The Flag-Flipping History of the European Tricolour

Flags. Europe has a lot of them. And a lot of those are tricolours. Most of them are in some ways related. So that's what I'm going to talk about here. The history of the flags of the Netherlands, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, The Czech Republic, France,, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg and the Republic of Ireland.
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[@NIDELLANEUM]

How us Europeans design flags: Option A - tricolor Option B - cross Option C - cool coat of arms

[@dutchdykefinger]

i guess it was a lot of work to redesign shit whenever someone would take over again, then it's the spanish, then it's the french, back and forth again, then it's the germans, ain't nobody got time for doing flags lol

[@ShadowFalcon]

Technically, Option A should be the cross, since the Scandinavian Cross is older than the Tricolour by a few hundred years :P

[@arx3516]

@@ShadowFalcon the cross was used by basically everyone and their cousin in the middle ages, and as such it was seen as representative of the old feudal order, Tricolors however were a new alternative representative of the secular nature of modern republics. Scandinavian flags however have a distinctive feature, the cross isn't centered, it's on the left, that's how for example you can distinguish the Verona's flag from the swedish one, the veronese flag has its cross centered.

[@ShadowFalcon]

@@arx3516 Yes, but the Scandinavian Cross (or rather, the Dannebrog, which uses the Scandinavian Cross) is still the oldest national flag, still used today.

[@danielziemba8045]

Option C - POLAN!

[@thatoneguy7191]

3:24 Ah yes, the original yellow vest protests

[@thatdutchguy2882]

Not even close.

[@X02switchblades]

I don't know why but it took me a moment to realize they were there!

[@grubbybum3614]

@@X02switchblades. Lol yep. I was like "damn, such a colourful painting... oh wait" I wonder where Hilbert finds his meme's - 4chan or Reddit.

[@henk-3098]

@@X02switchblades I think your eyes were drawn to another two points of interest ;-)

[@jelmervandegraaff]

Had to do a double take on that one

[@Paguo]

*about to speak of Belgium* "Before I talk about the southern provinces of the Netherlands..." eheh subtle

[@jessebosch6732]

before we talk about *the southern provinces of the netherlands*

[@Hesperell]

1830 was a mistake

[@kelvinshow4565]

saunz departier Why? Belgians were supressed by the Dutch. Seems legit enough.

[@edoverloove6631]

They are the very beat jesse

[@edoverloove6631]

*best

[@ivoagar1119]

@@kelvinshow4565 it's a meme in the Dutch reddit community

[@rateeightx]

How To Flag: Plan A: Copy It From The Dutch! Plan B: Copy It From Someone Who Stole It From The Dutch! Plan C: What are You Talking About? There Is No Plan C!

[@thebronywiking]

A pan-nordic quadcolour flag of blue, white, red, and yellow top down in horizontal lines. A.k.a. Dutch flag turned upside down plus a yellow bar below. ;)

[@Gordons1888]

rate eightx plan C is put a Union flag in the corner

[@gordusmaximus4990]

The Portuguese and Spanish have one (if not the n*1) most beautiful flags in Europe. Because they are unique. Unlike the rest.

[@stewartclarke9554]

@jaon the British flag is also unique and has an interesting history too But this was about tricolours

[@stewartclarke9554]

Plan C use a cross from religion -> most others (Scandinavia from Sweden, England Scotland from patron saints) Plan D - use a dragon, like the welsh :)

[@starhawck]

"Southern provinces of the Netherlands" 😭 bruh, why you doin them so dirty? 🤣

[@luisemiliogonzalezberbel2520]

More like *Paises Bajos Españoles*

[@sidvyas8549]

Luis Emilio Gonzalez Berbel Liever Turks dan Paaps 😤🙏

[@luisemiliogonzalezberbel2520]

@@sidvyas8549 Whelp you really want to burn in the stake, don't you my guy

[@Schnitz13]

Brilliant, innit?

[@christopherellis2663]

Konrad Düsseldorf?

