EURO ST 10 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Dutch East India Company, Naarden, Protestant Reformation
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A nation forged in the crucible of violence: dutch history at a glance. 1516: charles 1 of spain takes control of the netherlands. 1517: martin luther posts his 95 theses in germany - reformations begin. Dutch protestants are burned at the stake. 1519: charles 1 becomes holy roman emperor, charles v. 1540: emperor charles v violently suppresses uprising over spanish teaxes in flanders. 1556: charles v hands control of the netherlands to his son, king phillip 2 of spain. 1568: william 1, dutch prince of orange, leads to revolt against spanish rule and is declared an outlaw. The holy office condemns all inhabitants of the netherlands to death as heretics; the 80 years war begin (dutch revolt) 1572: william of orange becomes viceroy of holland, friesla utrecht: meanwhile, the town of naarden surrenders to the spanish, the town is burned and all residents are massacred. 1576: spanish mutineers continue to burn and pillage dutch towns.
