The Dutch Revolt: The Eighty Years' War and the Creation of the Netherlands

An overview of the creation of the Netherlands, from start to finish.
Music listed on last slide.

[@SardaukarSentinel]

I'm a Dutchman myself and this was really some awesome stuff, packed in a 13 minute video. Great job, really liked it!

[@luongo7886]

I am Vietnamese and I greatly admire the beautiful Dutch people. HURRAH for Holland!

[@ordemeprogresso727]

I am brazilian, not really liked the duth people, and i am glad they lost against portugal

[@foetsie85]

er is een nieuw kanaal defragged history die leggen alles tot detail uit duurt wel meer dan een uur maar dan heb je ook echt een heel goed beeld

[@poleroso85]

@Live the moment like it's your last Yes, but no one equals the genocides of the dutch and, specially, the english. The best part is that the reputation as a genocide country, to this day, is for Spain, whom didn't commit genocide.

[@010Rotterdamm0]

@@ordemeprogresso727 your portugese not brazillian real brazillians are being opressed

[@TheFreshEC]

You say that the Southern part didn't want the Dutch there anymore and preffered the Habsburs, but the Dutch also decided that they rather kept a Spanish buffer zone between them and the French, a very agressive nation that saw the Rhine as a natural border of their kingdom. ''The Frenchman is a good friend, but a bad neighbour''.

[@ximo8533]

French always surrender and take out the white flag. Spaniards never give up.

[@tiebeswinkels8584]

@@ximo8533 The Spanish sued for peace.

[@KilapnF]

At that time (second half of the sixteenth century) Spain came to win successive wars against France, which was also soon involved in several civil wars, so that statement does not make sense. It can only be understood in the period from 1650 onwards.

[@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl]

It was the Union of Utrecht which was the first Dutch constitution, the Spanish won a few more battles and wrote for the catholic south a new constitution which was the Union of Atrecht. Basically 2 different countries evolved .The Protestant north and the Catholic south. I put it maybe simply but is the reason Belgium declared independence in the 19 century. The Spanish Netherlands were actually independent before the Dutch were. I wished he used the English word for Geuzen it means Beggars nothing sounds more awful than the mispronunciation of Dutch words by an American.

[@henkoosterink8744]

@@ximo8533 Yeah they give up The Netherlands. They lost.

[@professorgraves2926]

An excellent presentation. You made the Eighty Year's War understandable with enough brevity to enclose the major points, persons, and events. Again, very well done. I will link next semester's class to this well made lesson if that's okay with you. Great music at the end too.

[@ItalianIrishguy]

Much love to the Dutch people and their beautiful country!

[@RB-tl8cf]

Thx!

[@AwoudeX]

Just saw how Maurice and other key figures were inspired by the proto-Italians known as the Romans to reform the armies for contemporary changed militairy technology. It took us 2 decades to reform and then we became, for a moment, the pinnacle of militairy efficiency.

[@070agga]

same to you! :) And to lovely Italia

[@bananarama1]

I've looked up quite a few posts about this revolt, but i find this one by far the most comprehensive and explainatory. Thanks! Keep up the good work!

[@BrianJ.]

For a complete detailed coverage of the eighty years war, including all the major events, battles and sieges, check out the channel named "Defragged History". It is a 18 part series, each episode more than 1 hour long.

[@lexingtonconcord8751]

Well done mate! Thanks for putting this together. Fantastic little piece of history.

[@andreslopez9125]

That song gave me goosebumps it was glorious, and I really liked your didactic resources such as the end summary and even your take on history's riple effect. You have a new sub :)

[@Nobodyofimportance]

Nice summation, I enjoyed the pace and balance of information.

[@Phrenotopia]

Great video! I knew a lot of the history already, but still learned a lot of new stuff and have it put more in perspective!

[@v1ncent111]

Thanks for making this!

[@ckordiolis]

Excellent presentation! Packed with info but easy to understand. Sharing with others!

[@desssval]

Well done! I liked your brief theoretical section at the end too, connecting it all.

[@Reformatt]

This is great! Love your videos

[@ayyelemayo7390]

Another reason, i would say, that English and French didn't accept to be the new king was because the revolt challenged the legitimacy of concept of kingship in a way, here we have a few rebelious provinces who decided that their own king wasn't good enough and wanted to choose a new one by themselves. If they accepted, wouldn't that inspire others in their own kingdom (be it it then or in the future) to do the same?

[@abitofhistory350]

Very true--and we see that happen most dramatically with the en masse opposition to the French Revolution and its echoes through 1848 in the first half of the 1800s

[@Robin-bk2lm]

@@abitofhistory350 Hi, just found your channel. I'm guessing from your accent that you're a Canuck like me.

[@DenUitvreter]

That's the main weak point in the video, it ignores the revolutionary character of the act of abjuration. It's actually a very thorough legal document stating the obligations of a king to his people and claiming the natural right of the people to judge a king's rule and have him replaced if he fails to meet his obligation to serve the people. On the other hand, in hindsight it couldn't be much worse for the kings of Europe with the Dutch Republic beeing so much richer and having so much trading power. I believe that the idea was that king and land came together with one's position in society like god wanted is, so the Dutch Republic should have been left by god and fail. With it's religious tolerance and freedom of expression, it also allowed for philosophers like Descartes, Locke and Spinoza to work on their enlightement idea's and have their and many other books printed. So if it was about keeping absolute monarchy, the English and the French took the wrong gamble.

[@altinaykor364]

but it might have saved them from future radicalization. since the Dutch, not even during patriotic revolt and Batavian republic, didn't act as aggressive and violent as French or English

[@O.P.A.F]

Can we take a minute and appreciate the amount of info shared entertainingly in less than 15min.

[@RD-jd3yh]

Thank you! Excellent work!

[@maaifoediedelarey4335]

As Afrikaner, wie se voorouers van Holland af gekom het, asook vanaf die Franse Hugenote, moet ek sê : Ek mis die Oranje Wit en Blou vlag van Suid-Afrika, waarmee ek grootgeword het.

[@maaifoediedelarey4335]

It transcends boundaries :)

[@j0hnn13K]

ty for reminding me how beautiful afrikaans sounds :)

[@maaifoediedelarey4335]

You're welcome ! Stuck in Mainland China for 7 years now, will use any excuse, it's pathological :)

[@5thMilitia]

Maaifoedie De La Rey Haha dit is echt grappig om te lezen. Heel anders maar toch te begrijpen.

[@ids2091]

Ons vir jou. Ek schaam my vir my overheid omdat hulle julle nie help nie. (My Afrikaans is sleg, excuus).

[@fliteshare]

The name "Geuze" was inadvertently awarded by Charles de Berlamont, advisor to regentess Margaretha de Parma, during peace negotiations between her and the Dutch rebel delegation. When he remarked: "N'ayez pas peur Madame, ce ne sont que des gueux". (trans: "No need to be afraid Ma'am, they're only beggars"). His insult "Gueux" (beggars) became the nom-de-guerre, for the rebels. You've got to appreciate the double Dutch required in reporting your losses to your superiors. Which in French would sound like: "We got our asses handed to us by a bunch of beggars".

[@Invading-Specious]

geuzen where outlaws.

[@Invading-Specious]

mainly Zeeland and South Holland who where promised theyr malecious deeds would be forgiven.

[@melvinjansen2338]

fliteshare i have a friend whos surname is "De Geus". Beeing a simple Jansen myself i think im going to laugh at him anywau

[@RavenTimish-hackertimish]

​@@Invading-Specious Nope, they were no "outlaws"at all - according the laws and rules of the "Protestant" Dutch, the Water Geuzen were brave freedom fighters , real hero's - the first to resist the Spanish tyranny of King Philip II. Of course the Water Geuzen profited significantly, if they captured a large Spanish ship, loaded with valuable cargo. They sold it in Amsterdam - and used a large part of this money to re-equip their ships and pay their sailors. Makes pretty good sense to me: let the enemy pay your expenses.. In those days that was common practice - and imho it's not unreasonable at all. The Dutch were fighting for their survival, as a nation and to protect their - already - very successful trade. And they got very good at it, in fact it made The Netherlands incredibly prosperous. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geuzen And hear the "Battle song" or "the Anthem" of the Water Geuzen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5mnn3uZgMqsZ9E Dutch Patriotic song: "Merck toch hoe sterck" (Bergen op zoom) . This is the very best version I even found - it really makes you feel what these brave men felt: anger, sadness (for all them Dutch people murdered by Spanish rulers & soldiers) and also.. Hope.. It's an awesome song, I love it - the lyrics (I read an English translation) are very impressive too ! ❤😊😊❤

[@AudieHolland]

In Dutch, what you call a 'nom-de-guerre' is simply called a 'geuzennaam' or 'nom-de-gueux.' But since we speak Dutch, it's 'geuzennaam.'

[@Daemsco]

Great video! My favorite piece of history, though as a Dutchie I'm probably biased.

[@maaiker2977]

A Bit of History I'm also biased as a dutchy. But thats what I like about dutch history as well. They think outside the box surprising people yet its not even well known nternationally. Things like drowning Spanish by breaching your own levees, hiding Jewish people from the Nazis and a kick ass underground resistance movement and of course someone looking at the ocean and thinks "I think I can suck it dry and create land". Who thinks of that? And its such an underdog stuck in the middle of bigger warring nations...yet they still stand and are a peaceful nation.

[@rickadriaanslaan6314]

Dutchie

[@kipzonderkop1994]

We Dutchies get everyone on a higher level if you know what I mean

[@rickadriaanslaan6314]

kipzonderkop1994 Die naam ook😂😂😂 Ik moest hier gewoon zijn voor me TTO opleiding oke...

[@RobbieFPV]

Mijn* opleiding. Me is geen bezittelijk voornaamwoord. Wel ironisch dat het zelfstandig naamwoord "opleiding" is. :v

[@nickgoodwood4812]

Well done. Bedankt!

[@solomonkain]

Good video. Dat music at the end!

[@bigbirden3944]

Easy to follow voice with a nice tone. Your enveloping key points wheedled me to scribble them down, saving my Dutch Revolt recall from vamoosing down the brain chasm. tTaaaaanx 8)

[@ryan6106]

The Duke of Alba had some pretty awesome armour.

[@roelwieggers]

Well, it most certainly had no tactical advantage or whatsoever

[@markkuiper7380]

Ryan Hagan yes but he was a ashole

[@vladimirbartels1513]

Mark Kuiper asshole

[@s.r.961]

Dank je wel voor de video.

[@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.

[@Man-in-the-green]

So true!

[@shortcutDJ]

Belgian here, This is great man!

[@giovanni-cx5fb]

Great video and your Spanish pronunciation at 2:04 was on point.

[@rmeloche3509]

Prince William the Silent of Orange was my 12th Great Grandfather. Having just discovered this through an ancestry project and not knowing anything at all about this area of the world at that time, I learned so much from watching this. Thank you for your concise informational presentation.

[@jobfranschman8436]

Wow. How precisely? Willem the Silent is what George Washington is for the United States.

[@rmeloche3509]

@@jobfranschman8436 Through my father's ancestral line. Are you a researcher? I'd be happy to share the ancestral research I did to show you how I discovered this.

[@jobfranschman8436]

@@rmeloche3509 No I am not a researcher haha. Just a Dutch person who is interested in history. William the Silent had 13 children who have reached the age of 18 and many children were born from those children so your story is probably not that strange haha.

[@5thMilitia]

Cool, very cool

[@co7013]

This is a very well researched video. It contains many of the elements and even wording of the historical tours I do in Amsterdam.

[@JeremyStittsandtheJourney]

Great vid on an often looked over war. Can you do a part 2 and cover the Anglo-Dutch wars or just the Netherlands in general after the Treaty of Westphalia?

[@Aaron-pe7xk]

I like how instead I learned how Belgium was created.

[@abitofhistory350]

The Rite Man isn't it great?

[@superduperfreakyDj]

Well it took a few more centuries until independence

[@AudieHolland]

The merchants and bankers of Amsterdam really didn't want Antwerpen included again because the two cities were arch rivals. Since Antwerp was dependent on the Scheldt Estuary which connected to sea through Dutch territory, it was all too easy for the Dutch to blockade Antwerp's bloodlife connection to the sea. Which is exactly what we did later on.

[@RedOrm68]

As I remember it from our history lessons in school, Belgium became an independent state in 1839. But it is clearly in this period of history that the seeds of division were sowed.

[@DeFraans]

@@RedOrm68 and in Belgium we learn that it became independent in 1830. But I think it's just arbitrary. The dates we use are logic, as 1830 marks the beginning of the war for independence and 1839 marks the end. And it's in the beginning that you already don't acknowledge the new enemy, so it makes you "independent" in that way.

[@guilemaigre14]

As a belgian, this is so informative and really interesting. Thanks for the awesome video.

[@annamariahultquist8445]

Thank you for a vey good soft spoken tutorial.

[@Notrees]

Merck toch hoe sterck has to be the best piece of music to add to this whole piece of summarised history, wonderful job! Missed my favourite line though; "Het bloedige, moedige, woedige swaerd blonck en het klonck, dat de vonken daarvan vlogen."

[@jasperellenbroek9219]

Liked your end statement. Great vid.

[@azaelia2000]

what is the name of the song at the end? its so nice!!!

[@harmenschouten4370]

What version on the geuzen song is this? Can't Find this particular version

[@Man-in-the-green]

In naam van Oranje, doe open de poort! De watergeus ligt aan de wal: De vlootvoogd der Geuzen, hij maakt geen akkoord Hij vordert Den Briel of uw val Dat is het bevel van Lumey op mijn eer En burgers, hier baat nu geen tegenstand meer, De watergeus komt om Den Briel! (BIS) De vloot is met vijfduizend koppen bemand, De mannen zijn kloek en vol vuur. Een ogenblik nog en zij stappen aan land, Zij wachten bericht binnen 't uur; Gij moogt dus niet dralen, doet open die poort, Dan nemen de Geuzen terstond zonder moord Bezit van de vesting Den Briel! (BIS) Komt, geeft de verzek'ring, 'k moet spoedig terug De klok heeft het uur reeds gemeld. Ik zeg 't U, geeft gij mij de sleutels niet vlug Dan is reeds uw vonnis geveld. De wakkere Geuzen staan tandenknarsend daar. Zij wetten hun zwaarden en maken zich klaar. En zweren: "Den dood of Den Briel!" (BIS) Hier dringt men naar buiten, daar schuilt men bijeen En spreekt over Koppestocks last: "De stad in hun handen of anders de dood" 't Besluit tot het eerste staat vast! Maar nauw'lijks is hiermee de veerman gevleid, Of Simon de Rijck heeft de poort gerammeid En zo kwam de Geus in Den Briel! (BIS)

[@davewarwicker2512]

Really good. Thanks.

[@florianpollard3460]

That document of independence would become the blueprint of the American one 200 years later. First few sentences are almost a literal translation.

[@123jer0me321]

Great video! very informative, What song plays at the end?

[@abitofhistory350]

"Merck toch hoe sterk," (Mark Yet How Strong or See Yet How Strong), a song of the Geuzen (the rebels) during the Dutch Revolt. nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merck_toch_hoe_sterck_(lied) (I could only find the wikipedia page in the Dutch, sorry)

[@gilesguimbarde9305]

What is the title of the song at the end?

[@Johnny-Thunder]

Thanks for this video, but if you don't mind I have a couple of corrections: - Religious conflicts and the Spanish Inquisition were one aspect of why the people of the Netherlands started to resent the Habsburgers, the other aspects were the high taxes and the fact that Philip tried to unite all of his possessions into a single unified empire, taking away many of the liberties that the Netherlanders were used to. - Willem van Oranje was not a Netherlander, but German-born. Emperor Karel V had send him as a child to the Netherlands to be raised Catholic. - After the death of Willem van Oranje, military leadership went to his son Maurits, but political leadership went to the lawyerJohan van Oldenbarnevelt. - Defeating the Armada was a big moment for British naval history, but after that the British naval power started to wane again. Generally the battle of Trafalgar is considered to be the moment when Britain becomes the world's greatest naval power. I think though that becoming a naval power has nothing to do with anything but Britain being an Island nation, it is the logical thing to do.

[@marsman9260]

What is the name of the music at the end? I'm dutch and it sound very farmiliar, though the lyrics are very hard to hear. (The melody on the other hand reminds me very much of russian music)

[@abitofhistory350]

Merck toch hoe sterk, Adriaen Valerius, 1626

[@hanskuijsten2380]

Is toch ook altijd het afsluitende deuntje van de Wereldomroep geweest?

[@richardbinkhuysen8109]

Also known as "Het Beleg van Bergen op Zoom -The Siege of Bergen op Zoom"

[@rickbeniers667]

what is the music in the end ?? It's beautiful!

[@miran4471]

The song is :Merck toch hoe sterck!

[@darioplant8029]

Neat summary. Thanks.

[@maartenvandam344]

Thanks, well done.

[@benjaminmedina9305]

Great video!

[@justinianusiii289]

Imagine that the people who started the war never saw the end. That the will to fight was passed on from father to son

[@lemat579]

And we could appreciate some more of it during worldcup final 2010. Spain-Netherlands. Very harsh, brutal at moments, like grudge towards Spaniards is part of Dutch soul, and they can't help it. I understand them.

