The Hanseatic League

A podcast by Dirk Hoffmann-Becking

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21 Episodes

  1. An Interview with Carsten Jahnke

    Published: 11/27/2023
  2. Episode 19 - The Art and Culture of the Hanse

    Published: 11/3/2023
  3. Episode 18 - A Brief History of Bremen

    Published: 10/27/2023
  4. Episode 17 – The Rise of Hamburg

    Published: 10/20/2023
  5. Episode 16 - Decline and Fall (Part 2)

    Published: 10/13/2023
  6. Episode 15 – Decline and Fall (Part 1)

    Published: 10/6/2023
  7. Episode 14 - Calamitous Victories

    Published: 9/29/2023
  8. Episode 13 – A Constitutional Crisis

    Published: 9/22/2023
  9. Episode 12 - Money, Money, Money

    Published: 9/15/2023
  10. Episode 11 - What Was the Hansa?

    Published: 9/8/2023
  11. Episode 10 – Pirates

    Published: 9/1/2023
  12. Episode 9 – Embargoes

    Published: 8/25/2023
  13. Episode 8 – The War with Denmark Part 2

    Published: 8/18/2023
  14. Episode 7 – The War with Denmark Part I

    Published: 8/11/2023
  15. Featuring The Scandinavian History Podcast - History of the Germans

    Published: 8/3/2023
  16. Episode 6 – The London Steelyard

    Published: 7/28/2023
  17. Episode 5 – Bergen & Bruges

    Published: 7/21/2023
  18. Episode 4 - Grain & Beer

    Published: 7/14/2023
  19. Episode 3: Hewing and Herring

    Published: 7/7/2023
  20. Episode 2 - The Livonian Cities

    Published: 6/30/2023

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Though the Hanseatic League ended formally in 1669, this medieval associations of merchants still casts a spell. Many cities along the Baltic and North Sea are proud to call themselves Hanseatic. But what was it about this organisation (if it even was one) that had no permanent institutions, not even a register of members and started out at the far fringes of the global trading system that feels still so relevant. This podcast series tries to get to the bottom of this. Episodes are 30-35 min long and are published every Friday. The Hanseatic League is also Season 6 of the History of the Germans Podcast, a narrative history of the German people from 919 to 1991: https://podfollow.com/history-of-the-germans