[@ElynevanOpzeeland]

Starts vid in english, 5 secs later, Wilhelmus, Whut... Oh wait, i forgot he's dutch :D

[@platenoise256]

*_U W U_*

[@denaamisdaan2475]

Is he really? His english is great and his dutch pronunciation sounds really foreign

[@ramonfrancois9306]

@@denaamisdaan2475 It's kinda tricky to directly switch from a english accent to a dutch accent

[@denaamisdaan2475]

@@ramonfrancois9306 that makes sense

[@GulliNL]

Watch his face reveal from a couple of weeks ago. He’s British with Dutch roots 😊

[@steyn1775]

*sees video instantly likes the video and starts sharing around while screaming Wilhelmus in a bright orange suit*

[@kaliyuga1476]

¡¡Flandes volverá a ser española!!// Flanders will be Spanish again!!

[@hetmunt2796]

@@kaliyuga1476 HAHA me no speak third world

[@michielp1922]

@@kaliyuga1476 The change of Flanders becoming a part of Spain is even less likelier than Catalonia staying with Spain

[@WizardPJfan]

Alejandro Reguera Diaz Here in the Netherlands we don't care about Flanders. They're part of Belgium now.

[@hetmunt2796]

@@WizardPJfan Zuid-Nederland?

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Belgium: Am I joke to you?

[@JustinGamesnl]

Napoleon I Bonaparte Belgium? You meant southern Netherlands right?

[@platenoise256]

ja

[@sanderengels613]

Well ... Yes

[@sebastiaanvandekemp3431]

Ja dat ben je

[@Juanthar]

@@sanderengels613 but actually no

[@legeekduvendredi]

i love how you included the yellow vests in this

[@modedealer8155]

Frenchie they are racist

[@thisguylamelol147]

@@modedealer8155 Explain why its racist, if that picture represent modern standards

[@yetigriff]

Red stands for: The blood of those who fight for the freedom

[@martijn9568]

Hey fellow Geograpeep

[@Arlae_Nova]

It's time to learn geography.... NOW!!!

[@Leonhavenify]

@@Arlae_Nova cringe

[@dalsosegno]

@Tufda muhlennials, you realize millenials are 20-30 y/o now?

[@dorkmax7073]

I'm getting Les Mis flashbacks

[@2001Pieps]

How can you accept a sponsor who calls the flag of the Netherlands as "Holland flag". I am deeply disappointed. Still a nice vid.

[@thatdutchguy2882]

And its a non European company too,....f**k that.

[@jaronimo1976]

That's the U.S. for ya... We're used to it.... ;-)

[@jeroen3657]

Whenever you see a sponsor in a video you press the 'L' key on your keyboard.

[@historywithhilbert146]

Good spot. I've been in touch with them asking them to change it.

[@carolusmartellus1309]

The statenvlag and the prinsenvlag where based on the flag of the Dutchy of Holland in the period when house Wittelsbach took the Dutchy over. I don't know why it isn't in the video.

[@terrystrohl4923]

>my parents sleeping right next to my room > *Dutch anthem blasts from my room*

[@watchingponies]

Whoa. I knew that Peter had stayed in Amsterdam for a bit, but i had no idea about the Russian/Dutch flag connection. Pretty neat stuff.

[@anamationmax]

* see Dutch flag in thumbnail * DUTCH MEMES INCOMING!

[@Phrenotopia]

Great video! It's interesting to note that such a tiny nation like the Dutch Republic has had such foundational influence on so many significant cultural aspects of the West. Not only the flags, but also things like the first stock exchange and the culture of New Amsterdam inspiring many of the liberal and mercantile fervour of the later USA. There are many more such examples!

[@midshipman8654]

Phrenomythic makes sense actually seeing as sing cities often had immense influence on wider areas. Think venice, or Rome, or Paris. Seeing as how the Netherlands was basically a group of pretty influential trade cities like Amsterdam and Antwerp it kind of makes sense

[@2adamast]

_the first stock exchange_ ?

[@LogiForce86]

I think you should look into your Pilgrim Fathers a bit. Basically the declaration of independence and constitution (with that democracy, freedom of speech, free trade, etc), even the beloved donuts are Dutch. lol

[@LogiForce86]

@@2adamast Yup, the first stock exchange was created during the Dutch revolution by the VOC in Amsterdam. Later on another stock exchange was created at the Waalstraat in Nieuw Amsterdam... aka Wallstreet in current day New York.

[@2adamast]

​@@LogiForce86 Bruges for example had a stock exchange in the 14th century the Byrsa Brugensis

[@gunarsmiezis9321]

The yellow vests on the revolutionaries where nice.

[@schretlenaugustijn2391]

When you are the 69th liker of this comment is also:. NICE

[@thatoneguy7191]

Where is "Fijn Uitgedoste Barbaar - Stille Willem" in the description under music used?