[@elcidsolorzano]

The British become the foremost naval power after the Napoleanic wars,it was the Dutch that replace the Spanish after independence from Spain.

[@MrBrit-wd2os]

elcidsolorzano The British became the foremost naval power sometime in the 18th century, the Napoleonic Wars just asserted their dominance over the sea.

[@nedimbajgoric2909]

elcidsolorzano they became a super power after the seven years war

[@vingerhoedskruid1]

True. The English and the French hated the Netherlands equally and when the English had a Roman Catholic king (Jacobus ii) he teamed up with the French (king louis xiv) and two German bishops in 1672 to conquer the Netherlands and divide it up between them. William III of Orange rescued the Netherlands by defeating the English and French fleets at sea and inundating part of the country blocking the French. This convinced the Netherlands that England had to be brought back as an ally. The Republic did that by invading England in 1688 with everything it got, the entire fleet and army and replacing the catholic king by William the III. This marks a period of 100 years of peace between England and the Republic in which the Republic held the power to oke the king of England as a proper protestant and remained the richest country on earth. But gradually the naval supremacy went to England. Napoleon was the deathblow to aspirations of the republic as a superpower and lost many colonies to England (South Africa, Ceylon, its possessions in India, etc). So in the age of imperialism the republic did not join in in the scramble for Africa, though it did remain in population in the colonies the third colonial power till world war II.

[@tiebeswinkels8584]

William III was no sea-farer, it was admiral De Ruyter who fought the fleets!

[@johnvroonhoven7584]

And many-many others...

[@viking8781]

Nice video in starting to love this time period

[@FedorSteeman]

Great video! How did the Catholic Northern part of Brabant as well as Eastern Limburg get added to the Republic?

[@lama600]

The plan was to preform a pincer move towards the Flemish city's during the March along the Meuse only they didn't come that far. After the peace treaty Limburg, North Brabant and Zeeuws-Vlaanderen came under direct rule of the Staten-Generaal where the other provinces formed a confederation. Not going into all the details but after a revolution in 1795 (supported by the French) new borders were created and Brabant and Limburg became provinces within the Batavian Republic. Soon the French revolution started so it didn't last long but the borders would remain more or less the same. (Far too much history to put in such a short answer so maybe a new video would be better..)

[@roodborstkalf9664]

It was conquered by the Dutch as a buffer area againt the Spanish and later the French. A very large part of the population died. There are estimates that for instance 90% of the population in the Meijerij of Den Bosch disappeared.

[@robvoncken2565]

Great video. Only the population of Antwerp did not flea from the Spanish until after the city was taken. Farnese was a pretty decent person, he actually gave the people a choice convert or leave. More then half the city ( the better half i might point out ) left for the Netherlands. This in turn was the impulse, together with refugees fleeing the 30 years was in the German lands, that sparked the rise to power of the Dutch Republic. Again good video

[@Tom-pk4gl]

Started a bit bumpy, but a good video overall, subbed! What is the song in the end called though? Sounds like old dutch

[@jpdj2715]

"Merck toch hoe sterck" (nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merck_toch_hoe_sterck_(lied)). Text published 1626, written by Adriaen Valerius to an existing italian comedic dance melody. The performance in the end of the video may be a protestant choir's interpretation to make it sound very serious. Or patriotic. It was a victorious song about the liberation and conquering of troops holding Bergen op Zoom under siege. Geux soldiers may have sun the song differently when celebrating victory.

[@ThePHulrich]

Pretty good summary!!

[@jeroenfrankfoort1388]

what is the name of the song?

[@AudieHolland]

Correction: The British Royal Navy only became the predominant naval power following England's takeover by Dutch Stadtholder Willem III (1688). Before that time, the Dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyter thoroughly trashed the British fleet in the Battle of the Medway (1667), burning most of it and towing its flagship, the Royal Charles back to The Netherlands. The Dutch merchant fleet was twice the size of that of Great Britain. And everytime the British king ran out of money, he had to end hostilities. With a Dutchman as king of Britain, many Dutch traders, bankers and politicians came over because they did not want to relive the Dutch Year of Disaster (1672). After these events, the British learned how to manage a fleet both militarily and financially. It also helped that the British had a Protestant king now, not a Catholic who thought he ruled by the will of God so never had to pay back the money he had borrowed.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Not quite. During the whole seventeenth century the Dutch and British fleets had five wars. Only one was won by the Dutch (that you mention), one was more or less a draw (Kijkduin) and three were lost by the Dutch. But.. I still maintain that after 1066, the Dutch were the only ones to successfully invade the UK (Glorious Revolution) as it involved the whole Dutch navy and army. The fact that the British did not resist much, is not relevant. That is the same as saying that the Germans did not invade Denmark in 1940 because the Danes did not resist.

[@AudieHolland]

Still the same result: Britain didn't become a worldpower with a navy to match untill much later. It sure as hell didn't start with the 'sinking' of the Spanish Armada. Yes, the Armada did sink but the English had precious little to do with that. The weather had.

