Monthly Archives: June 2015

German Law was a system of civic government that allowed the merchants and artisans of towns a degree of control in trade and town governance. There were three main types:  Lübeck Law, Nüremberg-Vienna Law and Magdeburg Law or Magdeburg Rights. … Continue reading →

In the year 1900 Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin invented the great flying wonder that was the Zeppelin. The Seeberger-Otis wooden escalator won first prize at the Paris Exposition Universelle. Europe was a new and exciting place. Except for the medieval … Continue reading →