Ep. 119: The Hanseatic League - 14th century Politics -What is the Hanse?

That was the question king Edward IV asked the representatives of the Steelyard in 1469. And he had a good reason to ask, because tensions between the English and the Hansa had escalated, ships were captured, and people got killed. He wanted to know who to negotiate with and in particular, who could sign a binding agreement that would put an end to this.The answer he got was not very satisfactory....The episode webpage with transcripts and further links is available hereThe music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by Michel Rondeau under Common Creative Licence 3.0.As always:Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: www.historyofthegermans.comIf you wish to support the show go to: Support • History of the Germans PodcastFor do it yourself merchandise go to: Merchandise • History of the Germans PodcastFacebook: @HOTGPod Threads: @history_of_the_germans_podcastBluesky: @hotgpod.bsky.socialInstagram: history_of_the_germansTwitter: @germanshistoryTo make it easier for you to share the podcast, I have created separate playlists for some of the seasons that are set up as individual podcasts. they have the exact same episodes as in the History of the Germans, but they may be a helpful device for those who want to concentrate on only one season.So far I have:The OttoniansSalian Emperors and Investiture ControversyFredrick Barbarossa and Early HohenstaufenFrederick II Stupor MundiSaxony and Eastward ExpansionThe Hanseatic LeagueThe Teutonic KnightsThe Holy Roman Empire 1250-1356The Reformation before the ReformationThe Empire in the 15th centuryThe Fall and Rise of the HabsburgsAnd finally, bibliography. I would like to add a few worksto our usual list, in particular:Jahnke,Carsten: Die Hanse | Reclam VerlagJahnke, Carsten: Netzwerke in Handel und Kommunikation ander Wende vom 15. zum 16. Jahrhundert am Beispiel zweier Revaler Kaufleute. Netzwerke(hansischergeschichtsverein.de)JustynaWubs-Mrozewicz and Stuart Jenks, eds. The Hanse in Medieval and Early ModernEurope. The Northern World: North Europe and the Baltic c. 400–1700 AD:Peoples, Economies and Culture 60. Leiden: Brill, 2013. vi + 296 pp. $171.ISBN: 978-90-04-21252-7. | Renaissance Quarterly | Cambridge CoreTheBoundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans The Boundless Sea(wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk)