The Time the Dutch Ate their Prime Minister (Short Animated Documentary)

Many people dislike their leaders, few will ever go so far as to literally eat them. So why did the Dutch do this? Why did the Dutch eat their Prime Minister in the seventeenth century? It was because his leadership was lacking and he was deeply disliked. Which seems reasonable.
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JOHAN DE WITT GRAND PENSIONARY OF HOLLAND, 1653-72 by P. Geyl

[@alienworm1999]

Rousseau: "Eat the rich" Dutch commoners: "Pass the salt?"

[@madalheidis]

Trans girls: "You can eat the rich without salt, can't you?"

[@lenkas.5659]

@@madalheidis what?

[@madalheidis]

@@lenkas.5659 Trans girls also talk about eating the rich, and, thanks to part of transitioning, also consume a lot of salt. I found it to be a relevant addition.

[@lenkas.5659]

@@madalheidis yea, dont think thats true.

[@totallyahuman5055]

@@madalheidis Out of interest are you crazy?

[@hamzachakkour4059]

French people: We executed our leader. Dutch people : hold my fork.

[@CavCave]

"Hold my fork" he about to eat it with his bare hands lol.

[@kyle18934]

i got my fire and my knife... forks aren't necessary here

[@dswag8495]

🤣

[@LeFaisDoDo]

funny but retire that stupid meme format

[@empireofitalypsstimfromano5025]

But The French Guillotined 3 Or More Of Their Leaders The Dutch Eaten Just 1 Prime Minister

[@MrDaAsif]

I like how the actual reason for eating him isn't really given, "yeah they hated him, I guess", as if this is a normal and common thing to do to hated politicians

[@ronaldderooij1774]

It was sheer panic. Mobs get out of control easily. But this was an "orgainsed" mob, with paid people in it (paid by the house of Orange) to make them more fanatical.

[@eliannafreely5725]

Yeah, the only way this makes sense given the time period and culture being discussed (not one in which cannibalism has a routine place) is that they went into some Dionysian frenzy - the mob lynched them because they hated them, there was no one to put the brakes on and the lynching turned into actually tearing them apart. At that point they would have been drenched in their blood and, having already turned these people into offal, they became feral.

[@neilreynolds3858]

Not common enough.

[@elenachristian9860]

​@@eliannafreely5725 Terrifying.

[@Saurophaganax1931]

@@eliannafreely5725 yeah except that it was described as “a fairly organized display of cannibalism” with the mob cutting out the livers specifically and cooking them. This implies that the cannibalism might have been more premeditated than a spontaneous frenzy. As to why exactly they did it, that knowledge probably died with them but “because they hated him” is a very plausible explanation. A foreign army was marauding in the country side. It must have felt like the end of the world for them and, in their eyes, it was all HIS fault. So yeah it wasn’t just normal hatred for a politician. It was raw, seething, hysterical rage.

[@Max.44]

I like how the introduction frames this as nothing occurring regularly but still something a PM might want to keep in mind.

[@bigsqueak4086]

"Historically speaking, prime ministers aren't food." That is a sentence I never thought I'd ever hear.

[@richmcgee434]

It does feel like one of those things that you shouldn't *have* to say, doesn't it?

[@milkncookie]

Honestly I didn't know that until today, thank you history matter. I will not eat my Prime Minister. I will not eat my Prime Minister. I will not eat my Prime... BOROS?

[@joshslim3]

Today we learned

[@sorestedhebytheTumtumtree]

Good thing my country doesn't have a Prime Minister.

[@hermocrasbreadlord9557]

That's a sentence that's sadly not said as much as it should

[@theannouncer5538]

The Dutch have always had good taste in politics

[@RandomYT05_01]

Classic!

[@feinedmp4081]

Get out

[@soulknightcity]

I see what you did there but it’s time to stop

[@CrumpetCraig]

You know the exit

[@thepocketlion6470]

get off the internet, DAD!

[@The_Hagseed]

If you love someone, set them free. If you hate them, eat them. Solid life advice.

[@user-uc3zu7kq9o]

I HATE> COW>>S

[@anthonybernacchi2732]

Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "Dutch treat".

[@ninab.4540]

Where do you think it came from?

[@SandsOfArrakis]

Did they also invent the Dutch Oven back then?

[@Kerriangel]

Me: Man I’m so bored. There’s nothing interesting on KZbin History Matters: So this one time the Dutch ate their Prime Minister Me: .... Go on

[@samoldfield5220]

Precisely this.

[@garvinneely9065]

Me too , I’m interested now !!

[@JoseHernandez-bv5gr]

This is legitmately the most random, wierd, hardcore and Intresting thing I ever heard from History.

