Defragged History
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Defragged History is a YouTube channel that deep-dives into histories; how it started, how it ended, and everything in between.
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Knight Tournament, Loevestein Castle, NL.
Riddertoernooi, Slot Loevestein, NL.
October 19, 2025.
A hint of a series to come...
#riddertoernooi #knights #medieval #medievalhistory #defraggedhistory
Riddertoernooi, Slot Loevestein, NL.
October 19, 2025.
A hint of a series to come...
#riddertoernooi #knights #medieval #medievalhistory #defraggedhistory
October 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Knight Tournament, Loevestein Castle, NL.
Riddertoernooi, Slot Loevestein, NL.
October 19, 2025.
A hint of a series to come...
#riddertoernooi #knights #medieval #medievalhistory #defraggedhistory
Riddertoernooi, Slot Loevestein, NL.
October 19, 2025.
A hint of a series to come...
#riddertoernooi #knights #medieval #medievalhistory #defraggedhistory
Coming up on YouTube: a bonus episode of New Amsterdam, all about Pirates and Privateers who visited the New Amsterdam port and how the West India Company exploited these marauders of the sea.
October 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Coming up on YouTube: a bonus episode of New Amsterdam, all about Pirates and Privateers who visited the New Amsterdam port and how the West India Company exploited these marauders of the sea.
September 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Get ready! The 9th and final episode of New Amsterdam is coming! In "'Tis Now Called New York", Director-General Pieter Stuyvesant has to defend New Amsterdam against English invaders, but can he rely on the New Netherland residents to help him?
September 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Get ready! The 9th and final episode of New Amsterdam is coming! In "'Tis Now Called New York", Director-General Pieter Stuyvesant has to defend New Amsterdam against English invaders, but can he rely on the New Netherland residents to help him?
In "Mad for a Dutch War" the Esopus Indians seek revenge against the Dutch colonists and launch a deadly war, while a newly instated King Charles II and his brother James, the Duke of York, plot to destroy Dutch trade and take all of New Netherland.
July 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
In "Mad for a Dutch War" the Esopus Indians seek revenge against the Dutch colonists and launch a deadly war, while a newly instated King Charles II and his brother James, the Duke of York, plot to destroy Dutch trade and take all of New Netherland.
Eighty Years' War Reenactors "Compagnie Te Voet" does military drills at Pinksterzaan, Zaanse Schans. June 9, 2025. #reenactors
July 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Eighty Years' War Reenactors "Compagnie Te Voet" does military drills at Pinksterzaan, Zaanse Schans. June 9, 2025. #reenactors
In "From Above to Below," Director-General Pieter Stuyvesant besieges the Swedes in Nye Sverige, rushes back to New Amsterdam caught up in the so-called Peach War, and targets religious groups prompting residents to write "The Flushing Remonstrance" in support of the Quakers.
July 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
In "From Above to Below," Director-General Pieter Stuyvesant besieges the Swedes in Nye Sverige, rushes back to New Amsterdam caught up in the so-called Peach War, and targets religious groups prompting residents to write "The Flushing Remonstrance" in support of the Quakers.
Pinksterzaan, Zaanse Schans, June 9, 2025 with Compagnie te Voet.
#eightyyearswar #reenactment #reenactorsofinstagram #pinksterzaan #pinksterzaan2025 #compagnietevoet #defraggedhistory
#eightyyearswar #reenactment #reenactorsofinstagram #pinksterzaan #pinksterzaan2025 #compagnietevoet #defraggedhistory
June 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Pinksterzaan, Zaanse Schans, June 9, 2025 with Compagnie te Voet.
#eightyyearswar #reenactment #reenactorsofinstagram #pinksterzaan #pinksterzaan2025 #compagnietevoet #defraggedhistory
#eightyyearswar #reenactment #reenactorsofinstagram #pinksterzaan #pinksterzaan2025 #compagnietevoet #defraggedhistory
Episode 5 for New Amsterdam drops next Thursday, June 12, in which Pieter Stuyvesant steps up the tyranny, the Dutch mess with Oliver Cromwell, and Adriaen van der Donck tries to convince the States-General to make New Netherland independent from the Dutch West India Company.
June 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Episode 5 for New Amsterdam drops next Thursday, June 12, in which Pieter Stuyvesant steps up the tyranny, the Dutch mess with Oliver Cromwell, and Adriaen van der Donck tries to convince the States-General to make New Netherland independent from the Dutch West India Company.