[@historywithhilbert146]

Being added. Thanks for spotting!

[@kaltoftmorten]

Would be cool if you did one about the tricolors that spread to the African colonies or the crosses of the Scandinavian countries, England etc

[@grubbybum3614]

I swear he done the Scandinavian flags. Could be wrong tho..

[@thebronywiking]

If the nordic countries where to unite I would like the flag to be a quadcolour of blue, white, red, and yellow top down in horizontal lines.

[@stephenscribbles]

​@@thebronywikingBRING BACK THE KALMAR FLAG

[@thatoneguy7191]

1:00 Rofl, did not expect Stille Willem! Ik zou best eens mijn keukenraam vergrendelen ;)

[@yungjesuschrist]

Stop ff met je Angelsaksische gebrabbel

[@thatoneguy7191]

@@yungjesuschrist zonder dat angelsaksische gebrabbel krijgen we minder specerijen vriend

[@WillmacLMCD]

Broeder gun ons specerijen

[@ZEtruckipu]

I am not sure if it is meant to be a meme, but the white colour on the French flag doesn't represents the surrending of the French monarchy: at the origins, the king was still running a parlemantary monarchy in France and nobody wanted to behead him. So it just takes the monarchy colour (white) and put it in the middle of the parisans coulours ( blue and red), signifying that the king is watched by the people of Paris

[@ProudlyGamer]

It was meant as a Meme. (since everyone makes fun of the French for 'surrendering')

[@ProgPiglet]

bug

[@h1.w590]

Olivier Crilo I don’t normally do it this but *wooosh*

[@h1.w590]

french niggas fight with a baguette instead of a gun

[@CarrotConsumer]

It was kind of dumb just to gloss over it though.

[@lil.larsson2388]

A little too proud to be Dutch right now

[@shadysheep1984]

you made the first tricolor flag, calm

[@wufongtanwufong5579]

Well the Dutch have little to be proud of

[@bremCZ]

When you use "too" before an adjective or adverb it means "more than good" If you are "too proud" then you consider this amount of pride to be negative. In the same way, too big or too heavy, mean more than is good.

[@pikminpro6692]

@@wufongtanwufong5579 the Dutch have a lot to be proud of. They changed so much around the world for the better. The amount of influence they had was insane. Not to mention their contributions to philosophy, science, art and military

[@2adamast]

It's called national pride, works most of the time

[@WatchersClubFamily]

Alternative explanation of the Irish flag: Green stands for the country is green af, just look at the nature White stands for a pale Irishman Orange stands for the hair of this pale Irishman

[@bavarianmapper4566]

Ok now I know why my skin is literally the exact shade of paper. Because my family is part Irish.

[@CarrotConsumer]

@@bavarianmapper4566 it's because you're part paper.

[@ikleernederlands7615]

@@CarrotConsumer >>>underrated comment, ma boy

[@maxif4950]

Their eyes are green, their skin is white, their hair is orange.

[@geennaam555]

Haven't seen your videos for months, so 0:10 is the best way to start a new video

[@kasianvh]

Czar Peter stayed in Zaandam not Amstedam. We even have a museum with the schack where he resided in.

[@frillneckedlizard8529]

Those 4 likes are probably from the 4 people in this comment section that live in zaandam.

[@thomvkoSH]

Misschien moet je dat museum een keer bezoeken. Aangezien hij na Zaandam ook gewoon in Amsterdam heeft gewoond.

[@geertdenhartogh1241]

Before we talk about the southern provinces of the netherlands * several belgians are typing * TEN MOMENTS TAKEN RIGHT BEFORE DISASTER

[@Benzebuth18]

It's allright, we love you anyway Käsekop :p

[@stickmanhistory8598]

The history of flags is always surprisingly interesting. You really do learn something new every day.

[@gelgamath_9903]

So are you going to do a second video on why Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova have tricolor flags.

[@eksiarvamus]

Estonia adopted its flag after the Estonian Students' Society that adopted the style based on the German flag that was also based on a student organization.

