Beyond Horizon - EN - stories

From the disk to the globe – in the footsteps of the explorers

In just under 400 years they discovered continents, new sea routes and shortcuts. While the voyages of Columbus, Da Gama and Magellan as well as Tasman and Cook are well documented and documented, there are also the legendary stories about the discovery of the Vikings or the Chinese explorer Zheng He with his huge junks.

The Hanseatic League – trade and prosperity for Europe

Red and white in the coat of arms are still the identifying symbol of many former Hanseatic cities. As a forerunner of the European Union, the merger was initially characterized by common economic interests. Almost 300 cities, which benefited from free trade in their heyday, later gave the Hanseatic League political and military weight.

The East and West India Companies – the global Hanseatic League

Following the model of the Hanseatic League, global companies operated from the end of the 17th century onwards, enforcing their trade policies both diplomatically and militarily. Prosperity in Europe is growing as rapidly as a result of colonial goods, as is the competition for participation in it, which is literally overkill as people are reduced to commodities.

Pirates – stories, myths, backgrounds

Jack Sparrow from “Pirates of the Caribbean” is their best-known representative – albeit a fictional one. Even the youngest ones are fascinated by the adventures surrounding conquests and pirate treasures. Pirates find their way into children's books such as Peter Pan and Asterix through stories and myths. But often the adventures are exactly that, while reality produces completely different stories.

Her Majesty's Privateer - Sir Francis Drake

Forced into piracy out of necessity, the story of Francis Drake tells of his rise to become one of the most influential men of the Elizabethan age. For sailing around the world and being ennobled as a privateer in the name of the crown, he is one of the key figures in the victory over the seemingly overwhelming Spanish Armada. But the rise and fall were close together in the 16th century.

Women on board – true explorers

“Woman on board - happiness is gone!” But this saying doesn't stop these women from going on a voyage of discovery: Jaenne Baré uses a trick to get around the ban on women, Nellie Bly follows Jules Verne and proves that there is no male one Society needs to set standards and the first woman in Antarctica comes from Norway.

Two canals - Panama and Suez

On the same day that the freighter CHRISTOBAL became the first ship to sail through the Panama Canal, World War I broke out. 6 years later, the opening of the sea route, which shortened the route New York - San Francisco by 15,000 km, was rescheduled. The Suez Canal had already been in operation for half a century. The two canals took away the terror from the capes in the south.