680. The Netherlands: The Revolt that Made The Modern World (Part 4)
The Dutch national anthem, the Wilhelmus, is a 16th-century song steeped in paradox, loyalty, and rebellion, embodying the complex origins of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule and the birth of the Dutch Republic. Its enduring power lies in its layered contradictions — a rebel anthem t
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