New Amsterdam: The Dutch Trading Post that Became NYC

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[@presmasterflash7555]

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[@carlgrau5910]

Mont St-Michel maybe a video on this??

[@evildead7549]

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[@swymaj02]

Explains why you can survive Czech society without struggling with conversations.

[@franciscocassuli6103]

Hey did you guys ever consider making a video about the ezo republic? I think it would be a pretty interesting topic for a video.

[@mv7647]

"The Dutch were only interested in trade" - accurate summary of all Dutch history

[@Anon-cp6bm]

@nuke mtv what do you mean by "leaky things"?

[@wouter.de.ruiter]

@@Anon-cp6bm we hate wet feet. our country is largely below, or just above sea-level. hence our aversion to leaky things.

[@tophers3756]

@nuke mtv we in the US better start adopting some of that great Dutchanti-flood engineering.

[@tophers3756]

@nuke mtv I was watching a news reported that highlighted massive swinging curved gates that could close and completely seal access to a harbor and river. It had some way on the seaward side to break the force of the incoming water and, of course, stop it from coming over. I'd never seen anything like it. I doubt I will in the US until it's too late.

[@Maxi100ful]

Reminds me of the fact that when the Japanese met the Dutch they were so surprised that they only wanted to trade and not convert them to christianity, unlike the Portuguese. Ans that is how the Portuguese got kicked out of Japan and the Dutch gained a couple of hundred year monopoly on Japanese trade.

[@2009heyhow]

Another fun name fact. New Yorkers are many times called Yankees. Its a nickname that the British gave to the Dutch settlers because Jan/Yan and Kees were some of the most common Dutch names back then. They were so common that also Napolion got so annoyed by it that he had to push surnames. Which many Dutch people still didn't have during the time he Conquered Europe.

[@pumbajayden]

All yanks are Yankees dafuq is this shit

[@merakibeats]

Now thats a damn fun fact I never knew as a Dutchman

[@johannesnicolaas]

Yan should be written als: Jan (john in english)

[@2009heyhow]

@@johannesnicolaas That's right. I was basically splitting the name Yankees in two.

[@davidbraithwaite704]

Wow, can use that fact in any trivia quiz 🤔🤭😀

[@qwertyuiopzxcfgh]

15:20 The Dutch didn't just get Suriname in exchange for New Amsterdam. More importantly, the Dutch gained control over the small island of (Pulau) Run, the only place with nutmeg trees that wasn't already controlled by them. This meant that from 1667 till 1817 the Dutch had a full monopoly on nutmeg and mace (which were a lot more popular back then than they are now).

[@tardvandecluntproductions1278]

Nutmeg (or nootmuskaat in Dutch) is still a often used ingredient in the Dutch cuisine actually. But I didn't knew this!

[@michaelchitwood389]

I sprinkle nutmeg on my french roast

[@Danosta]

I put nutmeg always in my Stamppot!

[@qwertyuiopzxcfgh]

I personally put nutmeg on things like green beans for example, but I've never used mace for anything.

[@cynthiarichardson8189]

Palu was not the only place not run by the Dutch with nutmeg . Grenada 🇬🇩 is English.

[@jgc4818]

They spoke Dutch in NYC until about 1730, although in the countryside it is said that the New York Dutch language could have died out as recently as 1920-1950. Martin Van Buren, 8th president, only spoke Dutch at home, as he was from upstate New York.

[@sethknarr4879]

good thing you googled that and edited what you previously commented. its always good to fact check yourself, just , ya know, try to do it before you comment.

[@LekkerNootje]

F for Dutch as world language

[@romeosantos7249]

For Dutch to survive that long despite the fairly brief period of Dutch control of New Amsterdam is amazing.

[@b.griffin317]

I'm assuming that's the countryside of NYS and not NYC.

