Hello and welcome to the History of the Germans. It's episode

199, How Holland was Lost, Part 2, which is also episode 15 of season 10, The Empire in the 15th century.

So, why did Holland really leave the Empire?

Was it because the valiant and tragic Counties Jacqueline was hunted down from one land to the

other, all of them mine?

Was it a story of misogyny, betrayal, incompetence and ruthless power politics?

Yeah, I was.

But it was also a story of economic and climate change, and one that links into the herring trade of the Hanseatic League, the decline of the Tutonic Knights, and even into the Haaside Revolt.

Topics that seem distant, but mattered to what happened here.

This week we'll focus on all of this, but in particular on the latter part of that

story. Before we start, it's the usual link to a history of the Germans.com slash support

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And with that, back to the show.

Last week we ended with the flight to Jacqueline, the Countess of Holland, Zealand and Enno to England

and her marriage to the dashing Duke of Gloucester.

For those who've not yet listened to it or cannot remember last episode, here is a very brief recap.

Jacqueline was the only daughter of the Count of Holland, Zealand and Heno, aka a big

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