What if the Netherlands Flooded in 1640?

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[@rewriting-history]

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[@JustJ_KK]

Earlier this month you did a maps Google drive are you releasing it again once your done making it again

[@thecanadiankitty4213]

If the Dutch sank, we wouldn’t have anyone to do the weed joke with

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

Jamaica

[@Julianist]

Germany has legalised it on the first of April, sooooooo

[@leMiG31]

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[@arthurbriand2175]

It makes sense considering Danemark just had married into the royal family of Atlantis as documented in the historical documentary " the litte mermaid".

[@justagreekhistorian]

PH really took the time to map out the HRE. Must have been painful, congratulations on achieving something like this because I literally can't imagine doing that

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

According to his Beyond Possible History video, he has done it multiple times. I applauded at that moment.

[@KiraiKatsuji]

There are multiple versions shown on his second channel

[@The_whales]

All because of a color dispute in Bulgaria

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

@@The_whales It's always because of some damned thing in the balkans.

[@KiraiKatsuji]

@@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV Like it's european Tradition

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

You really have to do a "What if everything went perfect for the Netherlands?" and a "What if the Netherlands managed to get ALL of the lowlands (It's larger than you think.) in the eighty years war?" now. EDIT: What if all the Portugese colonies were succesfully stolen by the Dutch is also a great video idea. Thank you Willem van Oranje nummer 5724!

[@chaosmaxkim]

I was literally gonna say the same thing about "What if everything went perfect for the dutch"

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

@@chaosmaxkim It's a really interesting premise since we'd essentially making what many people consider an unimportant little country into a really powerfull country, beyond what we used to be. Also it's a great oppertunity to show a bit of favouritism without it impacting the scenario much if at all.

[@ellismarquez8410]

Imagine how much more powerful the Dutch would have been if they had discovered the mineral wealth in South Africa.

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

@@ellismarquez8410 Oh, yes, that's also a good one.

[@NovikNikolovic]

He already did a "What if the Dutch united Germany?" which is ALMOST the same.

[@TheGospelAccordingtoLuke-eu6sl]

The Netherlands gets transported straight to the Nether

[@BelugaTheHutt]

No lands, all nether.

[@The_whales]

@@BelugaTheHuttthe “evil” version of the nether

[@Nn91.]

PH probably had a heart attack trying to make this video out of pure patriotism

[@ScuffTuff]

Maybe the British would actually use the spices themselves this time

[@themxzer]

HA Good one

[@caedesregis2006]

Dont be ridiculous

[@The_Alt_Vault]

Pepper, we put it on everything

[@FitzMagna]

Perish the thought.

[@user-uo7fw5bo1o]

And the British become world reknowned for their cuisine

[@randomuser9883]

I wouldn’t exist

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

Same here.

[@ryanprosper88]

As a Dutch Canadian, I wouldn't either

[@richardhoxha8422]

As a English man I would

[@uruguaylusitano5797]

As a Luso-Uruguayan I would...

[@Viscosity_5621]

I would be malaysian

[@seananthony7494]

Wait a minute you’re telling me that Emperor Tigerstar isn’t a cat?

[@FrenchGuy_]

Yeah he's a Tiger

[@sirpixel7945]

Big cat

[@alyxleaf]

WARRIOR CATS FAN??

[@mappingshaman5280]

Im glad you highlighted just how overpowered owning both indonesia and india would make Britain, i had a similar thought myself when the idea of britain keeping it after the napoleonic wars was mentioned

[@shinsenshogun900]

17:47 Dutch-Buffed British makes Dutchman narrator bump his mike.

[@oooshafiqooo4722]

the thing i like the most about this is how Monarchies in all of Indonesia might have been retained thus making them the same as the more in the North Malaya.

[@Leyrann]

Honestly, I don't think that's very likely. The Dutch tended to be relatively tolerant of local power structures, focusing mostly on trade and profits. If the Dutch didn't retain a local monarchy, whatever the reason might be, it's very unlikely that another colonial power would have.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

early indonesia did keep their monarchies but those monarchies become equal as provinces. then some regional revolt by communists killed some of the monarchies and they lost the special status. modern indonesia today still has one monarchy in the special province of yogyakarta, ruled by a sultan. imagine that, sultan inside a unitary republic.

[@Sanzzzzzzzzz]

​@@rizkyadiyanto7922 did you mean the 1949-1950 RIS(Republik Indonesia Serikat) or the time when Indonesia try to make a federation country?

