Episode 121– A Constitutional Crisis
By 1400 the Hanse is at the height of its powers, but just 10 years later the association faces a mortal crisis
Episode 120– Money, Money, Money
How did the Hanse operate the other side of the equation – the money? Find out how the 15th century was already almost cashless…
Episode 119– What was the Hansa
Historians have re-intepreted the Hanse for 200 years. The latest notion is that it was a network like ebay or Amazon. Does that make sense?
Episode 118– Pirates
Klaus Stortebecker may have been a legend, but there were pirates in the Baltic in the 14th century and they were a danger to the Hansa
Episode 117– Embargoes
A story of plague and recovery first of the cities of the Hanseatic league and then of the broken kingdom of Denmark
Episode 116– War with Denmark (Part 2)
A story of plague and recovery first of the cities of the Hanseatic league and then of the broken kingdom of Denmark
Episode 115– War with Denmark (Part 1)
A story of plague and recovery first of the cities of the Hanseatic league and then of the broken kingdom of Denmark
Episode 114– The London Steelyard
We look at the great Hanseatic Kontor in London that goes back to 1176.
Episode 113– Bergen & Bruges
Today we will talk about the Bryggen, the famous Hanseatic Kontor or trading post in Bergen in western Norway.
Episode 112– Grain & Beer
A rundown of the history of the Hanseatic cities along the Baltic coast and the first large scale transport of grain in Europe since Roman times