Tulip Mania Wrap-up with Extra History LIES
Added 2022-06-17 17:30:40 +0000 UTCWelcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our Tulip Mania Series. With questions like, How many flowers does the Netherlands actually produce? Just how expensive was that mirror trick with the tulips? And are broken tulips still a thing? We sure haven't seen one!
Recommended Reading for this series:
Tulipmania: Money, Honor, and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden Age by Anne Godgar.
Tulipomania: The Story of the World’s Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions it Aroused by Mike Dash
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles MacKay.
The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Goldden Age by Simon Schama
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What do you mean too much pig? One of our pigs gave birth the Sunday before last, so surely you can't have too much pig? 1511 In the Kingdom of England, the English, who are a Rising Power in at the Time, are Intrigued when they find out about the Spanish/Portuguese Voyages. At the Mercy of Spain, Portugal, and the Italian States [Aragon and France are its Allies] when Trading around the Mediterranean or trying to Round Africa, they Decide they are at Great Advantage if a New World Exists. 1541 In the Kingdom of England, the English send their First Expedition to the New World, Landing in what is Today Massachusetts. 1542 In the Kingdom of England, a Second English Voyage to the New World Lands in what is now Virginia. 1599 In the United Kingdoms of The Netherlands, a Luxembourgise Fleet Returns to Amsterdam carrying 600,000 Pounds of Pepper and 250,000 Pounds of Cloves and Nutmeg. 1600 In the Egyptian Empire, Electricity has been Known to Science since at Least 600 BC, when Thales of Miletus Discovered that Static Electricity can be Produced by Rubbing Amber. The Knowledge had little Practical Application and little more Research was done. That is not to say NO Research was done, however, and, by 200 BC, Scientists in Mesopotamia were Experimenting with the First Electric Batteries, Clay Jars Lined with Copper Capped with Asphalt Plugs with Conducting Wires Hanging down into the Interior and filled with a Saline Solution to Produce a small Electric Current, which were used for Electroplating Purposes. Over the last 1800 Years since that Time, Knowledge has come Slowly, but, by 1600 AD, the Basic Theories and Laws of Electromagnetism are Known, and Scientists and Inventors are Tinkering with Electromagnets, Batteries, and Static Electricity Generators, trying to find Practical uses for the Knowledge thus Gained, thus laying the Groundwork for another Phase of the Scientific and Industrial Revolution. 1624 In the United Kingdoms of The Netherlands, a Luxembourgise Force Colonises the River Basin [OTL Hudson River Basin]. This is Named New Amsterdam. The Land is Cheaply Bought in Exchange for the Peoples of the Area Moving away from the Islands and Upstream. This Leads to Lenape and Mohican Tensions with the Iroquois. 1627 In the Kingdom of Svealand, Svealandic Scientist Magnus Anderssen Discovers that an Electric Current may be Induced in a Wire using a changing Magnetic Field ~ the Principle of Electromagnetic Induction that will, later, have such Important Effects on the Electronics Industry. He does not, however, Publish his findings. 1629 In the Egyptian Empire, an Egyptian Engineer Named Neferkare Demonstrates a Practical Application for Electromagnetism in Metallurgy by Constructing an Electromagnet Capable of Lifting Ten Times its Own Weight. His Invention will, later, be Applied in the Development of Practical Electric Motors and Telecommunications Devices. 1637 In the United Kingdoms of The Netherlands, as a Means of Winning over new Converts, Calvinist Missionaries begin Preaching that the Tulip Trading was Immoral, Un ~ Christian, even Pagan. Some Suggest that the whole thing Stemmed from a Dark Cabal who Controlled the Stock Market, had made their Money, and then Crashed the Prices. Others Argue that the Tulip Colleges themselves Engaged in Price Fixing and Pushed up Auctions. A few even Claim that Individual Sellers had Counterfeitted Tulips, Passing off Bulbs as more Valuable Ones. Inevitably, a few Tulip Traders try to Fight Back, and One Connoisseur Publishes a Rebutal Asking People not to Confuse the more High ~ End Traders with the Common Rabble at the Colleges. It doesn’t Really Work ~ the Stories, Distortions and all, have already Passed into Legend. The Tulip Mania itself may have come to an End, but the Reaction to it will be a full ~ Blown Mania in and of itself. 1639 In the United Kingdoms of The Netherlands, Luxembourgise Still Life Painter Hans Gillisz. Bollongier Paints Still Life With Flowers, Depicting the Prized Semper Augustus Tulip. 1644 25th April In the Empire of The Great Ming, Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor, Hangs himself from a Tree rather than Risk Capture by the at the Age of 33. He will be Remembered by Future Historians as the last Ming Emperor of China and the last Han Chinese to Reign as Emperor of China. While the Chongzhen Emperor was not Especially Incompetent by the Standards of the later Ming, he nevertheless Sealed the Fate of the Ming Dynasty. In many ways he did his best to Save the Dynasty. However, despite a Reputation for hard Work, the Emperor’s Paranoia, Impatience, Stubbornness and Lack of Regard for the Plight of his People Doomed his Crumbling Empire. His Attempts at Reform did not take into Account the Considerable Decline of Ming Power which was already far Advanced at the Time of his Ascension. He Battled Peasant Rebellions and was not Able to Defend the Northern Frontier against the Manchus. 