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The Hanseatic League's Slave Trade Secret
We often remember the Hanseatic League for its medieval trade networks and architectural legacy in Northern Europe, but recent scholarship reveals a darker economic pillar: the systematic trade of human beings. In this episode, we explore how cities like Lübeck and Novgorod became central hubs in the Baltic slave trade, supplying labor to silver mines in Bohemia and households across Christendom. We look at the legal frameworks that permitted slavery under the Church’s watchful eye, the role of Wendish pirates in capturing prisoners from the Slavic coast, and the eventual decline of this…
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