[@noth606]

Romeo Santos There are whole towns in the US that speak German even though they never even had a colony there..? Bunch of people in NY speak "Italian" (it isn't, it's more Neapolitan or Sicilian or a mix, which is unintelligible to an Italian speaker)

[@Kyle-qd2sy]

In some alternate timeline Frank Sinatra is singing “New Amsterdam, New Amsterdam”

[@blodekont5458]

The Dutch where the first to anknowledge the United States, they where the first to officially sallute and flag properly when entering the harbour of New York. "As American as an apple pie" is not true.... As Dutch as an apple pie... They brought the apple pie to the America's

[@kl1970]

Apple pie is as old as bread and apples

[@ShaggyPWN]

The Dutch were the third nation to recognize the US. Morocco was the first, France the second.

[@yfjl1]

Actually it was morocco who acknowledged The US first

[@naflanb1148]

It all depends on your criteria for recognition or diplomatic relations

[@dutchman7623]

It was the harbor of Sint Eustatius, but indeed the Dutch were the first nation to salute the USA flag.

[@jgc4818]

Fun fact: the dogs and cats in New York are more closely related to animals in the Netherlands than to English animals

[@MrShanester117]

JGC That doesn’t make sense

[@MarsLonsen]

This is true, I checked it with 23andMe.

[@ScoriacTears]

Elementary my dear JGC.

[@smammy4105]

JGC I don’t think that’s true. There has been years of breeding from foreign and instate animals, plus the cats and dogs are not mainly bred in nyc.

[@wouter.de.ruiter]

true. New York dogs still bark with a slight Dutch accent ;)

[@parmentier7457]

And via New Amsterdam came the Dutch koekie (cookie), Sinterklaas (Santa Claus), names Jan Kees (Yankees), Koolsla (cole-slaw), baas (boss), stoep (stoop = NY staircase) en Calvinism.

[@OnionChoppingNinja]

Not to mention Staten Island (Staaten eiland) Harlem (Haarlem) Brooklyn (Breukelen)

[@QoraxAudio]

@@OnionChoppingNinja Yes he already mentioned Staaten eiland and Lange eiland.

[@ageoflove1980]

@@OnionChoppingNinja And Flushing (Vlissingen) among many more

[@TheEvertw]

The concept of "Verloren Hoop" (forlorn) also entered the american dictionary from the Dutch. How appropriate...

[@RobbieT015]

The Ny knicks name also come from a old Dutch word

[@Desperado070]

Netherlands first, amurica second.

[@UmVtCg]

America first, but can the Netherlands be second?

[@nikolasmaes99]

True story

[@Airborne637]

XD

[@Saaihead]

@@msmit3669 Niet met voetbal...

[@releass]

Nederland eerst, america als tweede

[@jamesweldon8118]

The second c in Curacao is an s sound, not a k sound

[@sexyfatbastid]

Dude said, (KU-ra-kow).

[@breedj1]

You are right. It is not a Dutch word though. It was previously occupied by the Portuguese. It was probably named after the Portuguese word coração, which means heart.

[@o0milantb0o96]

There are two c’s

[@Mr2winners]

Curaçao is how its written kurasao spoken

[@deathbycheese850]

I love reading about New York's history, especially the design and layout, the geography, and how much the area has been changed over time.

[@cameronreekie6519]

Rebecca Whyte have you seen the site ephemeral New York? If not, you will probably like it. So much history, and hidden remnants of old New York!

[@s.t.lacroix372]

Read Russel Shorto's book 'Nieuw Amsterdam', it's the best book on this subject, very well researched and written in a very nice style

[@davidbagley1783]

