The Dutch Tobacco Trade: How a Leaf Built a Golden Age

In Episode 110 of The Story of the Netherlands, Lucas and Luna explore the surprising role of tobacco in the Dutch Golden Age. From the first imports via the Dutch West India Company to the rise of Amsterdam as Europe's tobacco entrepôt, they trace how a New World leaf shaped commerce, culture, and even urban planning. Learn about the 'tobacco houses' along the canals, the role of Sephardic Jewish merchants, the smuggling trade with England, and the eventual decline as snuff gave way to smoking. A deep dive into a commodity that, like so many others, the Dutch turned into gold. #DutchTobacco #GoldenAge #WIC #Amsterdam #TobaccoTrade #SephardicMerchants #Smuggling #Snuff #Canals #DutchHistory #Europe #FexingoHistory #History #Trade #Commodity #NewWorld #17thCentury #GlobalEmpire Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo