Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Chapter Overview vii
4. Dramatis Personae ix
5. Noteworthy Places and Buildings xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. CHAPTER 1. Genesis: Riga before Riga 12
8. CHAPTER 2. Watering the Nations: Riga and the Northern Crusades 39
9. CHAPTER 3. Free Air in the Hanse City 69
10. CHAPTER 4. Master of Riga: The Archbishop, the Order, and the Rath 96
11. CHAPTER 5. Old Knights and New Teachings: The Reformation in Riga 128
12. CHAPTER 6. Upheavals: The Livonian War and the Polish Interlude 152
13. CHAPTER 7. Star City: The Swedish Century 184
14. CHAPTER 8. “This Accursed Place”: The Great Northern War 224
15. Epilogue 259
16. Notes 261
17. Bibliography 301
18. Index 311