[@su_morenito_1948]

AudieHolland Dutchies and Spaniards should be closer friends. We have the same perfidious and liar friend: england. The Spanish Armada shit is a myth and an Anglo lie

[@Gloriaimperial1]

No one replaced Spain after the 80-year war. Holland or England only became a commercial power, nothing more, with a small, ineffective army against Spain in America, Asia or the Pacific Ocean. 10 provinces remained Catholic (Belgium, Luxembourg, northern France and German Palatinate: the Spanish towns), and that Spain had 32 wars in the world, while it was waging the 80 years war. Spain remained the largest empire in Western Europe until 1759 (with a short hiatus between 1713-1734, until we defeated Austria in Italy), and the largest empire in the world until 1820. France was the only beneficiary from 1648 , because the French betrayed the Catholics in the 30-year war. But the empire of Louis XIV only managed to recover the territories that were historically French, not to make an empire. The French were defeated by Spain in Italy at that time, and the English were defeated in America. It must be remembered that Spain is the only country in history that has fought against 5 powers simultaneously for 200 years: France, England, the Netherlands, Protestant Germany and the Turkish Empire, almost always simultaneously. And after those wars the empire continued to exist for another 200 years, and it was one of the great powers for another 130 years, leaving a legacy today of 590 million Spanish speakers, and 800 million Catholics (150 million in Europe and 100 million in Asia) thanks to the victories of the Spanish empire. You have to remember that the United States could not win the Vietnam War. Britain never had an empire in Europe, only in third world or uninhabited lands. Napoléon fought 20 years and lost the empire. Hitler fought 5 years and was defeated and Germany lost everything. Rome never waged a 200-year war against 5 powers

[@ronaldderooij1774]

@@Gloriaimperial1 All agreed, and it is impressive. But it is also a testament of very bad diplomatic skills to have so many wars for so long.

[@afganitia]

Note about the armada: the English sent back an even bigger armada that was defeated. This second English armada was even more important, as sparked the English defeat in the war, and the next anglospanish war, that sparked the English civil war.

[@shafeek932008]

can u make a video on french revolution

[@tacpaws]

very nice vid! clear well explained for a short vid nice good music at the end :) and yea i am biassad as a dutchie i guess

[@piraatzeemeeuw4464]

what is the name of the song in the end

[@Sam-xd9xt]

Merck Toch Hoe Sterk

[@joaomus]

Just for the sake of precision, the Dutch didn't conquer the whole of Brazil. They managed to seize the northwestern portion pf the country, a very important region. The rest of the country remained under protuguese control. It is known as the Dutch Invasion in brazillian historiography.

[@thezeroalchemist277]

The 80 years war was, in many ways, Spain's Vietnam^2. An eternal sink of money and blood for a war of which we should not be proud of and that, at the time, we could not afford to loose and was impossible to win.

[@roodborstkalf9664]

Nice analogy and there is some truth in it

[@2x2leax]

Another Vietnam's Spain is the Arauco War.

[@Jorendo]

Damn those Spanish really didn't learn from Vietnam did they? On a serious note..wouldn't Vietnam be "America's spanish attempt to keep the little guys in check"?

[@ahoraya1047]

Right, Vietnam led to the end of the Gold Standard by Richarch Nixon.

[@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl]

It was the origin of the word dollar as silver became more valuable than gold. The more gold they stole in the Americas the less valuable it became. We have a word for it now it is called inflation. In German valley they mined silver the German for Valley or Dale is Thaler which was pronounced as Dollar in Dutch it is Daalder.

[@Rhea303]

A thank you from a Dutch lady .. 🌷

[@Slyater9]

Curious. Did Italians live or visit the Netherlands in the 1800s? And were there some kind of tug boats in the Netherlands around the same time?

[@joepiejaapie]

The watergeuzen actually didn't capture Brielle the spanish saw them coming and just left. The first city they really captured, with a siege and everything, was Alkmaar. That's where the phrase "Alkmaar de victorie" comes from, translated it is "Alkmaar the victory" and a lot of things still refer to that phrase (victory park for example). the way they won this siege was also quite interesting, at first the city was besieged by both the spanish to the south and the watergeuzen to the north, they let the watergeuzen in as they thought of them as the most friendly of the two parties. Then the spanish properly besieged the city letting nothing in or out. there was however one thing that made it through, a letter in a pole with which a young boy vaulted over all the small ditches in the polders. In the letter was a request to open all the sluices, which happened and so the spanish army was wading through knee deep water and mud and had to abandon the siege along with anything heavy, so they were a broken and unsupplied army.

[@Man-in-the-green]

We schrijven 1 april 1572, Den Briel. De opstandige Watergeuzen, overgewaaid vanuit Engeland, nemen Den Briel in. Het is de eerste vrije stad in het door Spanje bestuurde Holland, vandaar de eervolle wapenspreuk “Libertatis Primitiae”, de Eersteling der Vrijheid. Met deze historische gebeurtenis van nationale betekenis krijgt Brielle een plekje in de vaderlandse geschiedenis.

[@elo8503]

Imagine if Flanders managed to survive the Spanish conquest and join the Dutch republic. Imagine if you could combine the Dutch and Flemish ports

[@gertvanderstraaten6352]

Well, it happened for 15 years, from 1815 to 1830, United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

[@ComedyJakob]

Good video! Now I know why Belgium and the Netherlands are different peoples.

[@marijnfuhler7246]

What is the link of the music at 12:12

[@abitofhistory350]

Marijn Fuhler kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5mnn3uZgMqsZ9E

[@marijnfuhler7246]

thank you

[@abitofhistory350]

Marijn Fuhler No problem! I also include the name of the song at the end of my videos

[@BoltonBolt]

zo mooi!

[@youbaz1]

How nice you played ‘merk toch hoe sterk’ at the end, it is so much better than the Dutch national anthem.

[@MMijdus]

Well done.

[@ronkalkhoven2119]

Enjoyed it. What was not mentioned is that many french "hugenoten" (huguenots: cathlics turned protestant) fled to Zeeland/Amsterdam as well as "dopers en wederdoper" (baptists) from Switserland and Germany who fled to Amsterdam/Alkmaar and the northern parts of the country. Lets be fair: The Netherlands also became great because of the influx of many fleeing their country...or leaving in order to find employment like many Italians who worked in the "Delfts Blauw" pottery factories.

[@TheNabOwnzz]

​@@gonzalorodeo8520No it wasn't.

