Of the League itself, it is true there remains only an illustrious name. For Germany, which gave it birth, there remain memories both of pride and regret—memories that should serve as a spur to noble and useful emulation.
"The History of Commerce," says Montesquieu, "is the history of the intercommunication of peoples." The story of the Hanseatic League is an eloquent testimony to the truth of these words.
INDEX.
- A
- Albert Dürer, [226]
- Alva, Duke of, [299]
- Amsterdam, [308], [310]
- Antwerp, [308], [310]
- Armada, [317], [349]
- Arnold of Brescia, [38]
- Art, [109]
- B
- Baltic, [21], [45], [89], [217], [260], [286], [296], [309]
- Barbarossa, [4], [35]
- Bergen, [20], [127], [137], [284]
- Bismarck, [375]
- Blackmail, [12], [43]
- Boris, Gudenow, [161], [302]
- Bornholm, [59], [98], [237], [300]
- Bremen, [83], [322], [365], [375]
- Brömse, Nicholas, [266], [270]
- Bruges, [95], [100], [163], [307]
- Brunswick, [85]
- Burleigh, Lord, [336]
- C
- Charles IV., [63], [73]
- Charles V., [219]
- Charles VI., [369]
- Christian II., [219]
- Christopher of Oldenburg, [251]
- Civilizing influence of traders, [24]
- Cologne, [34], [61], [95], [168], [179], [264], [309], [319], [321], [348]
- Commerce with Denmark, Sweden, and Russia, [148]
- Commerce with the Netherlands and Southern Europe, [163]
- Copenhagen, [50], [57]
- Court of St. Peter, [30], [153]
- Cromwell's Navigation Act, [256]