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Headword Date Article Type
Francis I invades Artois 1537 Topics Short note
Charles V begins the siege of Duren in Gelderland 1543 Topics Short note
Charles V's army bolstered from troops from Netherlands 1546 Topics Short note
Charles V annexes the Netherlands 1548 Topics Short note
Henry II of France invades the Netherlands 1554 Topics Short note
Protestants in the Netherlands protest against new Catholic bishoprics 1560 Topics Short note
Dutch revolt precipitated by Calvinist iconoclasm 1566 Topics Short note
Spain seeks to crush the Dutch revolt 1567 Topics Short note
The Duke of Alva arrests Counts Egmont and Hoorn 1567 Topics Short note
William of Orange's defeat of the Spanish sparks the Dutch Revolt 1568 Topics Short note
Counts Egmont and Hoorn are found guilty of high treason 1568 Topics Short note
The Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau at Jemmingen 1568 Topics Short note
William of Orange endorses the 'Beggars of the Sea' 1569 Topics Short note
The Dutch 'Beggars of the Sea' increase their attacks on Spanish shipping 1570 Topics Short note
Briel captured by Dutch Calvinist rebels 1572 Topics
The Dutch 'Beggars of the Sea' spark the Dutch War of Independence 1572 Topics Short note
Lewis of Nassau seizes Mons 1572 Topics Short note
William of Orange invades Gelderland from Germany 1572 Topics Short note
English volunteers land in the Netherlands to fight against the Spanish 1572 Topics Short note
The Spanish fail to take Haarlem from the Dutch rebels 1572 Topics Short note

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