[@basicdev2483]

don't forget Austria

[@greypearl7500]

Lithuanias tri colored flag is based on the description of the country: yellow for wheat aka food and such / green nature and red for the lost blood in the wars it wss adapted in 1918 with the column of lithuania, tge column got removed after the ussr

[@ludvigvanbeethoven2417]

Gelgamath _ weell ser IM sry BUT no one gives a shit about Theese countries exept for mayb Hungary

[@qTrinity]

Dutch Van Der Linde and u too

[@Gordons1888]

White black and red is such a nice colour palette

[@OltrePodcast_Official]

ZE REICH VANTS ZU KNOW YOUR LOKATION

[@adamlatosinski5475]

What about other european tricolors? Austria, Andorra, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania? This video is far from complete.

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

Austria was white and red or yellow and black. I don't remember any tricolors

[@vladstefan5216]

@@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901 They have a similar composition to the Spanish flag, and that got mentioned.

[@eksiarvamus]

Estonia adopted its flag after the Estonian Students' Society that adopted the style based on the German flag that was also based on a student organization.

[@greypearl7500]

Lithuanias tri colored flag is based on the description of the country: yellow for wheat aka food and such / green nature and red for the lost blood in the wars it wss adapted in 1918 with the column of lithuania, tge column got removed after the ussr

[@kirilbulgariev]

Bulgarian flag 🇧🇬 white is for the freedom we fought for many years green for the nature and red for the blood of the people fighting for freedom and in wars

[@barraman.]

Nice video Hilbert, great to see how it all comes to the Netherlands in the end ☺️

[@masonmorgan7071]

Hilbert dude I love your heavy use of memes they're all just awesome

[@tristan5494]

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@rever-mi6qz]

zeg makker

[@antonvanwonterghem7472]

je bent al G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@Leon-ew7zy]

@@rever-mi6qz kokosnoten zijn geen specerijen

[@modedealer8155]

Tristan Hoenselaar colonialism isnt a joke....., especially not the dutch who committed many atrocities.. They were still going strong in the 20th century.

[@user-ge8yn4ql4i]

Spanje had moeten blijven.

[@grandsome1]

So the Dutch made the tricolor, but the French made it cool? A bit like when you tell a joke in class but nobody laughs until someone cool repeats it.

[@thatdutchguy2882]

Cool story, very interzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 😴 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 😪.

[@photofinish8607]

Most likely

[@matthijsstemmerik]

When will the next cool guy tell this joke? ;)

[@dutchdykefinger]

does that make the dutch hipsters? or does that only apply to things you didn't make yourself?

[@YippingFox]

We'll just continue ruling the world from the shadows. Just remember, the illuminati doesn't exist...

[@mattoni553]

Love your videos huge respect and love!

[@najrenchelf2751]

Nice work - fascinating stuff! 😊

[@jakbaillie2563]

Is this fun with flags?

[@rateeightx]

Nah, I Think That's Over On Knowledge Hub, If I Remember Correctly.

[@jeffreychandra912]

@@rateeightx what no! It's on a crappy channel called g.k

[@yalz1851]

You didn't just call Belgium "the southern Dutch provinces" 😯

[@pjotrvanmoorsel9433]

Haha zuid-nederland

[@betne5523]

Wafel verraders

[@win_ini]

@@pjotrvanmoorsel9433 haha polska zachodnia

[@DanielPlaysYT]

Awesome video, very interesting! The lily pad or "pompeblêd" in the bottom-right caught my attention right away, awesome to hear that you have a Frisian background too, being a Frisian myself :)

[@mjr_schneider]

3:22 Who knew they had fluorescent yellow safety vests all the way back in the 1830s?

[@vaclavkopriva962]

Czech flag actually wasn't created based on the panslavic colours. Bohemia used red and white flag (just like the Polish one) for centuries. When Czechia and Slovakia became united in 1918 they added the blue triangle as a symbol of Slovakia. After Czechoslovakia fell apart in 1993, Czechia kept the flag with the blue triangle.

[@danboland3775]

Props for the Irish tricolour mention. I know it's relatively obscure and it was nice of you to include it

[@bastiaan1150]

Your pronunciation is impeccable! Keep it up!

[@robertguy9553]

Aww, you left out the baltics

[@Gyokuro011]

Don't start any wars guys. *Flashing smiley* My brain: Was that Hitler? No. No it wasn't. WTF Brain?