Ancestors Mom Grandma Iva 1919-2001 Isaac V Wamsley Jr 1875-1930 Isaac V Wamsley Sr 1836-1908 Isaac Wamsley III 1798-1868 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Jr 1778-1825 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Sr 1735-1825 Revolutionary War Veteran Leah Stout Wamsley wife 1742-1820 Daughter of Dr Jonathan Stout 1704-1775 Richard Stout 1678-1749 John Stout 1645-1724 Middletown NJ Son of Richard 1615-1705 and Penelope..1622-1732 New Amsterdam and Gravesend (Coney Island) Elizabeth Crawford Stout wife 1650-1730 Ayshire Scotland Daughter of John Crawford 1618-1698 12th Lord Patrick Crawford 1580-1649 11th Lord William Crawford 1560-1644 10th Lord Patrick Crawford 1530-1560 7th Lord Thomas Crawford 1505-1541 6th Lord James Crawford 1470-? 5th Lord Robert Crawford 1435-1513 4th Lord Archibald Crawford 1389-? 3rd Lord Thomas Crawford 1350-1401 2nd Lord Reginald Crawford 1317-1358 1st Laird Reginald Crawford 1283-1358 Fought at Bannockburn 1314 along with Robert the Bruce and received Lordship for his services. Hugh Crawford ? -1319 Sir Reginald Crawford of Loudon 1255-1297 Sister Margaret married Malcolm Wallace, mother of Sir William Wallace

[@Steinstra-vj7wl]

The Dutch of that 17th Century period came up with a Document that we here in The Netherlands call the 'Plakkaat van Verlatinghe;' it was the first ever 'Declaration of Independence' the world had ever seen. This Plakkaat van Verlatinghe was the inspiration for the American Founding Fathers to write their Declaration of Independence.

[@TechWechSech]

No mention of the raid on the Medway during the second anglo-Dutch war, being the largest naval defeat in British history, which was a direct cause for the English suing for peace. I detect some British bias.

[@daaaaaaaaaaavid]

The video isn't about the wars but about the city.

[@Sam-xd9xt]

@@daaaaaaaaaaavid Well he mentioned the plague and fire of London, why not the destruction of the actual means of waging war?

[@QualityCarp]

OoOf

[@sargantana100]

Largest naval defeat of the Brits is the failed conquest of Cartagena de Indias (1741). Medway was an attack on harbour, not a proper battle in open seas; although they captured the british flagship and it was a hard blow for the Brits.

[@fatcat6984]

Great video Simon! Love all your channels mate!!

[@donsheffler]

That was great, Simon, thanks.

[@kevinthurman9583]

Very good informational video. You gave more history in a few minutes than many give in 500 pages! Great job keep up the good work!

[@dianeswift]

Despite having grown up as a New Yorker, much of this history is new to me. As always, well told and thorough. Thank you for your lucid expositions.

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

Am I the only one finding that a bit weird? It's some very basic information about the foundation of the city. Every New Yorker and Dutch person should already know most of the information given in this video.

[@markwilliammandigers1001]

I think there are more Dutch who know about this than New Yorkers.

[@pissjugbandit4126]

I always find that odd. I grew up near Lake George and learned most of this in school. It surprises me how little people actually of NY history.

[@patricksimons560]

@@markwilliammandigers1001 We have a better and broader education. ;-)

[@TheEvertw]

Russell Shorto wrote a nice book that this video summarizes: "The Island at the Center of the World".

[@mizzbelle97]

Me and my family are Lenape natives 😇 although there’s a large concentration of living tribal members in Delaware there’s a lot of us still in the Hudson valley and north NJ as well. A lot of members who’ve had their DNA tested have Western Europen (assumed Dutch) ancestry mixed in there to this day. I don’t know how much of that was from consensual marriages and relations or the raping of our native women but it’s just a fun fact I thought to share. The small amounts of natural beauty that have been preserved in this area are the greatest part of NYC and the Hudson. Hiking a mountain trail beats a day in manhattan any week. Stay safe NY! Welankuntewakan

[@milliesmith5068]

Is that Weehawken?

[@justinpaul3110]

This was REALLY interesting. Well done.

[@robdedrick2052]

That was an Amazing Lesson on the History of the area . Tks

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

When I lived in Westchester, I lived near a manor that used to be Dutch. The buildings are still there and it’s cool to see what life was like back then when NY was a colony. I’ve also been on a replica of Henry Hudson’s ship over a decade ago for a Cub Scout trip. It was interesting

[@jankaas4504]

The ship has replica that sails in Hoorn (town in Holland) and the halve mean (the ship in question) used to be on the holland america line logo.

[@pjotrvanmoorsel9433]

Why do I see you every where. For example drew durnil

[@lookoutforchris]

Philipsburg Manor?

