Today, the Hanseatic League is a popular point of reference at medieval markets and tourist costume festivals. For many of the former Hanseatic cities, their Hanseatic status is now an important part of their identity. But how much historical truth is there in today's Hanseatic consciousness? The Hanseatic League still poses many mysteries today: How was this unique trading community, which spanned large parts of Europe, able to exist for half a millennium - with no leading personnel for 400 years, with only the Hansa Convention introduced in 1356 as the only common authority, without fixed sources of money, without an army or a fleet, and not even with an official list of members? And: How did all this work surprisingly well? The author explores this and other fascinating questions: Accompany him on amazing Hanseatic voyages through Germany and Europe.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Veltzke, Veit
Title
Die Hanse. Populäre Irrtümer und andere Wahrheiten
Details
Paperback, some colour illustrations. 120 pages.
State
new
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