[@El_Rey_Moglia]

Yes

[@joeblow9657]

I see

[@TheMarkster245]

“I am William of Orange” “Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down”

[@donjorge8329]

Oh, nice. I am Walter of Apple. Eet smakelijk!

[@Rickdegraaf]

@@donjorge8329 you don't get it

[@donjorge8329]

@@Rickdegraaf I do, I do. But I am allergic of citrus fruits. Lucky Wilhelmus. ;-)

[@MoodySAMP]

@@donjorge8329 ​ @Rick de Graaf He still doesn't

[@donjorge8329]

@@MoodySAMP ?

[@MrBrick-vb3xh]

i like how instead of having speech bubbles or voicing over the characters he has them hold signs to communicate

[@uplinkx1126]

Fun fact: After being lynched, some parts were sold off as a souvenir. A tongue as well as a thumb of one of the brothers (don't know which one) is still on display in the Dutch Historical Museum in The Hague. There's also the theory they were setup by William of Orange. The cavalry that was protecting the prison where the brothers were held (I believe one of them was a visitor??? if my memory serves me right) was sent home so the people could have a go at them.

[@JABN97]

I believe relatively recent historical research is pretty sure it was indeed a set-up. Pretty brutal, games of thrones style.

[@thebigsad9463]

The orangists got tired of him eating oranges and decided to eat him instead

[@cbviperess9319]

I just died laughing

[@MK_ULTRA420]

So what you're saying is Orange Man Bad? 😂😂😂

[@Dwagoner]

Eat the oranges before the oranges eat you

[@alexdyk9813]

“Smokey with a hint of orange. It is indeed prime meat. Pun intended.” said one of the food critics.

[@markhenley3097]

The Statists were the real thing.

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

French: We executed our King with a Guillotine! Dutch: That's cute.

[@OOM--bl1wz]

*wE aTe HiM*

[@davesy6969]

FRENCH: We executed our king with a guillotine! Dutch: We put our prime minister through a bacon slicer, he was tasty!

[@happyalltheday2275]

Im wonder what the ingredients to cook that prime minister. He was cook right?

[@davesy6969]

@@happyalltheday2275 Of course he was cooked, he was barbecued.

[@olvustin6671]

@@OOM--bl1wz Thats (in my opinion) kind of cruel but I do respect your opinion.

[@Afish8me2china]

I love how this video is treated like every other video by you, but the topic is legit insane

[@reverseflashes]

I've first heard of this incident when I was reading The Black Tulip. I was 15 years old at the time and felt terrified for days. It actually affected me deeply then.

[@Masada1911]

In our defense, he was really delicious.

[@dropje223]

And it was a perfectely good corpse...Whe Dutch don't waste stuff....

[@SnarkyZazu]

I second that

[@50shekels]

Masada1911 pigs usually are

[@Iason29]

Cannibalism is strictly illegal by the church, too bad the dutch made sure of that by going heretic

[@bart2509]

I traded some spices for a piece

[@theyoshi202]

Britain: tea France: baguettes Italy: pizza/spaghetti Netherlands: prime ministers

[@svenkobus4356]

@Soviet Unionball wouldn't be the worst choice since there is starting to form a que.

[@rikdenbreejen5230]

Hey! You forgot that we dutchmen atleased put some “strooi” cheese on to our prime ministers

[@igorversteeg]

To be fair, if you have to choose between cabbage, raw fish or prime minister...

[@johnroscoe2406]

"Italy: pizza/spaghetti." Welp, found the American. (I'm American too though but you know)

[@EpicnessYeet]

tea isnt a food lol

[@greenmario3011]

Nice to see people working together for real political change. Wish we could do something like this today.

[@NetunoYoshito]

Eating people? Stupid

[@AlexGTAgamer]

"Eat the rich!" Dutch: "Well if you insist..."

[@jeroenl8352]

The Dutch prime minister: Exists Dutch People: This is some serious gourmet shit

[@7bombarie]

Not at the time.

[@XxTurk3ybo1xX]

Gordon Ramsey: "Finally some delicious fucking food!"

[@Jamy-dc9kk]

Xx_Turk3y_bo1_xX just need some Lamb Sauce and it’s good

[@nxtlvlnlkr5312]

the dutch do have amazing cheese to go with it

[@Jamy-dc9kk]

nxtlvl nlkr ooh, as a Dutch citizen myself, I can confirm information

[@maddiewadsworth4027]

He was the most dedicated prime minister to keeping the nation fed in history.

[@ankur5980]

This is one of the most underrated comment.

[@mikkos8636]

Dedicated is close to decapitated

[@FeralWarpwolf]

His devotion to his job ate him up, literally.