[@robertabrams8562]

I am fascinated by the Dutch origins of my hometown! Being born and bred here, I really appreciate the zest & flair you bring to the recounting of the origin story. 👍🏼👍🏼🗽

[@mindruns2646]

Great video, thanks michael!

[@BrandonJXN2]

1:28 NEW YORK CITY...!! Shows a picture of the Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta.

[@spartan117zm]

I was literally just about to say the same thing hahaha.

[@newyorker14622]

Good catch, I wasn't sure what building that was.

[@verticalfracture]

was about to say the same thing lol it happens all the time

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

Haha

[@qwertyuiopzxcfgh]

What's this? A video that's literally about a Dutch colony, but no G E K O L O N I S E E R D in the comments?

[@miguelmontenegro3520]

I'm from the South American New Amsterdam. Waiting for the South Africans to show up.

[@henrykeyter53]

We are here. Ons is hier.

[@qwertyuiopzxcfgh]

@Ad Lockhorst Same in English, it used to be called "the Settlers of Catan", now it's just "Catan". I don't know if they changed it because of SJWs though, they might have just shortened the name because the game is well known enough now.

[@s.t.lacroix372]

It was not a colony but a trade post, that's what he said. Cape Town in South Africa was also a trade post and NOT a colony. The Dutch VOC and WIC were never interested in spreading religion, like the British, the Spanish and the Moors.. They wanted to trade and became very good at it.

[@qwertyuiopzxcfgh]

@@s.t.lacroix372 If you want to be anal about it, New Amsterdam was a town inside of the colony of New Netherlands. Same with Cape town, which was a town inside the larger Cape Colony. Just Google "New Netherlands" or "Dutch Cape Colony". You're absolutely right about the Dutch not caring about spreading religion, but I don't see what that has to do with something being a colony or not.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:45 - Chapter 1 - Origins 5:50 - Chapter 2 - New amsterdam 8:15 - Chapter 3 - Peter stuyvesant 12:40 - Chapter 4 - English takeover 15:35 - Chapter 5 - Dutch returns 16:45 - Chapter 6 - Influence

[@NickVennlig]

There is an error in the history here. Although you were close, it was the Dutch West India Company who were responsible for New Amsterdam and the settlements in the Americas. The Dutch East India Company operated in modern Indonesia, some 12,000 miles away.

[@yankeecrazy9]

This is true, however, the Dutch EAST India Company is who employed Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage. That is the only mention of the East India Company, the rest of the references refer to the West India Company.

[@UnchainedAmerica]

True but he wasreferring to Hudson's employer the Dutch East India Company

[@justincovert6943]

As a descendant of the Dutch colony from 1652 it was nice to see it get the shine it should. literally is the what makes NY different than the rest of the US.

[@robertboender3277]

And time to return as part of The Netherlands :-)

[@JeanieD]

Me, too!

[@buysideprussian]

You'll still find several *very* old money families that can trace their ancestry back to when NY was in Dutch hands

[@ajantsmith6139]

That's the only old money if you're talking New York families. Maybe in Boston the Brahmin are Anglo Saxon old money. Otherwise it's usually Dutch or French old money. Anglo Saxons with money stayed in Europe, only the dirt poor peasants left for the new world.

[@angelairidescenceartglass6289]

Doesn’t take old money...traced one line of my family tree to an immigrant ancestor in New Amsterdam. Not old money. More like *no* money.

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@@angelairidescenceartglass6289 😪😂😂

[@s.t.lacroix372]

Untill like 150 years ago Dutch was still spoken in NYC by some familes, but only at home.

[@ajantsmith6139]

@@s.t.lacroix372 it's still the same, "some" families in NY still speak Dutch but only at home

[@duanemcclurg7897]

“Even old New York was once New Amsterdam..” They Might Be Giants.

[@sschmidtevalue]

Originally by The Four Lads in 1953.

[@letheas6175]

One of the best things ever

[@FunHomAmbo]

Why they changed it, you can now say.