[@BHuang92]

"The Dutch getting wealthy" God: *And I took that personally*

[@mariadinoraaraujodossantos9891]

The Ocean finally wins 🌊🌊🌊

[@TbV-st8ef]

Rule ocean, ocean rules the Dutch water never never will be slaev

[@Emane899]

3:00 "historically speaking prime ministers aren't food"

[@BackgroundHistory]

I love how we Dutch have this special love/hate relationship with water. On the one hand most of our traditional hobbies (like ice-skating and sailing) are water-related, we erected many polders on lakes, were famous for overseas trade and seascapes have always been a popular subject in painting. On the other hand the sea can wipe us all out at any moment, so it all balances out!

[@Sir_Zigy]

1k views in 10 minutes?! Possible history really is on top🎉🎉!!!

[@impostor6982]

I may not be familiar with colonial history in Indonesia past, Dutch took over for hundreds of years until Japan popped up I feel like it's weird to assume the British would just automatically be able to take over all of it

[@Battyj]

In the scenario he said that the Dutch east india company joins Britain willingly

[@Leo-ok3uj]

It kinda freaks me out that every single althistory I’ve watched at some point has given his praises to Emperor Tigerstar, but I have never seen a single video of his, how good is he?

[@cgnnfxfhh48]

one very important thing that the dutch did very closely to the start of this timeline is that when charles x of sweden had copenhagen under siege the dutch rescued the city with their fleet without the dutch the city would likely fall meaning denmark (and norway) is now counquered by sweden which was charles x intention and no one exepct the dutch could really opose this counquest since england where in a civil war and sweden already was at war with austria brandenburg poland and russia and none of them could challange the swedish navy this results in a much stronges sweden if they could keep hold of denmark and would likely result in a better peace with the anti swedish coalition with maybe another peace of the baltic taken

[@DonFlufflesPrime]

Those are going to be some seriously high fish.

[@jorikrouwenhorst7220]

I always say “that if someone is making money some were a Dutch person is making a profit off it”, and Dutch history can be summed up as “It’s nothing personal, just business.”

[@RailwayPenguin]

You should do a scenario where the glorious revolution leads to an anglo-dutch union. This could happen by William III and Mary III having children.

[@kj07video]

Japan would also be completely isolated & Britain couldn’t replace that because of their relationship with Portugal

[@legohistorytube.3148]

Could you make a video on what if the Gallipoli Campaign was successful? As yesterday, the 25th of April was the 109th anniversary of the Landings at Gallipoli (More famously known as Anzac Day here in Australia, aswell as New Zealand and Turkey)

[@Raycist500]

As an Aussie this would be epic

[@legohistorytube.3148]

@@Raycist500 Lest we forget my friend.

[@DoccyStars]

I wrote a dissertation on this. Tldr, it was never meant to become what it was. The amount of focus it would have required was too much given the circumstances of the entente high command

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

Turkey celebrates Anzac Day?

[@legohistorytube.3148]

@goldenfiberwheat238 yeah, they have a dawn service

[@fruitshuit]

Internally for Britain, it strikes me that the Dutch traders could very well elect to relocate to Glasgow instead of London, with Scotland being Calvinist vs England's Anglicanism. That could have implications on British politics, it could accelerate Glasgow's growth and make it a rival to London for economic power earlier, and potentially Dutch expertise in trade and colonial ventures could allow Scotland to avoid the disastrous Darien scheme which bankrupted the country and led to the Act of Union. I think Union would likely still have happened somehow, but the specific form of when and how would change. In this context perhaps a plausible candidate for Mary's marriage would have been a Scottish noble, since England would have wanted to strengthen the dynastic ties to Scotland to keep them aligned, and then the Scottish Lowlands form the main nucleus for rebellion against James just as the Scottish Highlands were the nucleus for rebellion against the Hanoverians.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

THANKS EmperorTigerstar! Love your content and Will love this

[@athinghere]

8:07 thats the teutonic order

[@philippschmidt80]

Wouldn't it be more likely that the reduced and weakened Netherlands would gravitate towards some of the german states? Dutch is a low franconian language and some german dialects spoken back then are also low franconian, low german has some similarities too. Culturally the Netherlands aren't that different from northern germany either, I could see those regions building closer ties especially with the french being interested in both the Rhineland and parts or all of the Netherlands.

[@GoofySillyGuy]

I love the new map! I watched the video on your other channel about it, and it looks great.

[@reubenchandy2052]

Loved your video hit it made me guffaw when you pronounced Thames like "Thaymes" 😂

[@TheDrumstickEmpire]

To be fair, he is a second language English speaker. I think he does really well overall.

