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Why were the Dutch at War with the Scilly Isles from 1651 to 1985? (2017x90)

Air date: Dec 28, 2017

The Germans have their 30 Years War, The Dutch have their 80 Years War and the English and French hated each other so much they even duked it out for the Hundred Year War (although it was actually longer!) But did you know the record for longest war has to go to the Isles of Scilly, off the southwestern coast of Cornwall, who were semi-officially "at war" with the Dutch Republic from 1651 until this terrible violence was finally put to an end in 1985 with the signing of a historic peace treaty between the Netherlands and the Islands. In this video I'm going to be taking a look at why the Dutch declared war on a tiny group of islands, how the war went, and why it lasted so long. Hope you all enjoy! History with Hilbert on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/History-with-Hilbert-1448562625153968/?fref=ts History with Hilbert on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistorywHilbert History with Hilbert on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HistorywithHilbert Music Used: Midsummer Night's Dream - Felix Mendelssohn Hungarian Rhapsody - Franz Liszt Sneaky Snitch - Kevin MacLeod "Sneaky Snitch” - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Acoustic Breeze - Bensound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7T8oFqUG6s Up and Away - Holfix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YmM_cjUp4o Alternate History - Holfix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCVFU0CraFM All images are from the Public Domain of Wikimedia Commons and Pixabay. Related Videos of Mine: Had Queen Elizabeth I Established Her Authority by 1571? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJiBK5vxvus&t=649s The South African Flag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCwBLovFNQk&t=8s Why is Belgium so Divided? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTOW3b4rAQo&t=732s Explaining Germany's Many Names: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GtWfXESskQ&t=263s The French Flag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqs4LRn5_0w&t=167s What was the Mid-Tudor Crisis? https://www