[@annescholey6546]

Birdhouse in your soul 1990

[@MidwestDankAlumni]

It's istanbul not Constantinople.

[@MatthewSchooley94]

That mention of St. Augustine at the end makes me want to see a Geographics on it. Seriously, St. Augustine's got a lot of history to it.

[@augsdoggs]

Yes, the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the U.S. I’d like to see that episode too.

[@Iamtheliquor]

If Simon uses Babbel then we know it's not good. We've all heard his mispronounciations of foreign words😂

[@santanamauricio]

to be fair he sometimes mispronounces english words

[@leonardlipton9874]

Excelent presentation. Thank you

[@dawnelizabeth1828]

Yes, he's excellent at what he does.

[@stevesproul1627]

"There are no adverts, which is brilliant!" While doing an advert, brilliant!

[@SIG442]

Wall street doesn't refer to a 'wall' as in English language. It refers to the Dutch word 'wal' which referred to a elevated road in this case. Another used word in Dutch would be a 'dijk', in English that would be a 'dam'. It was the first dam in the city, which just was known as 'wal straat' (or later renamed by the Dutch to wall street which means the same in translation)

[@dirkbouma4534]

Actually it's little bit different. De Dutch word 'wal' can be described as a defense wall. Not like the Trump wall, but made from sand or clay. It was build to keep the Indians out. In the Netherlands there are places refferring to 'wal' too. The red light district is called the 'wallen'.

[@SIG442]

@@dirkbouma4534 Yes, true. However in this case it was actually a 'dijk' (or dam if you like)

[@newjones1754]

Niet lullig bedoelt maar, er zit hier geen mening tussen die gebaseerd is op kennis. Ik studeer voor mijn Master in Ancient. Med. Civil. maar, je ziet mij echt niet iets uitleggen hier. Geen professional die er de tijd voor neemt. Zelfs Wikipedia wordt niet bekeken door de mensen die er voor gestudeerd hebben laat staan in reacties op KZbin. Kijk het voor je plezier maar, bespaar je de moeite en mij de irritatie van hobbyisten die vaak een deel goed heb onthouden en vervolgens het volgende deel complete onzin uitkramen. Je begrijpt niet dat in 1600 oud-fries en oud-engels bijna identiek zijn aan elkaar. Ik begrijp dat je redeneert vanuit de taal die nu gebruikt wordt en alles wat hier bij komt kijken zoals zins opbouw, spelling etc. De laatste 400jaar is de taal uit elkaar gegroeid maar, in die tijd was dit een ander verhaal. Het is fijn dat je denk iets toe te voegen of iets te weten maar, hou die onzin alsjeblieft voor je en laat de professionals de uitleg geven. Die weten namelijk waar ze over praten en leren zo andere geen leugens. Er komt iets meer bij kijken dan een paar woordjes vertalen en iets zoeken dat er op lijkt of studeer je voor de grap 12 jaar voordat je überhaupt serieus wordt genomen.

[@newjones1754]

@john biebel Denk je echt dat jou woordenschat maar, ook iets lijkt op dat van de woordenschat van Nederlander uit de 1600's? Kom op mensen denk is een beetje na joh.

[@newjones1754]

Het is niet dat een van jullie beseft hoe respectloos je eigenlijk ben. Het enige wat ons weer houdt van fouten zijn de lessen die we leerde uit de geschiedenis. Je kan het zien als grap want, wat maakt het correct documenteren van de geschiedenis nou uit? Het voorkomt dat ignorant mensen zoals jou ergens in gaan geloven zoals de onzin die Hitler uitkraamde. Misschien voorkomen we zo dat een compleet land de wereld in een oorlog stort en na de oorlog kunnen zeggen dat ze het niet wisten en voor gelogen zijn. Leuk grapje als je een zwakbegaafd brein hebt dat geen respect heeft.

[@Theultimateginger]

I wa thinking about this place the other day and learning about it and boom you’ve released a video. GET OUT OF MY HEAD SIMON

[@043bsr5]

Isnt Netherlands a kingdom? 400 years ago also no republics?

