Albrecht De Vriendt, Belgian
“You Can Argue All You Want, Sir, But It Says Right Here That To Be in This Painting, You Must Have Some Sort of Silly Headwear,” 1890
Oil on panel
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/// The Hanseatic League Receives its Charter,
setting up rules for trade, sales and barter.
Merchant guilds on their own
could just “go it alone,”
but found seeking alliance was smarter.
/// Northern Europe had pacts over trade,
and defense, should a privateer raid.
City-states were allied,
gained wealth, power and pride,
and supported a Northern Crusade.
/// The League functioned through the Middle Ages
and beyond, going through many stages.
Though they were loosely bound,
common causes were found
and, at times, Hanseatic war wages.