[@Kj-ff6kx]

The Dutch: Don't I have a weird accent

[@dutchdykefinger]

well as a dutchman myself, i couldn't detect this guy as being dutch right away, most of us have a way thicker accent, i usually pick them out within 2 seconds (only leaving danish as the 2nd option in doubt) on average we know the grammar, but we absolutely butcher the pronounciation, and the way we dutchify english words is cringeworthy (although technically, many english words came from dutch, like most naval terminology)

[@habib6499]

@@dutchdykefinger English has more Norman french and Norwegian influences too and I’m pretty good at identifying Dutch accents in English and french not German cause I’m still crap and Dutch is German 2.0 (bet your triggered) you guys have this kha/gha sound like your trying to spit something out

[@Orourkebanjo]

I just came here to say I love the Egmont overture. Such an epic piece of music.

[@juulknols7259]

This might be the greatest video on the platform

[@w5527]

Remember when Prussia was in Prussia and not in Poland? The Kaiser remembers

[@Jfk2Mr]

Remember when Prussia and Brandenburg were separate entities? King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania remembers

[@Mr_Lo_]

Who would win? The Might of The Spanish Empire. One Zesty Boi.

[@camorrisiii]

This video needs a part II, there are other European tri-colored flags. Very interesting video, I really enjoyed it.

[@SalixScape]

This video is awesome. I love the memes. :)

[@NK-cq5hj]

What about Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Hungary and Andorra?

[@2adamast]

Couldn't relate it off hand to the dutch, so it didn't make the cut.

[@darthguilder1923]

If I don’t flip these *flags* Mr. Aziz will flip out

[@wofi784]

LOL You put the yellow vests on that French Revolution painting haha

[@toddbonin6926]

Fun and informative! Thank you

[@RC15O5]

Funny. I like both German flags. The modern one seems more peaceful and warm, while the other one feels more powerful and cold. Perhaps the old Imperial flag could be used with the military in conjunction with the modern state flag, like the two flags crossing each other on poles.

[@typdude6909]

military at least uses iron cross

[@denisenova7494]

That would be illegal and not appropriate because the old Imperial flag is associated with nationalism and racism and some racists and neo-nazis use the old Imperial Flag because the red one with the Swastika is obv illegal (and wasn‘t even mentioned in this video). The black, white, red Imperial flag always has a nationalist connotation too.

[@Ynysmydwr]

I'd never really thought about it before, but you're right. It could just be by association, although I do think it's more than that: red-white-black is a very "cold" combination of colours (and one that, moreover, doesn't seem ever to have been used very widely, except in a few Middle Eastern instances). It's noteworthy that the Nazis -- I think, very deliberately -- used the same colours in their design of the German Hakenkreuz (swastika) flag.

[@Ynysmydwr]

@@typdude6909 -- The black-on-white cross pattée used by the German defence forces derives from the similar emblem of the military/religious Teutonic Order of crusading knights

[@derljackson5365]

The old German empire was also racist and did genozides.

[@lelyonnaiscsw2273]

The White for the french flag stands for the monarchie/the king and the blue and red for the peapole

[@67thCloneSquadron]

Le Lyonnais csw oui mon ami le drapeau blanc est un symbole très ancien en France.

[@haddock4678]

@@67thCloneSquadron surtout quand on a pris moscou et que les russe on sortie le drapeau blanc

[@pepin8277]

It was a joke because everybody allways says the French surrender ;)

[@JonatasAdoM]

I'll end up learning Dutch thanks to you. _I hope you're happy now!_

[@allisonhendrickson1680]

My nerdy son (I love him dearly 😜) and his friends are making a micro nation. My son designed the flag. He came to me and randomly asked if I knew of a flag company where he could have his flag made. I had watched this video about a week prior so I sent him to your sponsor. He just ordered his flag. He is very happy I watched your video and knew of this company.😆

[@axolotl-guy9801]

The Belgian flag is based on the colors of the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Brabant. Not necessarily on the flag of the duchy Brabant. You can still discuss the flag of the duchy.. The flag of the present dutch province Noord-Brabant was also used as the national flag (at least in Antwerp). But still, nice video!!😀

[@r.v.b.4153]

Probably also in the remaining part of Brabant (e.g. around Leuven, Brussels and Nivelles). The colours red and white represent the Duchy of Leuven, founded in the 10th century, and the current chessboard pattern developed sometime during the Middle Ages.

[@axolotl-guy9801]

@@r.v.b.4153 Yes, I know, the red-white Brabant flag was also very often used in schips in the ports of Antwerp and on the river Scheldt (de Schelde). But it indeed it originally came or was used in the area of the county of Leuven.

