Ep. 122: The Hanseatic League - 15th century Politics - Calamitous Victories

In 1435 the Hanse can look back at a string of successes. Another war with Denmark won, the patrician regime in Lübeck and elsewhere restored, conflicts with Burgundy and England settled in their favour. But as Winston Churchill once remarked,
“The problems (azquotes.com/quote/56414?ref=war-victory) of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult. (azquotes.com/quote/56414?ref=war-victory)”
And these problems are raising their ugly heads….
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