The Netherlands EXPOSED | Secrets of the World’s First Global Superpower (4K)

Flooded fields, endless wars, and the world’s richest trading empire—how did a country the size of a postage stamp rise to rule the seas? This video tells the full, paradoxical story of the Netherlands: from the Roman limes on the Rhine and the Batavian revolt, through Frisian traders and Frankish kings, to the Burgundian and Habsburg eras, the Dutch Revolt, a rebel republic, and the VOC’s globe-spanning empire.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:09 The Roman Frontier
06:26 Frisians, Franks, and Saxons
11:41 Counts and Duchies
16:55 Burgundian Netherlands
22:26 Habsburg Netherlands
28:09 The Dutch Revolt
32:27 Independence Declared
37:35 The Dutch East India Company (VOC)
43:06 Masters of the Seas
48:00 Art and Science Flourish
52:54 Amsterdam: World’s First Financial Capital
57:19 Rivalries and Decline
01:02:57 Napoleonic Rule & Kingdom of the Netherlands
01:08:40 Belgium Breaks Away
01:13:49 Industrialization & Social Change
01:19:43 Colonial Empire & Its Consequences
01:25:31 World War I Neutrality
01:30:54 World War II Occupation
01:36:19 The Netherlands Today
01:42:12 Outro

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