[@littleninnie]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@theemirofjaffa2266]

Guy please stop; I'm actually struggling to breathe here due to laughter 😅😂🤣😂

[@Trip_koLng]

2:24 How pants exactly? _chaos in the background_

[@catsruleacbanonogismanbo6107]

2:49 "Take a number" Nice detail, I have never in my life expect such sofisticated cannibals, nor did I expect one to eat their own prime minister.

[@handlesarecringe957]

What to do with bad officials? Prussia: The firing squad! France: Off to the guillotine! Netherlands: lmao GRILLotine, amirite?

[@Yum_Yum_Delicious_Cum]

😂😂😂

[@marciajordan9586]

That’s goid

[@brianvanmaanen1897]

@Nathan This is why we have so many parties in our politics. Got to diversify that menu, amirite?

[@AE_AnarchistAlexcianEmpire69Bi]

@@brianvanmaanen1897 LMFAO

[@toootdooot710]

@Epoxygleu kill it

[@IoanCenturion]

"Eat him. Eat him now. De Witt"

[@arokjuata3365]

"i shouldn't" "dew it"

[@nicocurti3478]

It took me a while. 10/10

[@ShaunCheah]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@jhgylugkfhfhlgf]

hard to grasp if you now how to pronounce his name. still somewhat funny if you use english/american tongue, 6/10

[@appleslover]

@@arokjuata3365 any reference?

[@samdegoeij6576]

As a Dutchie, I dare say, that these things are fairly likely to happen again. Because, the English, French and several German smaller states like Münster aren't trying wipe us of the map and out of existence. We won the land war at the time by beating them at sea with a legendary commander called Michiel de Ruyter (translates Michel the Robber) who was the bane of the English King and all his men their existence. He stole his prize battleship, killed most Royal at their station, burned the rest of the fleet and haunted their nightmares afterward. He basically build the first Marine corpse and deployed them to do a night time raid on the English main base where the Swan river connects to the North Sea. They sailed up the river after taking out the watchposts mainly with knives and swords, then broke the chain blocking the entrance to the harbour where all the ships were docked and killed the guards burned the ships and took the most prized ship as a prize back to Rotterdam in towe. He was rightfully lauded as a hero. A few years later in the Rampjaar (Disaster year) he beat the combined French and English Navies by outmanouvering them and have them run aground in an area infront of the southwestern coast of his home province of Zeeland and when they grounded and defenseless he shot them to smittereens until they surrendered. The land army used the classical Dutch strategy of retreat to the lower lying areas and flood them by opening up the Dikes when your enemy follows, drowning them and or making it impossible for them to use artillery, horses and even difficult to use infantry. After which you bring in small warships with canons and use strong fortresses to bombard your miserable, cold, water logged and probably sick enemy into the soil and after that, you sweep them of your land. The combination of the two and subsequent conquering of pieces of West-Germany, the Limburg region and parts of Flanders (the Western parts), was a reason for the French to not try for a long time again and the English to wait for a while too. It launched us into our Golden Age in which we dominated the high seas and kicked everyone's butts, the French, the English, the Spanish, the Portugese (we stole 90% of their colonies including Northern third of Brazil), ports along the African west coast and stole so much silver from the Spanish at a a battle from their silver fleet coming back from South-America we flooded the market and nearly crashed it's worth for a year. The eating was part starvation because of raids and pillaging by the French on the Dutch countryside prohibitting harvests, blockades at sea by the English and French and west German states like Münster attacking us, there was general panic (makes people act very cucoo) and government failing all around them. The people lashed out and ate very specific parts of the PM and his younger brother after the Orangists threw them to the wolves (quite literally). Weird desperate times, weird desperate measures I guess.

[@smal750]

mf wrote a whole paragraph

[@indrasishmajumder6359]

Fascinating

[@FiXato]

Thanks for this interesting bit of food for thought. I vaguely remember learning about this in elementary school, but had mostly forgotten about it.

[@khakiturtle6776]

This counts as one of the most WTF moments in history

[@Nugcon]

bruh moments

[@Gabriel-he6ih]

Its the Netherlands, what else would you expect

[@SnarkyZazu]

To be honest, we were attacked by France, Britain and two different German bisshops who declared war at the same time. Yes, you read that correctly. My country was under attack by France, Britain and Germany at the same time. De Witt had it coming for screwing it up that bad

[@khakiturtle6776]

@@thepredator9002 Now, you can like

[@therodyman700]

@@Gabriel-he6ih That the mob would have called him a poophead and then celebrate a victory?

[@CrumpetCraig]

"No politician in history has been treated worse or more unfairly than I have" - Donald Trump

[@NorybDrol82]

XD

[@CrumpetCraig]

@@crazydinosaur8945 I think the rich should be allowed to stay rich, as long as they aren't corrupt, or they should help people with atleast SOME of their money. They should also pay a bit higher taxes.

