Jan Janszoon, Piraat van de wereld

Documentary series about the life of the 17th century pirate Jan Janszoon aka Mourad Raïs.

Production

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Seasons

4 Episodes • Premiered 2024

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1. Hate against spain

In 1573, Haarlem, birthplace of Jan Janszoon, was destroyed by the Spanish. It is here where his dislike of the Catholic Spaniards begins. As a privateer he targets Spanish ships, but after a truce with the Spanish he loses his job, ends up in North Africa and becomes a pirate. He raids Dutch ships and sells Christian slaves on the Algiers slave market. He converts to Islam and takes a new name: Mourad Raïs. Narrator Abelkader Benali has long been fascinated by Jan Janszoon: 'I came to the Netherlands from Morocco with my father and mother, he took the opposite route.'

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2. Episode 2

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3. Episode 3

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4. Episode 4

Cast

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Aus Greidanus

Jan Janszoon

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Gaite Jansen

Liesbeth

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