[@timoscarsmit1]

Your picture for the twelve years truce is in fact the handing of the key of the city of Breda to the spanish

[@jsb7975]

The most important reason for the Spanish to keep the NETHERLANDS has to do with the fact that Charles V (father of Philips II) has been raised in Gent (flanders) When he went to Spain to accept the Spanish throne he even let copie his netherlandish castle in Spain. So he kept feeling attatched to the Netherlands and spoke middle-Dutch of the time. The Netherlands were very rich and thats what accually motivated the war . They didn't want to loose the Netherlands because of the highly develloped culture and rich ,free econome of the time. RELEGION motivation became just anather tool of power in the war .. .

[@TheJH1015]

not quite, the reason why they wanted to keep the Netherlands was because the Low Countries were the last remnants of the Burgundian dynasty that weren't gobbled up by the French. It was basically an heirloom and seen as an integral part of the empire.

[@altinaykor364]

still it sounds really dumb to insist on claiming a country that you have to like walk the entire France to get into!

[@jsb7975]

@@TheJH1015 the centre of power economically and culturally in bourgondian times lay in the southern Netherlands, which strongly motivated Spain to stay in rule as well...

[@jeroenjager8064]

William van Oranje, I get that it means orange but do names change if you speak a different language? xD

[@Man-in-the-green]

Orange is a city in France. One of the titles from William of Orange. ;-)

[@Mr03gorm]

Super.

[@faramund9865]

You forget to mention William was actually pretty close to the Spanish King before the whole mess started. William tried to appeal to the Spanish king throughout the whole process until William was exiled. This is why the following line is in "Het Wilhelmus": "De Koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geëerd" I've always honored the King of Spain.

[@Sam-xd9xt]

He also was like a son for Charles V, the father of Phillip II.

[@altinaykor364]

Well then you should be aware of this as well! even before the mess started, Philip always took William for granted! the respect among them was always one-sided and even one slip of William was enough for Phillip to completely turn against him, even thought William tried so hard to be tolerant

[@janfranszuidema8512]

Alva is my first bad guy in my first story towards my first group. It was something truly different. It was 70s stuff... ;)

[@marioriospinot]

Nice.

[@py8554]

I actually thought of the Albigensian Crusade when you mentioned the word Crusade.

[@j0hnn13K]

I'll forgive a minor thing you have overlooked. The importance of, and role of, my hometown during the 80 year war, it was never captured by the spanish, and they tried for 80 freakin years, knowing they needed my town, to secure Antwerp, if they had my town, they would've had a free corridor for troops, merchandice and warships. This didnt happen because of the "vesting werken" we're known for. The town obviously is Bergen op Zoom, the song you end with is indeed the geuzen song, AND it is the Anthem of my hometown, the lyrics mention all the parts of the history of Bergen op Zoom. (this is the reason i forgive you didnt mention my town, the Anthem made me happy :) ) About the song.... The Chorus goes like: Berg op Zoom hout u vroom, Stut de Spaensche scharen; Laet 's Lands boom end' sijn stroom Trouwlijck doen bewaren! (this is old dutch btw, nothing misspelled) And that pretty much translates to: Berg(en) op Zoom, stay pious, resist/stop the spanish invaders. (tricky part to translate) let your land, trees and waters, protect you all. (open for debate, but i think this comes closest to the meaning of the words) Either way, i had not heard that Anthem in many, many years, and it made my day, ty for that :)

[@roodborstkalf9664]

Very good comment

[@Man-in-the-green]

En hier is ie van Brielle: In naam van Oranje, doe open de poort! De watergeus ligt aan de wal: De vlootvoogd der Geuzen, hij maakt geen akkoord Hij vordert Den Briel of uw val Dat is het bevel van Lumey op mijn eer En burgers, hier baat nu geen tegenstand meer, De watergeus komt om Den Briel! (BIS) De vloot is met vijfduizend koppen bemand, De mannen zijn kloek en vol vuur. Een ogenblik nog en zij stappen aan land, Zij wachten bericht binnen 't uur; Gij moogt dus niet dralen, doet open die poort, Dan nemen de Geuzen terstond zonder moord Bezit van de vesting Den Briel! (BIS) Komt, geeft de verzek'ring, 'k moet spoedig terug De klok heeft het uur reeds gemeld. Ik zeg 't U, geeft gij mij de sleutels niet vlug Dan is reeds uw vonnis geveld. De wakkere Geuzen staan tandenknarsend daar. Zij wetten hun zwaarden en maken zich klaar. En zweren: "Den dood of Den Briel!" (BIS) Hier dringt men naar buiten, daar schuilt men bijeen En spreekt over Koppestocks last: "De stad in hun handen of anders de dood" 't Besluit tot het eerste staat vast! Maar nauw'lijks is hiermee de veerman gevleid, Of Simon de Rijck heeft de poort gerammeid En zo kwam de Geus in Den Briel! (BIS)

[@j0hnn13K]

@@Man-in-the-green stads volks liederen hebben altijd iets meer. (vergeleken met het nationaal volkslied) :)

[@CNGCYoutube]

I have a question, on a dna test I got my genetic groups from Belgian and Dutch populations. Does that mean my Dutch ancestors, were catholic

[@annamariahultquist8445]

How were the nobles singning :Compromise of nobles by Edouard de Bièfve, 1841

[@moladiver6817]

Good that you mentioned the Act of Abjuration. In the time of the Dutch colonies my ancestors also established New Netherland in the new world, with New Amsterdam as its main town. Of course we all know this 'town' as New York now, a name change because at some point the English took over. Interestingly, American historians have begun to uncover more about this era. It seems now that it's the liberal multi cultural Dutch society that became the precursor of the so called American melting pot. The English brought a very homogenous society to the new world but the Dutch introduced an incredibly diverse population and with New Amsterdam at an important strategical location this slowly became the trend in other parts of North America. Lots of European immigrants moved to The Netherlands back then to seek refuge, a better life, overseas adventure or simply just freedom, the freedom to step up the social ladder no matter their personal background. Perhaps this is even where the American dream came from, the dream that was able to convert hard work into succes and status for every soul, rich and poor. Even more interesting, some historians now claim that the Act of Abjuration is in a lot of ways parallel to the American Declaration of Independence, with striking similarities such as cutting off a foreign king as head of state, declaring freedom of religion and the founding of a new independent state, with about 200 years between the Act and the Declaration. There's good historical reason why The Netherlands were arguably the first nation to recognize the United States as a country.