[@crazydinosaur8945]

@@CrumpetCraig i totally agree i was talking about trump i don't like it when rich people are in government, which is why i don't like the US government

[@CrumpetCraig]

@@crazydinosaur8945 Yeah.

[@davesy6969]

There's always trump steaks.

[@carlgrau5910]

By far my favorite video you have done. I love little facts like this

[@jimmynoneya2584]

I specifically search this topic and came across this video first time I've ever seen a video of yours before. I loved it very well-researched, overall aesthetics and the narration was spot-on. I am now subscriber I look forward to watching your future videos and taking a peek at your back catalog. Again thank you!

[@zurielsss]

You should check out his past videos yo

[@Lord-Pierre]

- I ate the prime minister -You mean hate? - nope - Excuse me WTF?

[@SohanDsouza]

Sounds the same with a French accent. 🤣

[@flynntom8057]

Simple as

[@johnmccrossan9376]

In fairness I also hate the prime minister

[@MrSonyChaos]

- I hate the prime minister ! - you mean ate. - what ? - what ?

[@nikel-]

- I ate the prime minister - You mean hate - Did I stutter?

[@kylerokosny3876]

France: Guillotine UK: Hanging Germany: Firing Squad Netherlands: c o n s u m e

[@ufhb6649]

G E K O N S U M E E R D

[@Ned-nw6ge]

It's cheaper than buying meat from the butcher... Possibly tastier as well.

[@vincent5880]

@When The D Boys Needs Motivation, I Stepped In dude we really didn't have to know that

[@cgh7134]

@When The D Boys Needs Motivation, I Stepped In lmao maybe u it's just u that doesnt taste good. I'm pretty sure there's been study's that say human meat taste like pork or beef I cant remember which one

[@Ned-nw6ge]

@When The D Boys Needs Motivation, I Stepped In I once read about a guy who was so curious about the taste of human meat that he cut off his own toe, fried and ate it. He said it tasted like a mix of chicken and pork... What you were eating was probably just your skin, and since those are dead skin cells I indeed don't expect that to taste well.

[@Hageman97]

Nice video! Only noticed that in this 0:57 map the province of Flevoland is there which at that time was still sea ;)

[@romainlouis6253]

Maybe the best video from this already epic channel

[@plummye005]

Eating the rich: Monarchists: 1 Commies: 0

[@brandonholmes8485]

Monarchism is great! We're still here despite the best efforts to get rid of us.

[@R3GARnator]

@@brandonholmes8485 Barely.

[@aureavita8653]

Social Monarchist be like:

[@adamyoud6934]

Brandon Holmes Imagine being a monarchist in 2020

[@garyoakham9723]

Oliver Yeltz imagine having all your needs being paid by the taxpayer while they suck at your feet. Oh wait they did

[@ssach7]

Socialists: "EAT THE RICH!" Dutch: "Nom" Socialists: "No...Not like that!"

[@TheLostArchangel666]

Me, a Dutch Socialist: ''Yes, exactly like that! Perfect!''

[@ComradeHellas]

@@TheLostArchangel666 jokes aside, this was an orangist crime

[@TheLostArchangel666]

@@ComradeHellas Yeah, it definitely was. And an example of how the lompenproletariat frequently ends up fighting against their own class interests on behalf of reactionary forces.

[@PasserMontanus]

There were no socialists in 1672, what are you talking about?

[@the0ne809]

@@PasserMontanus it was a joke.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!

[@misteragb7558]

There's a scene where de Wit gets killed in a movie called Michiel de Ruijter, it's probably on KZbin. There's also a painting of the killed brothers in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum

[@vwgames49]

The Dutch: “We ate our prime minister” The rest of the world: “You mean hate right?” The Dutch: The rest of the world: “You mean hate right?”

[@sagenotfound7231]

The dutch: yeah... right...

[@stevemc01]

both lol

[@sennagroothof6092]

Lol, that too XD

[@disklamer]

Aight

[@eternalturtle2439]

The Dutch: :)

[@Ominous89]

Some Dutch citizens looking at Rutte: "I'm not even mad anymore. I'm getting hungry!"

[@samvanderstaak7296]

Think he'll still be bland with onions, curry and mayonnaise?

[@chriswetering79]

@@samvanderstaak7296 there aren't enough onions, curry and mayonnaise, Rutte will always be hard to swallow

[@l.v1473]

@@samvanderstaak7296 gwn in de frituur tyfen das is alles lekker

[@stroopeter]

Complotgekkies*

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

@@samvanderstaak7296 we need a ton of seasoning maybe ask the local afhaalchinees to do it

[@grraver]

Amazing! Thanks!