[@ronmoonen3602]

@@043bsr5 The Netherlands are a constitutional monarchy effictively since 1813. That year the sovereignty of the monarch was forever limited after prince William (a descendant of William of Orange), accepted his rule of the country under the terms that a constitution was in place.

[@digapygmy70]

Amazing to think there is an alternate timeline where New Orange is one of the most important cities in the world

[@DeanRendar]

that tv show where thats almost the complete title, i wonder if there was an intended parallel. Blacks are the "New Orange" which would then mean the dutch and black are in cahoots to hustle traders? 🤪

[@TimSedai]

Thanks Simon I'll have that song in my head all night.

[@PentonMitch99]

More of these types of videos!

[@susanlucia1670]

I'd like to see a video about West Point Military Academy

[@musicman717]

Excellent video

[@annastark3786]

This channel is my favourite thing on the net

[@johnnyhuima7095]

Just a little fun fact: in Germany there is a cigarett-brand called Peter Stuyvesant. Its mostly considered a brand only construction workers buy (they had pretty interesting commercials in the 80's)

[@zk560]

there's also a specialized high school called Stuyvesant in NYC.

[@robertboze8377]

Interesting and informative. My ancestors were part of the first wave of settlers brought over by the Dutch East India Company. So this was of great interest to me.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

It must have been the Dutch West India Company. The Dutch East India Company was active from Cape Town in Africa to Japan. New Amsterdam belonged to the West India Company.

[@roddo1955]

So maybe your ancestors whipped my ancestors to build the colony? Yay!

[@plainandsimple2576]

Mine as well!

[@tehbonehead]

"Damn," said New Amsterdam.

[@IudiciumInfernalum]

We've gotta start pillaging some stuff!

[@jochemvanrens8938]

@@IudiciumInfernalum still doing it to this day.

[@raybaker7286]

Don't forget the New York Knicks are called that as the Dutch settlers wore pants known as knickerbockers. For several years for me at least that has been the most interest part about the knicks

[@briandoss9232]

Huh. All that was fantastically informative!

[@davidchunkyonion]

Excellent!

[@Mustangguy9702]

Great video

[@JoseLopez-ox6en]

I do enjoy your scholarship and view of history.

[@jaysonmcduck5476]

There's a saying learn something new everyday and for me this is the way 👍

[@stevenjlovelace]

For your new Megaprojects channel, it would be cool to see a video about the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, and how they imposed a giant grid of the undeveloped island.

[@samuelmartinez6355]

Hi, Simon. I love your channel and its concept. Please consider as a sugestion the topic of ''The Factory'' of Andy Warhol in NYC. Thank you and keep the good job.

[@thomashiggins9320]

You might want to consider a followup to this video, and cover the vast civil engineering project that made New York the premiere trading port in the United States. While the Dutch laid the foundation for what New York eventually became, the Erie Canal secured its position as the First City of the United States -- the very center of trade, finance, commerce and culture. I think a look at the impact of the completion of the canal on the economy of the U.S., in general, and New York, in particular, might prove most interesting.

[@richardaling5278]

"Key-jeft" for "Kieft"? As a Dutch: It sounds as Key, "Keyft";).

[@Treebark39]

My 7th great grandfather was Pieter Claasen Wyckoff, worked under Stuyvesant in the colony, and the house he built is known as the Wyckoff house and is the oldest building in New York.

[@allonzehe9135]

GEOgraphics episode on the Darién Gap please. It's fascinating.

[@iDeondrae]

I want a video of how you light up your recording room. So dark but yet so clear

[@zylaaeria2627]

It's amazing how even after all this time, this city has stuck to it's roots.

[@nikolasmaes99]

It's a good concept People from al races ripping eachothers of instead of killing

[@Saaihead]

You should have mentioned Russo Shorto's book, it's basically the story you told but way more extensive. :)

[@twinkerdoodle]

You mentioned it in passing, could you do an episode on the English Civil War? I've never learned the history of it.

[@MsJubjubbird]

If you watch his biographics video on Oliver Cromwell that is prettymuch it in a nutshell.