[@moladiver6817]

Roy Perkins Claim credit? Uh aren't we simply talking about history here? I don't give a shit about national pride or identity. I left Holland years ago and if there is one thing it's that I've never felt any pride just because I happened to be born somewhere. I wish others would do the same. ;)

[@ronaldderooij1774]

The channel was Thomas Jefferson, who lived in the Netherlands for a time (he did not like it here, though). He knew about the Act of Abjuration and certainly had to do with the Declaration of independence. We know this from his letters. He wrote a lot of letters (just as William of Orange, who wrote, on average 2 letters a day!).

[@Man-in-the-green]

A great read is the book from Russel Shorto. The beginning of New Amsterdam told from a Dutch perspective.

[@Michiel_de_Jong]

He should have mentioned the Dutch national anthem here. It mentions the Spanish king as the one to be honored... !!,.. which sounds kind of strange, but isn't in the context of this history. It tells you that the war didn't start as a revolution against authority (the Spanish king), but as a fight for (religious) freedom. The Act of Abjuration (Declaration of Independence) took place in 1581, 13 year after the struggle started. So, independence was not the initial objective, but a consequence of the choice of authorities to forbid freedom of thought. Nice to have a reflection of this in the national anthem...

[@luisrincon7819]

Michiel de Jong The anthem is a mock of William Of Orange against Felipe II, presenting himself as the victim and a hero fighting against "a brother", nothing but lies, like the typical dutchman.

[@altinaykor364]

@@luisrincon7819 liars are fans of Felipe II aka you

[@berthamoen4488]

The text of the American Declaration of Independance was heavily influenced by the Dutch (not technically Dutch yet) Act of Abjuration of 1581 AD.

[@poleroso85]

Wasn't the Dutch protestants fighting with each other all the time? My understanding is that they united after Antwerp. I might be wrong, i would love clarification from someone.

[@5thMilitia]

Well not really. The Dutch were really divided and had strong regional identities but united to fight the Spanish and their Loyalists. Even catholics supported the revolt at first. After that there were always many divisions in Dutch society. Mainly a republican vs monarchists divide but the only Dutch civil war in history was the revolt of the Patriots in 1787. And maybe the Attack on Amsterdam in 1650.

[@poleroso85]

@@5thMilitia Thank you for the clarification!

[@elcidsolorzano]

The British become a true naval power concluding the the war of the Spanish succesion and yes the Low countries is what for the Kingdom of Spain was our 'Vietnam '. Historians give to much credit to the British but once again it was Dutch blood and treasure which checked Spain in Europe for a spell.

[@roodborstkalf9664]

The war with Holland and Zeeland was indeed Spains Vietnam. With technology anno 1600 Spain couldn't win and it was costing Spain far too much money. I agree that traditional American, English and French history is rather biased in seeing European history too a large degree only through English and French eyes, and ignoring the significant roles that the other powers played.

[@John-wp9su]

The British became the naval power only by luck dumb luck

[@maxharrington101]

@@John-wp9su thats the most stupid comment i have read so far.

[@moisepicard3417]

@@roodborstkalf9664 Where do you ever see or hear French history being biased in seeing European history too a large degree only through English and French's eyes?

[@AudieHolland]

*elcidsolorzano* Thank you for your corrections. I do think that the Dutch, being alway low on manpower, did also hire quite a number of mercenaries to do their fighting for them. Dutch blood was spilled of course, but even more Dutch money was paid to foreign mercenaries. And after Maurits (Maurice) became the general commander of the Dutch army, officers and soldiers from other nations flocked to the Dutch cause because it looked also good on their résumé! Then of course, there were staunchly catholic Dutch nobles, loyal to the Spanish crown, who fought for the Spanish cause, meaning the Dutch Eighty Years' War was also a civil war.

[@RAWDernison1]

Dutch language Fun fact: an off-shore mooring post is called a "dukdalf" (Duke of Alva)

[@Seansaighdeoir]

A critical factor through this which gets no mention is the takeover by the Venetian bankers in Amsterdam and the formation of the first central bank. That model based on the Venetian banking model set the template later brought to England by the same people when England was taken over in 1688 by William III and the so called 'Glorious Revolution'. The price for that was the creation of the Bank of England modelled after the earlier Amsterdam and Hamburg template and the plunging of the country into debt through loans paid to fight the bankers wars. There was also little separation between the Dutch and English EIC's - these were the first internationalists who saw no country as one that was deserving of their loyalty. This then set in stone the modern financial systems and the people have been paying for it ever since.

[@muhammadehsan9424]

May I know the name of the Great personalities in Holland History to whom Dutch pay a lot of respect?

[@yungfaas6688]

The crown wasn't giving to the French, which makes it seem you mean the French crown. It was offered to a duke (of Angout idk how you spell it) but when the aristocracy realized that he was only interested in his own interests and power they didn't want him anymore. I don't know for sure if Elizabeth really refused the crown or if it was the same as the French duke. Also remember that in the heyday of the Dutch golden century, mid seventeenth century, they were the major maritime power in the world after they won several sea wars against the English and both companies were defeating French, Portuguese, Spanish and English ships and companies throughout the world.

[@nut77739]

Why was it so important for the Hapsburgs to keep their territories catholic? Was it purely a religious thing or was their a practical reason?