[@als5164]

The videos are great, but the patreons names are awesome

[@caseymiradewitt]

I guess this explains why my Dutch co-workers keep asking me out to dinner

[@jobfranschman8436]

Casey DeWitt 😂😂

[@AndrewPonti]

OMG So perfect... they know your last name. And their history :D

[@rabbit251]

If you ever find your name on the menu, be afraid. Be very afraid.

[@davesy6969]

"DON'T GO!"

[@hisss]

I guess you will never use expressions like 'eat me' or 'bite me' ever again :p

[@b.f.6254]

Tourist: what are these delicious deep fried snacks made from? Dutchman: why asking so many questions?

[@kabhes9040]

for those who dont know most dutch fried snacks are made from meat but its always a question of which and what part of the animal.

[@realmoftheouroboros8313]

@@kabhes9040 It is no question all the meat is put in the blender so you can't see what your eaten and that is fine with me i fear when my food looks back.

[@sjoerdmuller8687]

Its pretty much just the left over meat nothing weird really

[@speedy01247]

Not what, who.

[@Aliceintherosegarden]

It's 2021 and we still don't know! Source: I'm Dutch

[@GroundBack]

Both the beginning and ending of this video are legendary

[@dennisbeumer327]

It's about time we try this again!

[@SomeGuy-lr7ms]

Now this puts "Eat the rich" on whole other level

[@bramvanduijn8086]

There's a reason The Dutch have progressive taxation: The rich got to choose between getting taxed or... the other thing. They all voted for more taxes, go figure. P.S. This is not in any way accurate.

[@looinrims]

Now communism is and should always be a source of fear to normal people But now it’s absolutely terrifying for me, better dead than...red meat

[@Morty143]

Allow me the privilege to ruin the 666 likes

[@fahimrind9714]

technically he was eaten for being a shit politician not being rich, right?

[@mattyb9991]

@@looinrims you sound cuckoo for cocoa puffs mate

[@MathewRenfro]

"a fairly orgainized display of cannabalism." such is how The Dutch do.

[@bificommander7472]

Even our frenzied psychotic mobs are properly organized.

[@simplehuman487]

"Take a number" lmao

[@peterhoulihan9766]

The entire thing was supiciously organised. First his brother was arrested and tortured to produce a confession of treason (which failed) then De-Witt was ambushed when he went to bail him out.

[@MartijnVos]

Apparently we're cannibals, but that doesn't mean we're barbarians.

[@Steff_kjns]

@@MartijnVos nobody said we were

[@igostupidfast3]

i remember hearing about this years ago, i might've chuckled alittle

[@j0nnyism]

Perfect subject for art. Why there’s no portrayal of this act defies explanation

[@joostgraafland]

The citizens of a Dutch town called 'Leiden' almost ate their mayor when the town was besieged during the Eighty Years War. The town was besieged for an entire year and about 6.000 people died due to starvation and disease, some sources say up to 18.000 perished. To make a long story short: Von der Werf offered his own body to be consumed by the townspeople, which they refused. About 300 years later the town contructed a statue in Van der Werfs honour, although they didn't have money for a new one. So they bought a second hand statue from a random German city, and replaced the head. So that's why the head of Van der Werf is out of proportion compared to the rest of the statue's body. One of my favorate stories of the era.

[@satriaputrapratama4703]

What is it you people with consuming government official XD

[@nosebleeds6305]

@@satriaputrapratama4703 you should try it once, they're delicious

[@badjuju2721]

well at least that time it was consensual...

[@joostgraafland]

@@satriaputrapratama4703 sometimes the munchies are just too strong...

[@commonpike]

Ow. I live around the corner. Never noticed the head, lemme check.

[@duck630]

The brothers De wit didn’t only get eaten, they got torn apart first, like every limb and every organ. There is a museum in Den Haag (the Hague) where his tongue is on display.

[@markbouwhuis1025]

And his brother's toe is also on display there

[@franksolleveld2909]

Which museum is that? Gevangenenpoort?

[@duck630]

@@franksolleveld2909 jep

[@trijntjebouman5263]

Some people ate those parts of them tho

[@duck630]

@@trijntjebouman5263 didn’t “only” ;)

[@RAJ_06]

His finger and tongue are on display in a museum in The hague

[@marcmil4064]

"Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It." Let's not hope this is the case here.

[@casper6405]

French: beheaded their king Me a dutchman: do you have any plans on eating that

[@drunkenpumpkins7401]

What do you mean you're not planning to eat his head? It is fresh and most importantly free meat!

