The colony of German merchants from Lubeck, Hamburg and Cologne were given privileges to trade without tolls in England by Henry II. Their office -Kontor- stood in the area now occupied by Cannon Street Station and was known as the Steelyard from the middle of the 15th century. In order to receive privileges at the Steelyard they rebuilt and maintained the Bishopsgate ; from where roads led to their other centres at Boston and Lynn Hanseatic warehouse Kings Lynn . The league traded as far north as Shetland, where Bergen had a booth to store salted fish Symbister Booth . Their privileged position was rescinded by Elizabeth I, and they were expelled from London. Although they returned under James I they never regained their former strength. Below is a talk about the consequences of these wide trading networks on music.
by Dr Geoffrey Webber
Overview
The cities of Northern Europe developed their trading links with our own City of London. An important by product of their economic success was the flowering of culture in all these cities and their attraction of talent from other places
Speaker
Dr Geoffrey Webber is Precentor and Director of Studies in Music at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
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