on Unsplash He was born in Britain to a family of faith. At that time, Britain was protected by the Roman Empire. But just before his sixteenth birthday, once the Roman army had left the area, Irish pirates invaded western Britain and kidnapped young Patrick, selling him into slavery in Ireland.…
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What Does A “Yes” Cost Me?
Avast, me hearties! There’s riches for the takin’ if we just set our sights on what’s out there! Arrrrgh! Pirates in their fictionalized state are fun. When the grands were here recently, one of the make-believe scenarios they loved to act out was being pirates. Books like Treasure Island and Peter Pan add to the imagination. Pirates had the…
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