[@glitchguypr0411]

Nah actually tho It is a weird spelling tbf

[@reubenchandy2052]

@@TheDrumstickEmpire Oh agreed, I didn't mean it in a malicious way

[@RisingFlag100]

The maps looking great dude

[@mushroomking19]

LOVING the map angles!

[@shayannx]

Been watching since 7k, this is sooo good

[@RosoR.]

3:04 The rest of the world when they don't like their ruler: impeachment The Dutch: Yum yum

[@Professional_Dirtbag_Hippie]

I personally think that a significant portion of the Dutch Refugees and traders would go to Brandenburg Prussia The Great Elector Fredrick William specifically tried to emulate the Dutch trading empire. I imagine he would jump to lure as many of the Dutch to build that dream. Brandenburg-Prussia is a large majority Protestant state with significant coastal access. It is also a nation set up to grew into a great power given it would achieve this in our timeline within a century from this divergence point.

[@Purplecocobolo]

omg! it’s the new map! we love it bro!!

[@Belden_7]

The amount of yapping that you did in this video is amazing and the way that you went about it was beyond spectacular.You made my week.Thank you for being god bless 🖍 🖍 🖍

[@rebeccawinter472]

I for one enjoyed the philosophical aspects of the analysis. While hard to map, it’s worthwhile to mention, and to think about!

[@christopherrobin1616]

nice to see the new map!

[@OrangeSheepPlayz]

Nice video!

[@beanos8024]

I really like the covering of cultural shifts in this video, keep it up!

[@Beans_On_Toast123]

i like the new map dude!!!

[@stargazer-elite]

12:45 oh what a cursed idea Now I kinda want to see a video on any of these other unions lol

[@Franckia]

Suggestion: "What If Austria won the Spanish war of succession"

[@JustJ_KK]

If Dutch sank we sadly won’t have possible history

[@SpahGaming]

nah, he'd just be decended from the british

[@Oppenheimer.J.Robert]

Nah the world without the Dutch would be so depressing

[@SorryAndSad]

Heaven

[@jason-zw9yf]

​@@SorryAndSadno

[@CrazyStormXL]

We wouldn’t have PH 😭

[@GameyRaccoon]

No ongezellig

[@TbV-st8ef]

@Alan-by1pf in this world France is larger but no Belgium, I see this as win from our timeline. Small one, but still a win nevertheless

[@floor737]

What if Norway didn't Flood in 1640? (Please do a what if everything went perfect for Norway scenario)

[@chillmemes5865]

1:27 “Sailed up the Thames.”

[@orangecitrus8056]

you should review your own subreddit and other alternate history subreddits Drew Durnil style sometime

[@R_TERRA916]

No more ongezellig 😢

[@notoriousrapscallion]

Maya GONE Coco might be GONE Mymy very sad 💔

[@pierren___]

19:31 its the opposite way ; since the north part is submerged, flemish disappears

[@caballeroarepa9223]

You forget the refugees

[@weepingscorpion8739]

@13:17 A Danish prince did marry an English heir, just not Mary but her sister, Anne. However, despite their 17 or so attempts at producing an heir, their longest living child only lived to about the age of 11. Imagine the House of Oldenburg on the English throne in 1714 instead of our timeline's 2022 (as the House of Glückburg, Prince Philip's agnatic line, is a branch of the house of Oldenburg). So either the Danish prince Jørgen (or George in English) marries Mary instead or Mary marries a Swede or Prussian. Options seem limited. Random off topic question: How many of y'all have the Mary-marry-merry merger either fully or partially? I think I as an L2 speaker merge Mary and marry but not merry.

[@belgian-choklate675]

To me Antwerp would come back as northern Europe's biggest trade center which would enrich the catholic low countries (Belgium) a lot.

[@emayex74]

can you continue the all wars of series

[@presumedeagle10]

The new maps look great, 100% worth the effort

[@bruheffect6335]

Finally a good timeline

[@marcomariniello553]

Beautiful new map

[@evangamer5752]

Love me some alternative history

[@Theakker]

Historically accurate

[@valerio5571]

Please just do an italy related video ive been commenting for monthssssss

[@imlimpoism9260]

i love this video.

[@user-vs8kj7pl8p]

19:15 one must always look for a positive side

[@Vliegende_Tuinstoel]

dang quality is real

[@legchairhistorian5496]

Only 6 minutes after upload. Never been this early and I’ve gotta say this is one trippy scenario.

[@viligerm6592]

Netherlands: I fear no nation, but that thing *points at the sea* It scares me! Water: *Chuckles*

[@TyresaerysTargaryen]

The historical live action remake movie would be epic

[@user-io1uv3nv4y]

Is this the new map you made to be more detailed? Looks clean and nice and probably a ton of work to make multiple new maps. Also Germany might as well been hell for you to make 💀

[@mathieuleader8601]

the idea of a big Belgium is most curious

[@TheEGrievous]

This has to be the most unrealist scenario ever. The ocean will never win!

