Tangier was the key to the Mediterranean; Moroccan chieftains wished to be the one seen to expel the infidel from Muslim lands, individuals saw the opportunity to make their fortunes in trade, but the Queen Regent of Portugal had an entirely different motive. These are brief narrative histories of characters involved in English Tangier.
Coming Soon - As leaders of the Islamic world the Ottomans saw the whole of Muslim North Africa. This page will examine Mehmed IV ambitions in Morocco. more