[@ryandoyle4357]

That first building flyover (reddish/rust colored) looks a lot like the Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta

[@duncanpugh3215]

hi Simon Whistler/team!

[@evildead7549]

I hope Simon does some more about now derelict locations due to strange crisis Or more about otherwise strage places in general like himmlers halls of the dead or some shite

[@OdariArt]

I do hope you make one about Detroit. I know more about ancient history than I do about where I'm from. Geographics is awesome. My wife asked me today, "Which one of Simon's channels are you watching now?" Lol!

[@accidentalheadclunkers8517]

Odari Yohanes you know where that would go...early history is interesting

[@Urmum3469]

Can you do a video on lake George. It's in New York and was carved out by a glacier. A lot of native American history is there, the French and Indian war and revolutionary war were both around the lake and the lake was used. I'm sure you could do another great video on this lake.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you

[@SotonSam]

Hey Simon ! Can you do a video on the Hudson Bay Company? Please love all your channels thank you

[@patriotnederland6417]

The Netherlands is a small land, but has a big and strongh history in the world. 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱💪

[@jamess5121]

Imagine losing New York City to the English 🤡

[@maizenn925]

My ancestor Wilhelmus Beekman, who was my 11th great grandfather, who came with Peter struyman and was a promise figure. His son, my 10th great grandfather, was even the provincial governor of New York at one point.

[@Sjef83suzukiSV650]

Cool, funfact! greetings from the Netherlands!

[@linax6274]

Zuko you from the fire nation

[@joannesmith2484]

There's a Town of Beekman, NY. It's north of NYC on the Hudson River.

[@Mr.Mister1234]

Can you do a video on The Salton Sea. It’s got one hell of a story. 🌊🌊🌊

[@miguelmontenegro3520]

Some time later, they made my city, (Natal/BR) to be the new New Amsterdam. Many of us are still dutch.

[@tmoorenyc]

La-nah-pay, not la-nape -New Yorker

[@KyraDestinyCR]

So THAT'S the source of the name, "Peg Leg Pete!" I always learn surprising bits of trivia from Simon.

[@rodneyowen1850]

The opening shot, at approximately 1:30, is of Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia, not New York City.

[@TomcatModelKits]

I’ve visited LA several times and been to NYC once. Hailing from a dense city myself I much preferred NYC.

[@PyrrhicPax]

Wow the history of New York is fascinating.

[@grandthanatos]

Please do a video on the Grand Guignol theater.

[@joewillburn]

Says not having ads is brilliant, in an ad. Now that Simon, is brilliant.

[@ervie60]

Gotta love British humor..right? hehehehe

[@franciscocassuli6103]

Hey did you guys ever consider making a video about the ezo republic? I think it would be a pretty interesting topic for a video.

[@stellamandeville8447]

Commenting Again for an episode on Fort Raleigh and the Colony of Roanoke!

[@stevebarcelos9008]

That first clip of "New York City" is of Atlanta and the top of the Bank of America Plaza tower.

[@Yvolve]

There's a dude who has been translating the Dutch records from before the British took over, for the last 40 years. He wrote a book about the whole history of New Netherlands, and did a TedTalk. The organisation behind it is called The New Netherlands Project. There's also a more in-depth book presentation about this. Super interesting!

[@Yvolve]

​@Mr Hulk Fair point! Thanks for pointing it out, always good to know.

[@marcotheunissen8359]

That's Russell Shorto I believe. The book name is "The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America"

[@Yvolve]

@@marcotheunissen8359 Yeah, that's him.

[@startrekiborg]

If you like the topic of this video, you’ll love the book “The Island at the Center of the World”. It’s a great read...well written and very informative.

[@JeanieD]

startrekiborg , I agree! The author’s name, for anyone who needs it, is Russell Shorto.

[@dso2805]

Brilliant

[@jasonw2632]

I hate to be that guy, but the building you showed right after the title card isn’t in NYC at all. I live in Atlanta and recognized it immediately; It’s our very own Bank of America Plaza building. Not trying to be rude, just wanted to offer a correction! Love what you do, keep up the good work. Cheers from Georgia!

