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!

[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''.

[professorgraves]

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.

[bananarama]

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!

[ItalianIrishguy]

Much love to the Dutch people and their beautiful country!

[lexingtonconcord]

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

[maaifoediedelarey]

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.

[TheWZINCLTD]

I love it especially the Important people and the Timeline part, which helps the viewers to summarize and memorize the content. Bravo!

[andreslopez]

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.

[ayyelemayo]

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?

[Steinstra-vjwl]

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.

[rmeloche]

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.

[VincentTwente]

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

[Daemsco]

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

[ckordiolis]

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

[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!

[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".

[florianpollard]

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

[ryan]

The Duke of Alba had some pretty awesome armour.