[@conveyor2]

Bourbon meat would be incredibly rich and juicy

[@3wixam402]

We let you that pleasure hhhhhhh bon appétit

[@regiodeurse6513]

Would make good Zult

[@wrjtung3456]

Can I have the left hand?

[@Dfathurr]

Nicholas II : I was killed by my own people Louis XVI : I was killed by my own people publicly Johan de Witt : AMATEURS

[@pitioti]

Mussolini: I was hung to a gas station ! De Witt: Sweet summerchild !

[@_jastyy_5925]

Louis XVI: What was that Punk?

[@Dandelionsinthesky]

Johan De Witt: *AMATEURS*

[@lys2303]

🎶 stupid deaths, stupid deaths they’re funny cause they’re true ‘wooh’ stupid deaths stupid deaths, hope next time it’s not you, heehee!🎶😂

[@ethiopianpatriot]

Haile Salassi:I was assassinated and nobody really knew..

[@matthewhart9610]

Literally the single best opening line to any video ever

[@no_more_eros]

a timeless classic, we can always learn from history

[@Sabrowsky]

"historically speaking prime ministers aren't food" That's gotta be a sentence seldom uttered

[@jonathanwells223]

Sabrowsky that’s going to be my bomb detonation password!

[@thunderbird1921]

Imagine Louis XIV's reaction to this. He must have been shocked beyond belief. "Maybe I should destroy the receipts for Versailles, for my own sake and skin..."

[@mouadchaiabi]

"Historically speaking, prime Ministers aren't food." First sentence and I am already dead. 😂

[@Zakear7]

This was so chaotic the only thing I can say is that escalated quickly

[@nicbahtin4774]

they need to do it again

[@madness8897]

My history teacher would always joke about him. "We had three good politicians. We ate one and dissected the others"

[@justinian-the-great]

Who were the other two good politicians?

[@madness8897]

@@justinian-the-great 1: johan van Oldenbarnevelt, beheaded 2: the brothers de Witt (taken together as they pretty much are in highschool and elementary history), dissected and eaten. 3: he never elaborated on.

[@faceless2302]

must not have been that good of politicians then

[@pixelmaster98]

@@madness8897 maybe only one of the brothers was eaten and the other just dissected? (just speculating)

[@willemvanoranje5724]

@@madness8897 yeb they were the greatest of our nation. Had liever gehad dat de broeders De Wit het hadden overleefd.

[@Gussyboy06]

"You're not you when you're hungry, have a politician"

[@donjorge8329]

Netherlands. Not Hungary.

[@Gussyboy06]

@@donjorge8329 I didn't say "Hungary" I said "hungry" as a reference to the Snickers advertisements

[@ThatOneMalaysianGuy]

@@donjorge8329 he type word hungry not hungary use spectacle jorge

[@donjorge8329]

@@ThatOneMalaysianGuy I read hungary use humour laksamana ;-)

[@johndo3930]

politicians give severe indigestion and stomach cramps reulting in nousia and diarea. come to think of it you dont even have to eat them to get those results

[@marenjeworowski9859]

Just how I like my history viceo lessons. Quick and concise. ❤

[@zillionfurball1451]

"God I hate that guy" "Let's eat him" "What?" "What?"

[@AlternateHistoryHub]

10/10 Best Title On KZbin. Congrats friend

[@topsdaily_productions]

Oh hey bro, I watch your videos all the time, ur awesome man glad to see you supporting other history channels!!

[@BaptisteLee]

Damn didn't expect to see you here champ!

[@Konmonachi]

Very cool to you here man

[@clydrexezekielalzate9707]

yoo its Cody

[@Alsacerian]

hi

[@DutchBlackMantha]

In Dutch, that year is often described as "Het volk redeloos, de regering radeloos en het land reddeloos." Which translates as "The people without reason, the government out of ideas and the country beyond saving."

[@the_tactician9858]

Which begs the question: how are we not French now? Where did the French screw up so badly that a nation beyond saving somehow survived?

[@loony1774]

@@the_tactician9858 honestly im dutch myself and i never thought about it

[@randyfleet9968]

"The people without reason, the government out of ideas and the country beyond saving." Are you speaking of the Dutch in the 17th Century or the U.S. today?

[@Madmuli]

@@the_tactician9858 Leave it to the French to screw up something unscrewable :p

[@nicksingh8061]

@@the_tactician9858 cus we still won lol, just at a substantial financial cost (though also a near Dutch union over Great Britain? Things can go many ways)

[@zambimaru]

And you thought Marie Antoinette had it bad.

[@dwitsha]

I have a drawing of this scene hanging in my room, so it's nice to finally know the context

[@tlotpwist3417]

French army, seeing the dutch eat their own: "Sacrebleu, what is this horror!!?? Season it properly, you malandrins!"

