Holbein and the Hansa

Germany: Memories of a Nation by BBC

Oct 15, 201413:46Society & Culture

Neil MacGregor charts the rise and fall of the Hansa, or Hanseatic League, a great trading alliance of 90 cities, including Lübeck, Hamburg, Danzig, Riga and London. He also focuses on the role of the artist Hans Holbein...

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