[@epok7272]

Best timeline

[@prussian_man911]

can you do a video on what if history went perfect for the Byzantine empire sometime?

[@manzorroGeoCommunity7337]

I see that in all your alternate history videos the UK/England always ends up winning, somehow. So what if you make a "what if everything goes wrong for Britain" video?

[@zsombortelek8411]

I hope there will be other Dutch-related scenarios as well, like what if the Dutch Republic survied or what if William of Orange was never assassinated.

[@CallMeThyme]

19H 4,1K L 325 C 156K S 50 990 V

[@adolflenin7770]

i would like to see what if everything went perfect for AXIS

[@barsukascool]

NEW MAP POOOG

[@owaisashraf5803]

Video idea: What if Britain bought Alaska (i don't know if this could work in any way but it'd be interesting i think)

[@alonk1060]

I was so excited to hear about this super charged British empire

[@someguy5774]

I think (for an interesting timeline) if the Dutch would remain independent in Nieuw Amsterdam and form America but imperialist possibly taking over British America as a million or less Dutch people migrate to America as if they are a horde.

[@GameyRaccoon]

What if everything went perfect for the Netherlands!

[@EmperorTigerstar]

I can’t believe you actually did it. 😂

[@Hooman_raha]

can you pls do a what if everything went perfect for Iran and one also for DRC if Patrice Lumumba wasn't assassinated ?

[@lynxgirlpaws]

CONNECTICUT SHOWCASED!!

[@tathemrelag3123]

We could always just say that Mary marries a certain George of Hanover, and ensure that the only thing that changes in the line of succession is skipping Queen Anne.

[@Stasio800]

Time traveller: moves a chair. The timeline:

[@nacelnikprosiak1260]

In our timeline there were already tons of Dutch settlers migrating to Polish Pommerania to flee the war thanks to Polish tolerance, so I could imagine the Dutch merchants fleeing to Danzing or Courland

[@charmyzard]

I thought this had to do with the Zuiderzee works going wrong.

[@khorvair]

41 seconds?? holy

[@DIEVIERDUMMEN]

Please do a scenario what if greater Germany was achivied by prussia

[@Julianist]

Are the new maps already on discord?

[@wiel5908]

i believe that would make Portugal try fight more for some of their eastern possessions, they didn't hold that much of land, but without the dutch they would certainly hold some extra land like Ceylon/Sri Lanka(as you mentioned) but also Taiwan/Formosa, this change of focus may also change who will get south Africa, as until this point the portuguese were the ones using the region around the cape town(Cabo da boa Esperança) and a more eastern focused portugal may change brazil a little, without the dutch fucking up the northeast sugar monopoly, portugal may don't get that much of interest in exploring inland brazil and find the gold in Minas Gerais, in fact, if the dutch blowing up like that, maybe portugal even lose interest in get independence from spain, as the dutch taking their colonies was one of the motives, and without that they maybe find less reasons to get revolt, however others great powers could try snatch portuguese possessions like the french or english(on the grounds that they are defending portuguese possessions), the lack of dutch may also fuck japan a little, as the dutch became the only western trading partners with them, so without the dutch, either japan is full isolated, or they would have to reconsider either making trade with Portugal, Spain or England. last but not least, i wonder how much Portugal would be willing to expand in the east, like try to regain possessions on the Persian golf or east Africa, get more spice islands or even find Australia by accident, anyways, cool concept regardless, I really like some of those "eerie" scenarios where something weird happen but everything is the same

[@plasmakitten4261]

hmmm so the super strong France timelines are interesting, because France's hegemony in Europe is insane, but Britain has this godlike colonial empire, and the rise of Prussia and eventually Germany still seems very possible.

[@SuperCelio456]

that's the most based alt history it could ever happen

[@gabrieleitor280]

what everything went perfect for axis?

[@jamaicafosvaldo]

Video 1 of asking Possible History for a video about "If Valery Sablin was succesful"

[@davidjuhas569]

Nice

[@ParticularFix]

Does anyone know the song in the first two minutes? Absolutely serine.

[@maximillianx1395]

8:08 speaking of a Catholic Prussia: it would be interesting to explore an alternate timeline in which the crusader state in eastern Europe survives the medieval times and resist until the thirty years war, how eastern Europe would be affected by that? Will the kingdom of Brandenburg-Prussia still exists? And what about Poland?