The Beneficent Usurpers
A History of the British in Madeira
An extensively researched account of nearly two centuries of British commercial and social influence on Madeira, tracing how resident merchant families informally “colonised” the island as a key staging post in transatlantic trade.
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Who this edition suits
Best for: A reader tracing the British merchant and resident presence.
Gregory concentrates on nearly two centuries of Anglo-Madeiran commercial and social influence, a narrower question than a general island history.
Consider: The British story is only one view of Madeira’s past; pair it with a wider history to avoid mistaking it for the whole island narrative.
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- Author
- Desmond Gregory
- Edition year
- 1988
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9780838633267
