Sparks of rebellion in the Low Countries
Water weapons and desperate sieges
A global war on waves and oceans
The division and the search for peace
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Master of The Eighty Years' War
schopenhauer Spain sent the harsh Duke of Alba to crush the Dutch rebels with a reign of terror.
schopenhauer A wave of Protestant iconoclasm swept the Netherlands in 1566, destroying Catholic church art.
schopenhauer Match rebel leaders and events to discover how the Dutch won their independence.
Royal orange color: The Dutch national color orange comes from William of Orange, whose family inherited the French principality of Orange.
The destruction of religious images, icons, or monuments, typically for religious or political motives. In 1566, Protestant mobs destroyed Catholic church art across the Netherlands, initiating the Eighty Years' War.
What was the name of the special tribunal established by the Duke of Alba to prosecute Dutch rebels?
Who inherited the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands in 1556, sparking the tensions that led to the Eighty Years' War?
Why did Dutch nobles initially protest against Spanish King Philip II in the 1560s?
In which 1568 battle did the Eighty Years' War officially begin with a rebel victory?
Which Spanish general arrived in Brussels in 1567 and earned the nickname 'The Iron Duke'?
What was the nickname of William I of Orange, the founding father of the Netherlands?