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Kaiser Wilhelm II is not the type of person who gets too little attention in historiography. One aspect that often gets overlooked however is the last stage of his life, which he spent in his Dutch exile. This video will talk about why Kaiser was forced to abdicate, what his new life in the Netherlands looked like and how he attempted to regain power.

Literature:
Ashton, Nigel J. & Hellema, Duco: Hanging the Kaiser. Anglo‐Dutch relations and the fate of Wilhelm II 1918–20, in: Diplomacy & Statecraft 11 (2000), Nr. 2, pp. 53-78.
Clark, Christopher: Kaiser Wilhelm II. A Life in Power, London 2009.
Gutsche, Willibald: Ein Kaiser im Exil. Der letzte deutsche Kaiser Wilhelm II. in Holland ; eine kritische Biographie, Marburg 1991.
Machtan, Lothar: Kaisersturz. Vom Scheitern im Herzen der Macht 1918, Darmstadt 2018.
Pekelder, Jacco et al.: Der Kaiser und das »Dritte Reich«, Göttingen 2021.
Röhl, John C.G.: Wilhelm II. Der Weg in den Abgrund 1900-1941, München 1993.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:39 The Kaiser abdicates
6:22 Wilhelm arrives in the Netherlands
11:09 Attempts to take back Power
13:32 Wilhelm and the NSDAP
19:44 The last Years
21:50 Outro