[@denizmetint.462]

Mon dieu

[@fransiscozip1459]

Deep fried with pepper salt an smoked peperika...

[@hanselsihotang]

"Needs more spices, this PM meat is bland" -some Dutch bois.

[@Antiteshmis]

Considering what they did to the Hugenots, yes.

[@nb5437]

Because they were Orangists, wouldn’t they be called *mandarins?*

[@ProtoMario]

As the Drifter said, "Don't let pride keep you from a good meal".

[@jovanihigashikata3658]

Bruhhh

[@CrumpetCraig]

Wait why are you here?

[@fieldrook1613]

He did say to bring a sword, so it makes sense

[@toootdooot710]

Rich

[@rhadekz6933]

whether we wanted it or not, we stepped into a war with the cabal on Mars.

[@ferronzomeren2733]

1:17 One HUGE mistake made in this video is that most of the Netherlands (Republic of the 7 united provinces) was still water around the 17th century. Only a couple of polders were made to reclaim some land from lakes inside of holland, but the entire landmass in the Zuiderzee nowadays called Flevoland (consisting of both the Flevopolder and the Noordoostpolder) was not reclaimed from the sea until 1968. The same holds for the Maasvlakte near the city of Rotterdam. Besides this, around 1650 huge parts of nowadays Noord Brabant and Limburg were also not part of the united 7 provinces (Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelre, Overijssel, Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe), but were still part of so called the Spanish Netherlands. The exception were the cities of Maastricht and Breda, in their own provinces granted to the republic in 1648 by the peace of Münster. For an accurate map and more information, look for the wikipedia page on 'the Dutch Republic'

[@satishafurnish7681]

I thought this would be click bait but i clicked on it anyway. Now I am in shock.

[@timfortune9]

I thought this was just a clickbait-esque title where it would go on to explain what that meant metaphorically. Then it turns out, nope. They literally ate the guy.

[@satriaputrapratama4703]

When something ludicrous happened in history, it is usually real.

[@JC130676]

I'm actually more surprised they managed to hold it down. Most politicians turn my stomach.

[@SK-vk3jp]

The trick to it is to stuff their mouth. Can’t go wrong with a veggie filling to balance it out.

[@tardvandecluntproductions1278]

The key is spice, we know our spice.

[@SK-vk3jp]

@@tardvandecluntproductions1278 we sailed across the world for it, we might as well make good use of it

[@lilian846]

@@tardvandecluntproductions1278 or add some fish, we have these here.

[@SteelHex]

He’s edible once you add enough cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove.

[@ryanrg1545]

"Historically speaking, Prime Ministers aren't food." WOA REALLY I DID NOT KNOW THAT!

[@hanaanxuseen9940]

Sounds appeticing!

[@fridericusrex7042]

2:19 for anyone wondering, the literal translation is “disaster year”

[@christhebold7691]

Ja die Ramp Jaar

[@BrandtsBuijs]

He also forgot to mention that next to the French, England and Munster also attacked our country at the same time.

[@BarelloSmith]

Thanks!

[@christhebold7691]

@@BarelloSmith My pleasure

[@ChristianF15cher]

And 2020 says “hold my beer“

[@majava5282]

If anyone's interested: rampjaar = disastrous year.

[@np7736]

I don't know. In my opinion, "A year, which in retrospect, can safely be described as being pants" sounds much catcher to me.

[@Desmaad]

I'd translate it to "Crap Year".

[@wowjack8944]

@@Desmaad Nah ''een ramp'' has nothing to do with crap. disastrous year is the best translation.

[@thesirker9527]

@@olivier6840 no no this man got a point

[@taunteratwill1787]

@@olivier6840 It's the medieval times, there was crap everywhere! :-))

[@Broesie99]

Loving this

[@jaivynjoseph4287]

I live in the Netherlands and I have learned the brothers de Witt were killed, but my history teacher left the entire eating part out. I like to think he didn't do this on purpase, but who knows?😨

[@tomis3151]

"...which is pretty rare." I think the guy was too

[@Violent2aShadow]

No.....he was well done.

[@5thMilitia]

Moral of the story: Don't get invaded by France, England and germany at the same time

[@Itachi951000]

Oh please... Stop it Dutchies! You guys tend to greatly exagerrate your struggle in the Franco-Dutch War lol. You got invaded by France in 1672 with two german municipalities (Cologne and Münster) as minor allies from 1672 to 1673... while mostly fighting England at sea. The naval war was a success (as England got rekt again and left the war in 1674). But on land, you were getting steamrolled by France, prompting other european powers to join your side in 1673 to contain french expansionism. From 1673 to the end of the war in 1678, "Germany" (Austria and the entire HRE basically... France's two former allies included), Spain, Denmark and Brandenburg fought on the dutch side against France (and its ally Sweden who joined the war in 1675). Not that bad eh..... You can't call that french bullying lol.

