🔴 **The rise and fall of the Hanseatic League**

_”The Hanseatic League united merchants to bargain with kings, blockade cities, and even win wars. But when technology changed, defections began and the coalition fell apart.”

🔗 https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-hanseatic-league/

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