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Ep. 118: The Hanseatic League - 14th century Politics -Pirates
Episode 118
In 1878 workmen building the Speicherstadt, the magnificent city of warehouses in the harbour of Hamburg made a gruesome discovery. In the mud of the…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 117: The Hanseatic League - 14th Century Politics -Embargoes
Episode 117
The Hanseatic League undergoes a fundamental transformation in the second half of the 14th century. It turned from a guild of merchants trading acros…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 116: The Hanseatic League - 14th century Politics -The War with Denmark Part II
Episode 116
The Hanseatic League is first and foremost an organisation driven by commerce and commerce rarely sees the necessity of war. But in 1360 the organisa…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 115: The Hanseatic League - 14th century Politics - The War with Denmark Part I
Episode 115
By the end of the 13th century the key foundations of the Hanseatic League are laid. The trade routes that connect the Baltic to Western Europe are l…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 114: The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - The Economics - The London Steelyard
Episode 114
If like many of you, you are listening to this podcast on your morning or evening commute and you happen to live in London, you may be one of the 20 …
3 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 113: The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - The Economics - Bergen and Bruges
Episode 113
Today we will talk about the Bryggen, the famous Hanseatic Kontor or trading post in Bergen in western Norway. Bergen itself was never a member of th…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 112: The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - The Economics - Grain and Beer
Episode 112
This week we will kick off with the string of cities along the Baltic Coast from Lübeck up to Königsberg (modern day Kaliningrad). Who founded them a…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 111: The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - The Economics - The Copper Mines and Fisheries
Episode 111
“on its eastern side the sea breaks through and cuts off the western side of Skaane; and this sea commonly yields each year an abundant haul to the n…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 110: The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - The Economics - Riga, Tallinn, Dorpat, Narva
Episode 110
“In the monastery of Segeberg there was a man of worthy life, and with venerable gray hair, Meinhard by name, a priest of the Order of Saint Augustin…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 109: The Hanseatic League (12th century) - The Economics - Gotlandfahrer
Episode 109
If I put the word Hanseatic into Google Search I get as result number 4 “Hanseatic King’s Lynn -Visit West Norfolk”. I can say with absolute confiden…
3 years, 3 months ago