[@felixvergro]

Wrong. The yellow and black come from the flemish flag and the red comes from the city of Liège

[@axolotl-guy9801]

@@felixvergro Dude, seriously? do your research, it even stands on wikipedia.... 😂😂😂 nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlag_van_Belgi%C3%AB en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Belgium That also counts for the coat of arms of Belgium, they both are inspired of of the grand-duchy of Brabant, 😂😂😂 Do even kwow something about (your?) Belgium history? YOU are the one that is defenitly wrong!! The most historicains kwow that the colours of the flag were adopted of the coat of arms of the grand-dichy of Brabant. It's a well kwow fact..... Please, next time do your research...

[@axolotl-guy9801]

@@blanco7726 I do't know exactly what you mean, I am dutch by myself and live near the border of Belgium. 😀

[@sarala9794]

I saw a documentary that stated that Peter stayed in England and learned to sail from them. What are your thoughts on this? Thank you.

[@isladurrant7895]

I agree Sara La ... www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/peter-great%20

[@wolfetone2012]

How odd as all claims regarding england imply he learned some city building there. But as per usual the brits will distort history to make themselves look better

[@robertfletcher3421]

Well, I enjoyed it. Not worried about the others.

[@MrUbister]

Amazing job on pronouncing Dutch names, really well done

[@ysbrandd4908]

he is dutch... hij komt uit fryslan

[@user-et8vm9cc3t]

3:02 Many Slavic countries, but not all ! We Bulgarians sure wanted to troll them - one horizontal stripe of white, one of green and one of red. No blue. Ha !

[@Langermar]

Sometimes I think the only purpose of Bulgaria's existence is to troll other slavs. Even your language... while every normal slavic people speak synthetic languages, you speak analytic. With artiсles! Where did you get them?! Not even speaking about a strange way how you choose sides at wars...

[@user-et8vm9cc3t]

The articles? Apparently from Turkish. And I reckon that being allies with the Turks only 37 years after our liberation from their empire is a bit strange too... But you have to admit we gave Slavs (well, some Slavs) a lit alphabet.

[@scappley1735]

"Dont start any wars" Me: TIROL IS MINE

[@rubenskiii]

I see that you endluge yourself in the nr.1 export product of G.B.: LindyBeige. Excellent! The Sterling engine video is a great watch indeed.

[@christiaantjahhh]

1:01 I love your channel from now on. You just earned a sub mate. Are you Dutch or something?

[@semrappange2013]

yes. I think. Just watch his face reveal video.

[@rutgerb]

Frisian

[@lapland123]

Colors of the dutch flag Red stands for the blood of the 'normal" people. White is for the clegy's blood Blue is for the roalty's blood That is why Peter the great changed it. First god, then himself, then the people. And it's still the same differance between our countries.

[@ianstrijker9576]

the change from orange to red in the dutch flag is maybe the funniest fun fact about flags that i know

[@Hexagy]

1:01 I FUCKING LOVE YOU FOR PUTTING THAT IN ABSOLUUT GENIAAL

[@stan539]

We want some money Frankrijk

[@user-ge8yn4ql4i]

Addressing and last names not enough?

[@WillmacLMCD]

Wasizdit voor Angelsaksisch gebrabbel???

[@chriswetering79]

Gewoon al die landen aanklagen voor plagiaat

[@Kriegter]

Dutch land is like the grandpa of flags

[@nutyyyy]

I clicked on the video and was instantly expecting Wilhelmus and I was once again not disappointed.

[@AlexG-wk3nh]

Your channel is great, flags.. languages.. history.. this is great

[@bremCZ]

11:33 That's not 3 colours.

[@CsendesMark]

if you keep listin the Netherlands as "Northen" if you speak about Norway Iceland or Finland please refer them as "really Northen" countries :D

[@markusaigner7916]

Missing one of the oldest flags of Europe, Austria. The Babenbergs horizontal red-white-red crest can be dated back to 1230.

[@Zephanyah]

Amazing video

[@ld8607]

This feature is annoing

[@X02switchblades]

that weird rap reminds me of a comedian doing rap battles between politicians

[@zeerob9516]

Just a few seconds in and we are blessed with het Wilhelmus. I think I'm gonna enjoy this one!

