Steelyard
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The Steelyard, from the Middle Low German '''''' (sample yard), was the kontor (foreign trading post) of the Hanseatic League in London, and their main trading base in England, between the 13th and 16th centuries. The main goods that the League exported from London were wool and from the 14th century woollen cloths. An important import good was beeswax. The kontor tended to be dominated by Rhenish and Westphalian traders, especially from Cologne.
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16 sectionsContents
- Name
- Location
- History
- Hanseatic kontor
- Trade conflicts
- Anglo-Hanseatic War
- After the Anglo-Hanseatic War
- Later conflicts and closures
- After the end of the Hanseatic League
- Organisation and life
- Trade
- Steelyard balance
- Gallery
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Steelyard, from the Middle Low German '''''' (sample yard), was the kontor (foreign trading post) of the Hanseatic League in London, and their main trading base in England, between the 13th and 16th centuries. The main goods that the League exported from London were wool and from the 14th century woollen cloths. An important import good was beeswax. The kontor tended to be dominated by Rhenish and Westphalian traders, especially from Cologne.
The Steelyard was not the only Hanseatic trading post in England. There were a number of Hanseatic factories on the English east coast, like the remaining Hanseatic warehouse in King's Lynn, Norfolk.
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