[@tenzin682]

My mother's family, Swartwout, was one of the first families in New Amsterdam. They stayed founded Flatbush, and Brooklyn. Fought in the Revolutionary War, also founded Ulster County. Her ancestor was one of the three Dutch men who started tobacco from New Amsterdam. And one of her ancestors fought for the equality of all the people around the settlement.

[@ifer1280]

That's an interesting family name! It is a Dutch name that translates to Black Forest, which makes me believe that your Dutch ancestors had ancestors in the Black Forest region of Germany (which hadn't unified yet)

[@roddo1955]

How many slaves did they own?

[@MABeezy009]

I know it was only for a split second and it's totally easy to ignore, but the building at 1:28 isn't in New York City, that's Bank of America Plaza, tallest building in Atlanta.

[@fluffybswart4808]

Simon, I think it would be great to do a second episode on the Dutch and their trade posts… and the history as the following city emerged and grew to what it is today…I'm speaking about the southern tip of Africa, with the flat mountain looking like a table, the great melting pot of Arabs, Jews, Dutch, Huguenots, Germans, English, and the Khoi San. Cape Town. This would be awesome if you could do it… Love your channels, they are great…

[@TheEvertw]

Great video. Love how you butcher the dutch names ;-)

[@403michel]

In Holland there is still a town called Nieuw-Amsterdam, named after the colony

[@melissadevries7504]

Not true. It is in the Netherlands but not in Holland it is in Drenthe.

[@dillong7951]

Can you please do a video on the 5 Points in New York

[@jimmynickelz]

I second this request...and NYC graffiti culture.

[@augsdoggs]

jimmynickelz I don’t think that he was referring to the 5Pointz building in LIC Queens that was covered in Graf Art before it was bought by a developer a couple of years ago. He most likely meant the 19th Century Five Points neighborhood, which was in part of the current Chinatown/Lower East Side. neighborhood. But I’d enjoy a graffiti/breakdancing, early Hip Hop culture origins video, through to the end of the millennium too.

[@Hooibeest2D]

A island in the center of the world. Good book by the way, new netherlands project financed it. Why was this so short and fast? Missing out on so many more fun facts.

[@rustyrazor1853]

"You can see right here, there are no adverts, which is Brilliant!" -Simon embedding an ad..... SMH

[@visjenl]

Do a personal biography of michiel de ruijter, the greatest admiral ever

[@qwertyuiopzxcfgh]

I don't know about "greatest admiral ever", since Yi Sun-Sin was also amazing. He's definitely up there though.

[@DamienAlexander]

Have you seen his movie? called Michel de Ruyter

[@Mr2winners]

@@DamienAlexander i was going to mention the movie . Its well made. Had me real good at the end 😥

[@Scars_House]

Do a video the new york stock exchange

[@yuuboi661]

I'd love to see "New Orange" as a city name today :D

[@romeosantos7249]

New Lemon?

[@refeicul]

I always wondered about my home state of NJ and why is there Orange county and the area was refereed to as "The Oranges"

[@markwilliammandigers1001]

name the city after your president?

[@joannesmith2484]

@@refeicul Orange County is in NY. In NJ, "The Oranges" refers to 4 towns, Orange, South Orange, West Orange, and East Orange

[@DarkDutch007]

@@joannesmith2484 is the town Orange the first one created and most northern of them all? like with Sony calling the Playstation just Playstation because they did not know they would make more?

[@oceanrock733]

My Dutch ancestors came to "Wall Street" in early 1600s, also founded Flatbush, Ulster, and Bergen NJersey. The Original Capitalists!

[@SanderSwart]

Other funny fact.. (still debated tho) yankees comes from an name formally used as jan kees what were used as first names in those times. In NL you'll see a lot of people carry the name kees or jan until 50s

[@craighurring5666]

Sander Swart a story I heard said “yankee” was from Jan Kees or John Cheese which would be like calling someone a cheesehead.