"Most powerful and gracious Emperor," said the Elector, vainly endeavoring to dismount, "I am your prisoner." "You recognize me as Emperor now?"
Archives for August 2013
Can Alliance Between Towns and Princes Last?
Under any circumstances the Lutheran army must have broken up.Continuing Protestant Struggle Against Charles V - The Smalkaldic War,our selection
Protestant Struggle Against Charles V – The Smalkaldic War
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Opening Moves.IntroductionIn 1530 Charles V convened a diet at Augsburg
Decline and End of the Hanseatic League
Today's installment concludes The Hanseatic League's Story,our selection from From the German Hansa: A Historical Sketch by Dr. Harry Denicke
Hanseatic Culture
History teaches that where commerce and industry flourish, art also secures its triumphs.Continuing The Hanseatic League's Story,our selection
Scope of Hanseatic Trade
It was greater, for example, than that of the maritime towns of Germany for the period immediately preceding the era of steam navigation, i.e., about
Norway Station
This station, created at a late period of Hanseatic expansion, bears testimony to the colonial genius of the German merchants of the league and
A Sample Voyage
The Hansa ships were usually round-bellied, high-boarded craft with one mast, and flew the pennant of their home port.Continuing The Hanseatic
Means of Trade
The methods of transportation and intercourse at that time were very different from those of today.Continuing The Hanseatic League's Story,our