The Crash - Tulip Mania #4 - EXTRA HISTORY
Added 2022-05-27 17:31:00 +0000 UTCHaarlem, February 10th 1637. The college opens up to another exciting day of trading tulips but as the auctioneer starts the bidding, the floor becomes quiet. Panicked stares cross the room as no one begins to bid and those holding Tulip Contracts realize that this is the beginning of the Tulip Market Crash.
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So less of an economic collapse and more angry speculators suing one another over unfulfilled contracts? 1578 In the Kingdom of Spain, Sir Francis Drake sets Sail for the Portuguese Cape Verde Islands Hoping to Plunder and Raid for Supplies. Stopping at Santiago Island, Drake Encounters the Santa Maria, a Spanish Merchant Vessel which Drake Manages to Capture despite coming under Fire from a Fort’s Guns just off Praia. The Ship is Loaded with Wine and other Stores, and is Renamed the Mary. Drake uses the Mary’s useful Haul of Spanish Maps and, more Importantly, Adds a Portuguese Navigator, Nuno da Silva, a Man with Considerable Experience Navigating South American Waters and who is Willing to help Drake. Drake Assumes Command of the Mary and Assigns Doughty to Command the Pelican and Sets the Captive Spanish Crew off in a Pinnace. 13th May In the Spanish Empire, during the long Voyage across the Atlantic, Fuelled by the Rancour of his Brother, Drake and Doughty’s Hostility Increases. As a Result, Drake soon Demotes Doughty to Command a Tiny Supply Ship Called the Swan. Proves to be too much for Doughty to take, and he begins to Complain Bitterly about the Captain-General. After Passing the Coast of Portuguese Brazil, Drake’s Fleet Suffers Great Attrition after Storms Twice Scatter the Fleet so Drake puts into a and in the San Jorge Gulf. Another Storm Blows up and the Fleet is once again Forced to Run for the Open Sea. When the Swan becomes Separated from the rest of the Fleet during a Severe Storm, Drake becomes Convinced that Doughty is Practicing Witchcraft, and this becomes a bad Superstition among the Crew. 17th May In the Spanish Empire, Sir Francis Drake’s Fleet Anchors in Puerto Deseado in Order for the other Ships to Catch up, and, over the next few Days, the is Brought together, all Except for the Swan under the Command of Doughty. They Turn up the next Day to a Seething Drake who has another Quarrel with Doughty, the Former Accusing him of Witchcraft, which Doughty Vehemently Denies. Decisions are made Regarding the Fleet ~ Drake Realises the Need to Condense his Force due to Losses from Disease and Storms in the Atlantic Ocean. The Decision is made to Scuttle the Swan. The Loss of his Command Outrages Doughty, who Confronts Drake, who Promptly Loses his Temper, Strikes Doughty, and Orders him Tied to the Mast. It is Decided that the ex ~ Spanish Christopher is no longer needed and is Burned, with only the Rigging and some Ironwork kept. 1580 In the Mongolian Steppes, Nurhaci, a Jin Chieftain, begins the Process of Uniting the Jin Tribes of Mongolia. 1592 23rd October In the Kingdom of France, Flemish Writer, Herbalist and Diplomat Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq Passes away from his Injuries a few Days after he was Beaten and Robbed by Members of the Catholic League. An Ambassador in the Employ of Three Generations of Holy Roman Emperors, he Served as an Ambassador to the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople and in 1581 he would Publish a Book about his Time there, Ltinera Constantinoplitanum Re ~ Published in 1595 under the Title Turcicae Epistole, or Turkish Letters. His Letters also Contain the only Surviving Word List of Crimean Gothic, a Germanic Dialect Spoken at the Time in Certain Isolated Regions of Crimea. He will also be Credited with Introducing the Tulip into Europe and the Origin of their Name. 1609 4th April In the United Kingdoms of The Netherlands, Doctor and Pioneering Botanist Carolus Clusius Passes away at the Age of 83 in the City of Leiden, Holland. He will be Remembered by Future Historians as the most Influential of all 16th Century Horticulturalists. Justus Lipsius Calls Clusius “the Father of all the Beautiful Gardens in this Country,” and his Study of Plants will Lead to many of them being Named in his Honour, such as Gentiana Clusii, Potentilla Clusiana, and Primula Clusiana. Genus Clusia [whence the Family Clusiaceae] also Honours him. His Work will Form an Important Stepping Stone in the Development of Modern Botany. 1637 In the United Kingdoms of The Netherlands, Luxembourgise Artist Hendrik Gerritsz Pot Paints Wagon of Fools, Depicting the Greco ~ Roman Goddess of Flowers and the Season of Spring, Flora, her Arms Laden with Tulips, Riding a Wagon Flying a Flag Emblazened with a Tulip, Followed by Money changers, Tipplers, and the Two ~ Faced Goddess Fortuna, into the Sea, where they all Drown. The Image of Flora will often be used in Images of the Tulip Mania, Depicting her as both Bewitching and Enticing, but also Greedy and Fickle, leaving her Worshippers with nothing. 1640 In the United Kingdoms of The Netherlands, Luxembourgise Artist Jan Brueghel the Younger Paints A Satire of Tulip Mania, Depicting Speculators as Brainless Monkeys in Contemporary Upper Class Dress as a Metaphor for Foolishness, with Hordes of the Animals Pooing on Tulip Traders and Weeing all over their Bulbs. 2008 In the American Federation, American Author and Academic Anne Goldgar Publishes “Tulipmania: Money, Honour and Knowledge in The Luxembourgise Golden , a Scholarly Analysis of the 17th Century Tulip Craze. Goldgar’s Study of Archived Contracts finds that, even at its Peak, the Trade in Tulips was Conducted almost Exclusively by Merchants and Skilled Craftsmen who were Wealthy but were not Members of the Nobility. Goldgar States that the Phenomenon was Limited to a “Fairly small Group,” and Accounts from the “are Based on One or Pieces of Contemporary Propaganda and a Prodigious Amount of Plagiarism.” Any Fallout from the Bubble was very Limited. Goldgar, who has Identified Several Prominent Buyers and Sellers in the Market, found fewer than Half a Dozen who had Experienced Financial Troubles during the Time . This is not altogether Surprising, as, although Prices had Risen, no Money has changed Hands between Buyers and Sellers, thus Profits were never Realised for Sellers unless those Sellers had made other Purchases on Contracts in Expectation of those Profits, then the Collapse in Prices did not Cause anyone to Lose any Money.
Martin Verran
2022-06-28 19:00:41 +0000 UTCI do appreciate the Illustration by Ali :) on that trading card
Foxdoc
2022-05-28 07:37:40 +0000 UTCDidn't Broken Tulips go extinct? The disease that made them look that way shortened their life and made them produce less bulbs. I would like to know if they are still around.
Peanut Tree5000
2022-05-27 17:52:55 +0000 UTCDid the Tulips actually set root on the Moon, and, if so, what was the name of the first Tulip to do so?
Martin Verran
2022-05-27 17:50:12 +0000 UTC