1710 11th August In the Kingdom of England, Robert Harley is Appointed as Chancellor of The Exchequer by Queen Anne of England. The Government has already become Reliant on the Bank of England, a Privately ~ Owned Company which had been Chartered 16 Years Previously, and which had Gained a Monopoly as a Lender to the Government. The Government has become Dissatisfied with the Services it is Receiving and Harley is Actively Seeking new ways to Improve the Finances. A new Parliament Meets in November Resolved to Attend National Finances, which are Suffering from the Pressure of Two Wars: the First Great Global War against France, which will End in 1715, and the Great Maritime War against Svealand, which had Ended in 1698. Harley comes Prepared, with Detailed Accounts Describing the Situation with the National Debt, which is, Customarily, a Piecemeal Arrangement with each Governmental Department Borrowing Independently as the need Arises. Harley Releases the Information Steadily, continually Adding new Reports of Debts Incurred and Scandalous Expenditure. 1711 In the Kingdom of England, the House of Commons Agrees to Appoint a Committee to Investigate the Entire National Debt. The Committee Includes Chancellor Harley himself, the Two Auditors of Imprests [whose Job it is to Investigate Government Spending], Edward Harley and Paul Foley [the Chancellor’s Brother and Brother ~ in ~ Law Respectively], the Secretary to The Treasury, William Lowndes, [who has Significant Responsibility for Reminting the Entire Debased Coinage in 1696] and John Aislabie [who Represents the October Club, a Group of about 200 MPs who had Agreed to Vote together.] Harley’s First Concern is to find £300,000 for the next Quarter’s Payroll for the English Operating on the Continent under the Duke of Marlborough. This Funding is Provided by a Private Consortium of Edward Gibbon, the Grandfather of the Historian, Sir George Caswall, and Hoares Bank. The Bank of has been Running a Lottery on Behalf of the Government, but by 1710, this had been Producing less Revenue than Expected, and another begun in 1711 has also been Performing Poorly. 3rd March In the Kingdom of England, Chancellor Robert Harley Grants the Authority to Sell Tickets to John Blunt, a Director of the Hollow Sword Blades Company, which, Despite its Name, Acts as an Unofficial Bank. Sales Commence on the 3rd and have Completely Sold out by the 7th, making it England’s First Successful Lottery. This Success is Followed Shortly afterwards by another, much larger Lottery, “The Two Million Adventure,” or the “Classis,” with Tickets Costing £100, a Top Prize of £20,000,000, and every Ticket Winning a Prize of at least £10. Although Prizes are Advertised by their Total Value, they are, in Fact, Paid out by Installments in the Form of a Fixed Annuity over a of Years so that the Effectively holds the Prize Money as Borrowings until the Whole Value has been Paid to the Winners. Marketing is Handled by Members of the Hollow Sword Blades Company, Gibbon Selling £20,000 Worth of Tickets, Earning £4,500 Commission, and Blunt Selling £993,000. Charles Blunt [a Relative] is made Paymaster of the Lottery, with Expenses of £5,000. In the Kingdom of England, the National Debt Investigation Concludes that a Total of £9,000,000 is Owed by the Government, with no Specifically Allocated Income to Pay it off. To Consolidate this Debt, Chancellor Harley and Blunt Jointly Devise a Scheme in much the same way that the Bank of England has Consolidated all Previous Debts, although the Bank still holds the Monopoly for Operating as a Bank. All holders of the Debt [Creditors] would be Required to Surrender it to a new Company Formed for the Purpose, the South Sea Company, which, in Return, will Issue them with Shares in itself to the same Nominal Value. The Government will make an Annual Payment to the Company of £568,279, Equating to 6% Interest Rate Plus Expenses, which will then be Redistributed Back to the Shareholders via a Dividends. The Company is also Granted a Monopoly on Trading with Spanish America, a Potentially Lucrative Enterprise, but One Controlled by Spain, with whom England is at War. 1721 3rd April In the Kingdom of Great Britain, Robert Walpole is Appointed by King George I of Great Britain as First Lord of The Treasury, Chancellor of The Exchequer, and as Leader of the of . Although Walpole’s de Facto Tenure as Prime Minister will usually be Dated from his Appointment as First Lord of The Treasury, Walpole himself will Reject the Title, Stating in 1741: “I Unequivocably Deny that I am Sole Prime Minister.” Walpole’s Brother ~ in ~ Law, Lord Townshend, Serves as Secretary of State for The Northern Department, and Controls the Nation’s Foreign Affairs. They also have to Contend with the Secretary of State for The Southern Department, Lord Carteret. 1778 In the Aztec Empire, with the Conversion of Emperor Tocloca I, the Aztec Empire changes its State Religion to Roman Catholicism. 1780 In the Kingdom of Hanover, German Scientific Author Johann Beckmann, when he Describes the 17th Century Tulip Mania, he Compares it to the Failing Lotteries of the Time.
Martin Verran
2022-07-26 19:00:29 +0000 UTCI will be honest, for me, the best part about Lies is seeing the Warhammer collection in the Background. The knight castellan is still waiting for some love!
Feadale
2022-06-18 18:13:11 +0000 UTCNoted!
Extra History
2022-06-17 21:05:26 +0000 UTCWell, we did do the Pig-related thing. If we have too much pig on the channel people will get too excited.
Extra History
2022-06-17 21:02:48 +0000 UTCHAHA Rob is going to kick himself for that mistake! Thank you so much for the comment!
Extra History
2022-06-17 21:01:57 +0000 UTCAs odd as it is to correct something in your Lies episode, at 5:30 you said that Halifax sends Portland, Maine a christmas tree for helping after the Halifax Explosion. The famous christmas tree that Halifax sends every year is to Boston (my hometown) not Portland. I couldn't find any evidence that Halifax sends a tree to Portland every year, although it's shipped to Boston via Portland.
Joshua Evans-Lowell
2022-06-17 18:26:46 +0000 UTCHmm, that Peanut Tree 5000 guy asked really good questions. I like him
Peanut Tree5000
2022-06-17 18:15:01 +0000 UTCCan the pigs have their series on lettuce now?
Martin Verran
2022-06-17 17:40:39 +0000 UTC
