Hook line: Discover how English traders navigated danger and secrecy in the Canary Islands during the Inquisition.
The book compiles extracts from archives held by the Marquess of Bute to shed light on English merchants and their uneasy dealings with the Spanish Inquisition. It focuses on real cases, lists of individuals, and places involved, using primary documentary material to map trade networks, espionage, and legal actions in the Atlantic arc of the late 16th century. The result is a vivid, documentary account of commerce, religion, and power in an era of tight control and international flux.
- Firsthand archival material about English merchants and their operations in the Canaries and nearby ports
- Portraits of spies, informants, and legal proceedings tied to trade and politics
- Key locations such as Teneriffe, San Miguel, Seville, and Canary Inquisition centers
- Context on how religion, law, and commerce shaped cross?channel exchange
Ideal for readers of maritime history, early modern trade, and studies of censorship and international intrigue.