An Outline History of the Hanseatic League, More Particularly in Its Bearings upon English Commerce Author(s): Cornelius Walford Reviewed work(s): Source: Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, Vol. 9 (1881), pp. 82-136 Published by: Royal Historical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3677937 . Accessed: 03/03/2012 00:11 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Royal Historical Society is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. http://www.jstor.org AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE HANSEATIC LEAGUE, MORE PARTICULARLY IN ITS BEARINGS UPON ENGLISH COMMERCE. BY CORNELIUSWALFORD, F.I.A., FS.S.S, F.R.HIST.SOC. [Read beforeRoyal Hist l Society, 19th Feb., I88o.] IN calling the attention of the fellows to some of the leading points in the history of one of the most remarkable confedera- tions which the world has ever seen, and in endeavouring to arrange these into an harmonious and intelligent narrative, I feel that I owe no apology, except at least to the extent to which my labours may be found deficient or defective: for it is in the direction of such original inquiries as the present that our Society may perform its more useful offices.