How a consortium of trading towns monopolised Northern European trade
In short: Between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, the Hanseatic League dominated the North and Baltic Seas. This animated documentary explores the mechanisms behind their commercial monopoly and the factors that eventually led to their decline.
The Hanseatic League operated as a powerful consortium of trading towns, exerting control over maritime commerce for two centuries. By establishing a near-monopoly across the North and Baltic Seas, these towns shaped the economic landscape of the late medieval period. The film examines the rise of this influential network and investigates the historical causes behind its eventual loss of power.
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