Coming up next week! Episode 4 of the New Amsterdam series, The Stuyvesant Effect, will be uploaded on YouTube on May 29, 2025, at 18:00 CET.
#newamsterdam #newyorkhistory #defraggedhistory #pieterstuyvesant #peterstuyvesant
#newamsterdam #newyorkhistory #defraggedhistory #pieterstuyvesant #peterstuyvesant
May 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Coming up next week! Episode 4 of the New Amsterdam series, The Stuyvesant Effect, will be uploaded on YouTube on May 29, 2025, at 18:00 CET.
#newamsterdam #newyorkhistory #defraggedhistory #pieterstuyvesant #peterstuyvesant
#newamsterdam #newyorkhistory #defraggedhistory #pieterstuyvesant #peterstuyvesant
For those (Dutchies) interested, there is a new comic book about The Batavia, called "De Apotheker van de Duivel" (The Apothecary of the Devil), released May 15, 2025.
Currently this hard cover comic book is only available in Dutch. You can order it, among other places, at bol.com for 35 euros.
Currently this hard cover comic book is only available in Dutch. You can order it, among other places, at bol.com for 35 euros.
May 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
For those (Dutchies) interested, there is a new comic book about The Batavia, called "De Apotheker van de Duivel" (The Apothecary of the Devil), released May 15, 2025.
Currently this hard cover comic book is only available in Dutch. You can order it, among other places, at bol.com for 35 euros.
Currently this hard cover comic book is only available in Dutch. You can order it, among other places, at bol.com for 35 euros.
Maurits Fest in IJzendijke, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, Zeeland, NL. May 18, 2025, celebrating Prince Maurits of Orange who died 400 years ago this year. #eightyyearswar
May 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Maurits Fest in IJzendijke, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, Zeeland, NL. May 18, 2025, celebrating Prince Maurits of Orange who died 400 years ago this year. #eightyyearswar
Unless there are any technical issues, episode 3 of New Amsterdam arrives Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 18:00 CET.
April 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Unless there are any technical issues, episode 3 of New Amsterdam arrives Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 18:00 CET.
Get ready for next week!
#newamsterdam
#newamsterdam
April 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Get ready for next week!
#newamsterdam
#newamsterdam
🇳🇱🧡🎉 Happy birthday to Prince Willem of Orange! Born on this day, April 25, 1533, at Dillenburg Castle!
Find out more about his life in Defragged History's series about the Eighty Years' War on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast!
#willemvanoranje
Find out more about his life in Defragged History's series about the Eighty Years' War on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast!
#willemvanoranje
April 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🇳🇱🧡🎉 Happy birthday to Prince Willem of Orange! Born on this day, April 25, 1533, at Dillenburg Castle!
Find out more about his life in Defragged History's series about the Eighty Years' War on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast!
#willemvanoranje
Find out more about his life in Defragged History's series about the Eighty Years' War on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast!
#willemvanoranje
On this day, 400 years ago, April 23, 1625, Prince Maurits of Orange, Count of Nassau, etc, etc, etc. died from liver carcinoma aged 57 in the Hague, the Netherlands.
April 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
On this day, 400 years ago, April 23, 1625, Prince Maurits of Orange, Count of Nassau, etc, etc, etc. died from liver carcinoma aged 57 in the Hague, the Netherlands.
A date has been set for episode 2 of the New Amsterdam series: April 17, 2025 at 18:00 CET!
April 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
A date has been set for episode 2 of the New Amsterdam series: April 17, 2025 at 18:00 CET!
March 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
First three episodes of the Eighty Years' War series now available on Spotify and Apple Podcast, etc.
March 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
First three episodes of the Eighty Years' War series now available on Spotify and Apple Podcast, etc.
Thank you all for watching the first episode of New Amsterdam in record numbers and the 100+ new subscribers from it. Episode 2 should arrive 2-4 weeks, depending on my energy levels.
March 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thank you all for watching the first episode of New Amsterdam in record numbers and the 100+ new subscribers from it. Episode 2 should arrive 2-4 weeks, depending on my energy levels.
Next week! The premiere episode of New Amsterdam.
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February 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Next week! The premiere episode of New Amsterdam.
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