[@abitofhistory350]

Good question--there is definitely a bit of religiousness there, but it goes hand in hand with the way the Habsburgs derived their power. The Holy Roman Emperor (by this time all Habsburgs) was first crowned as Emperor of the Romans by the pope in 962 (or 800, if you count Charlemagne & co.), and they continued to be crowned by the popes until the 1500s (Charles V is the last one). So, they all derive their power from the pope, and thus, the Catholic Church. Additionally, their position gives them a bit of power and prestige in the Catholic world, as you saw when Sigismund called for the Council of Constance during the Western Schism. It's in the Emperor's interest to keep all of his domains Catholic, because it allows him to have more power over them, and it strengthens the legitimacy of his rule. It might also be better for his income, but I'm not sure. At least indirectly, it probably was. Spain is famous for its insistence on Catholicism, and the reason why they are so fond of it is twofold: One, they get special privileges from the pope, called the patronato real, where they can appoint Church bishops in Spain (a rarity in Europe, usually the pope appoints them) and manage Church funds in their realm. (i.e. bolster their income. Churches are very profitable.) Two, they've got a real crusading, devoutly religious spirit--the Catholic-sponsored Reconquista against the Muslim Moors only ends in 1492, less than a century before the events of this video--unique to them (and Portugal) out of any other nations in Europe. It's for reasons like that (and to consolidate their realm) that Isabella and Ferdinand start the Spanish Inquisition, reinforcing Catholicism across their domains, and it continues all the way into the 1800s. TL;DR religion,a bit, but yeah, money, power, and control

[@nut77739]

Thanks dude.

[@Drunkenst3v3]

@ABitOfHistory I was going to reply with a similar response, but mine would have been a lot less informative, I am not nearly as knowledgable about this time period as I would like to be. I just started following your channel a few days ago, and I have to say it is very informative. I know you probably have to keep the videos short to keep peoples interest but I for one would love a few longer videos, or maybe a whole series on a particular subject.

[@abitofhistory350]

Thanks! I'm more of a breadth guy than a depth guy when it comes to history, so I'm not really sure I'd be qualified. Glad you're enjoying them, though!

[@RubenKemp]

A Bit of History Would you consider the unity that religion creates of major influence in the decisions of Phillips to attack and recapture the rebellious upper Netherlands(as for keeping a country together), or is it just the money that was important to the political leaders like Philips II?

[@roykliffen9674]

The Duke of Alva was getting so known for being entrenched in his ideas, the Dutch named the "dolphin" - sturdy mooring posts for ships in the water free of the land - after this duke, namely "dukdalf".

[@glenbetton3146]

Good, concise summary but maybe a little too much emphasis on the religious motivations for the conflict, which were one aspect of resentment towards the empire of the Habsburgs, but other factors such as high taxation, lack of direct representation and governance and the desire to be an economically and politically independent confederation were the real driving force throughout the 80 years of the Dutch struggle. In many ways the Dutch were on the independence drive 100-200 years before the American colonists did the same thing with the British empire.

[@ahoraya1047]

Philip II of Spain was also King of England and Portugal. Portugal was lost almost at the same time as the Nethelands...

[@gertvanderstraaten6352]

William the Silent is Willem de Zwijger in Dutch. Zwijgen is a verb meaning to be/stay silent. He wasn't just silent, he made a point of it.

[@Hawkeye1off1]

Hi, one big mistake. Your heading say's, 'The Dutch Revolt' meaning The Deutsche Revolt. Dutch is not from Nederland, it is from germany where german people started to live near the border with Nederland. Thru wars, the border kept changing. In the end with the new latest border, there were still many germans(deutsch) living on the new side of Nederland. These people are called by the Nederlanders, the Dutch(deutsch). Most of Nederland have no Dutch heritage at all, thus many people in Nederland are NOT Dutch at all. On the English presume that all people in Nederland are Dutch. I am from Nederland and I am certainly NOT Dutch.

[@jochemvanrens8938]

de engelsen noemen nederlanders dutch. het is misschien ooit anders geweest maar in dit tijdperk is het zo.

[@dutchfrisianmuddigger.6806]

Het zijn Friezen

[@jerrysamuels1113]

Although I am certain you will disagree, in the end, I imagine you are all the same stuff, whatever that is.

[@aquan11111]

Pretty impressive how Spain managed to keep this up for so long despite having so many enemies. I just wished they hadn't dragged Portugal into this.

[@AudieHolland]

It's more like: Amazing how the Spanish bankrupted themselves by transferring 'free gold and silver' (they didn't know about inflation…) from the Americas to Spain and it was Amazing how many wars the Spanish started because they thought they were doing God's work. During the Eighty Years' War, Dutch Geuzen openly proclaimed their love for the Ottoman Empire. Why? Well, we know that if you followed a different religion while living in the Ottoman Empire, you had to pay a tax. Sure, we Dutch understood everything about taxes and hey, if it just meant having to pay a little to remain Protestant, so be it. What option did the Catholic Spanish king offer? BECOME CATHOLIC OR BURN AT THE STAKE

[@su_morenito_1948]

AudieHolland there’s a lots of myths about the Spaniards,also it’s ironic how people think it was a Netherlands vs Spain war because of religion,while the Netherlands still has more catholic population than Protestant

[@AudieHolland]

@@su_morenito_1948 About 60% of religious Dutch people were Protestant in *1849* Slightly less than 40% were Catholic. Today, half of the population is not religious at all. And since Catholics are half of all relgious people, they're about a quarter of the entire population.

[@su_morenito_1948]

AudieHolland we should simply be Christian

[@AudieHolland]

@@su_morenito_1948 Half of the country begs to differ.

[@stijnmale652]

10:13 it’s not GWC but VIC That means in dutch: Verengde Oost-indiëse Compagnie.

[@BillyBoze]

Stijn Male Moet je luisteren wat de man zegt, domkop...

[@speerboom]

Bozebilly moet je kijken naar het plaatje, gast. Op de vlag staat GWC. Die vlag heeft nooit bestaan wat op deze manier wel gesuggereerd wordt. Ik denk dat Stijn dat bedoelde met zijn opmerking.