[@5thMilitia]

@@Itachi951000 Its a fucking joke ma dude. It would not sound funny if I said two german municipalities

[@5thMilitia]

@@Itachi951000 But great to hear from you again

[@theexam7394]

Sorry, my non-historical HoI4 play simply doesn't let me avoid that.

[@kylianlol13]

We did won al the wars and also became won of the ritchest countries at the same time

[@marliesveenstra3692]

Hi, loved the video! Small note: "Flevoland" didn't exist in the 17th century. It was still part of the south sea. So the middle of the Netherlands on the map should be a little less land and a little more water.

[@vincenthaegebaert1854]

I really enjoy your snarky humor.😅😅😅😅

[@abdo5615]

The Chinese: Have you tried bat soup? The Dutch: No, how about Prime Minister stew?

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

Chinese eat bats about in the way that Texans eat rattlesnakes. Yes. It is sometimes done. But it is rare, and done only on a dare. The Wuhan bat story is an urban legend.

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

they were batshit crazy

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

@Atlas aït Amazal There is no evidence that bats were even sold in that wet market in Wuhan. It is not even part of local cuisine.

[@theperfectmix2]

Kermit T. Frog It was a pangolin right?

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

@@Kermit_T_Frog Urban legend? Maybe you should read Nature a bit more.

[@CommissarMitch]

Some socialists today; "Eat the rich!" Dutch people in the Renaissance; "Already on it"

[@Admiral45-10]

*Baroque, actually 😉

[@flrnGM]

Isn't there actually a scene in the movie eat the rich where police storms the restaurant and proclaims "You all have eaten the prime minister"

[@charliestoops8815]

As a socialist, I approve of this comment.

[@detachsoup6061]

Not the renaissance! That was in the middle ages. 1653 isnt any of that, the middle ages ended in 1500 something

[@gayusschwulius8490]

@@detachsoup6061 If you correct someone, at least be correct yourself, ffs. The Renaissance is NOT part of the middle ages. It began - depending on how you count - around the early 15th century and ENDED the middle ages. It ended at around 1550-1600, though, which means that the era this video is about is the baroque period.

[@drapermovies]

I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. This is great.

[@dandominare]

This is an amazing one line fact to just throw out there. Hey, did you guys know that once in the 17th century the dutch ate their prime minister? Brilliant.

[@TeeTeeAO]

After we torn them apart first, you should try it once ^^

[@roel250]

Fun fact: The Dutch were the main reason for the extinction of the Dodos, which is refered to at 3:15

[@Infamous41]

No they wasn't

[@asstaco]

@@Infamous41 yea they iz dawg

[@ichquell20]

@Ron Onderweg 20+°: *chef*

[@wargriffin5]

"I'll show you. When the chips are down, these "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster, I'm just ahead of the curve." - The Orangists

[@alessiodelcastillo1613]

Orangists going anarchist before Joker made it cool

[@nuhashahmed7692]

DAYYUMMM! This comment bruh! 😂

[@SohanDsouza]

When the chips are down, serve them up as a side to the prime minister, with some mayo.

[@davesy6969]

Politician and chips......

[@SetsunaRatsetsu]

thats a quote from the joker

[@LOEKASH]

I love how this channel went from "How did this political/economic situation affect that country's government?" to "Why was a politician turned into food?"

[@guidinglight9082]

I love how it's so casual

[@Marco_Onyxheart]

So that's what US Ambassador Peter Hoekstra meant when he said we Dutch folk burn our politicians. He meant that we like them well-done, while the Americans prefer their politicians medium rare.

[@rabbit251]

@@janetmerner3731 Not so fast! A lot of food there. If he was put in the food program literally, how many people would he actually be able to feed?

[@baukepoelsma]

Tied in very nicely with something semi-actual 👌

[@nosebleeds6305]

@@rabbit251 We would end world hunger

[@davesy6969]

I prefer my politicians roasted.

[@nosebleeds6305]

David Koster just watch cnn for a bit and i think your hunger will be satisfied

[@robtoe10]

"When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich" Figure of speech...or serving suggestion?

[@freekmulder3662]

@Paden Conner We are too straightforward for that

[@Peter_Riis_DK]

Am I the only one that finds this speedy and pressured speak, endlessly listing facts, hard to digest or fathom?

[@aureliajohnsonchavez8414]

"Historically speaking, prime ministers aren't food." I'M DEAD