[@steffenebener7332]

Thank you for the correct representation of the german flag, sincere thanks from one of these Frat-Boys

[@mrpellagra2730]

Teacher:We're going to the Netherlands Girls:Ugh, why we couldn't go to a more romantic place? Boys: 0:10

[@OltrePodcast_Official]

Well, weed and red light street will provide you of all the love you need

[@LEO_M1]

Imagine thinking the Netherlands aren't romantic. Just go to the Gardens you silly girls.

[@tomjoad9704]

You skipped the Bulgarian tricolor? :(

[@blanco7726]

transylvanian and american and african and middel eastern and asian

[@notyourdad361]

@Mr. P. Enis You're the dumbass. Go to Wikipedia and search for "Europe". Your school education failed you, didn't it?

[@jeffreyverheij6745]

Fun with flags, 5 out of 7 would watch again

[@El-Rico]

I saw what you did there with the "Gilets jaunes" in Delacroix's "La Liberté guidant le peuple" . :D

[@fcalvaresi]

The French flag did not copy the Dutch flag. The Revolutionaries merged together the flag of Paris : a vertical stripe of blue and a vertical stripe of red, with the white color of the House of Bourbon. This was made to represent the union of the King and the people when France was a constitutional monarchy between 1789 and 1792. This is documented.

[@pikminpro6692]

Well he never said that it was copied from the Dutch. That part was an obvious joke. However it is not that out of the question to think that it had inspired some of the design

[@derpeek]

Than they copied it from the Dutch... 😉

[@alexisbudzisz]

The French flag represents France's best: Red for the wine, Blue for the landscapes, and Green for the people.

[@MegaConnerman]

The white in the Irish flag represents the Catholic Papacy. Thus you have orange (protestantism), green (Ireland itself) and white (Catholicism). One could say it was an attempt to unify the newly independent nation along lines that weren't religious. My protestant Irish/English/Norman ancestors were sent packing off to Canada in 1835 in rather violent terms. It seems to me the new Irish flag was trying mend the historic divisions.

[@ThePF2001]

If I remember well, Dante use green, red and white to refers to Italy in XIII Century

[@muzeyyensevalarabul466]

isorrowproductions wants to know your location

[@asddasasdful]

It's the IRL 'Fun with flags'. Awesome.

[@carollollol]

Next flag episode you should totale start with "hello and welcome to fun with flags". 😆

[@idonthaveanygoodnametouse1704]

Americans: WE ARE THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE!!!! Netherlands, France, England, and literally every Slavic country: bruh.

[@dus40468]

Good Job Grüße aus Düsseldorf 🇪🇺🇩🇪👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@aaronmarks9366]

Which of course in English is known as Thittlethorpe.

[@lucasdevijfde3428]

I was already prepared for the southern Netherlands meme but man I didn't think it would be this suddle

[@maxwellwellmax878]

Love your cheeky references to the Dutch lol.

[@iliyan9811]

You forgot the best country in the Balkans. Да живее България!

[@Hildigis]

Your claim that all the flags of "slavonic" countires are based on russian flag is... simplification, to say the least. E.g. czech flag is based on historcal coat of arms of kingdome of bohemia - silver lion on red background - plus blue wedge added for moravia. That other people label it as "slavic tricolor" later is another matter.

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

They can be based on both. A similar thing happened when the french flag was adopted and adapted abroad

[@Hildigis]

@@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901 yeah, you are correct, symbolism often serves many things at the same time. Example with the czech flag - since it was red blue white already they used it to symbolise "slavic" slovakia as the whole country was czechoslovakia after all. But still it is important to know the origin and development. Many explanations are implemented ex post to serve various political goals.

[@darkodjokic4432]

@@Hildigis well, it is true that blue-white-red combination is pan-slavic. however, there is one funny trivia. first serbian flag was red-white-blue (just as modern croatian) back in 1835, but both turkey and russia were unhappy with that solution, it reminded them too much on french flag that was fallen on the side. So, they recombined the colors into todays red-blue-white and imposed upon us. No one saw, or cared that it was literally russian flag upside-down!

[@briansmith9439]

Great presentation. Flags can be a great way to denote history such as the flag of the City of New York originating with Prisenvlag or one of the Dutch West India Company flags (depending on the source) which had a RWB and OWB design. I wonder about the use of the triskelion on flags - Isle of Man, Sicily - what's the history of that symbol?