dutch revolt Flashcards
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when was the dutch revolt
1566
what led to the revolt?
since the 1550s, there was growing unhappiness and unrest in the Netherlands ab spanish interference in dutch affairs
although the netherlands belonged to the spanish, they were used to governing themselves.
when phillip decided to reorganise dutch gov and church, he also indtrocued the spansih inquisition to nether.
this brought both catholics and protestants together saagsondt spain, leading to the durch revolt, which broke out for the first time in 1566.
what did phillip do in retaltiatio ot ehr evolt
in 1567, he sent the Duke of Alba with an army of 10,000 men to the N to put fown the revolt.
as a consequence, by 1568, it had been defeated.
what did alba do in N? (what did he set up?)
what did thsi lead to?
- establish a council of trouble (nicknamed the council of blood)
- this enforced both catholicism and obedience to the spansih crown
- it was made up fo loyal dutch nobles and spansih officials
- ignored local law and legal processes, condemining thousands to death ( mainly protestantss)
- this led to thousands of dutch protestants fleeing into exile, many to england.
whywas alba’s presence in N a problem for E?
- albas large army had a mission agaisnt protestantism and was within easy stirking distance of england. this worried william cecil and E
- elizabeth did not want to become seen as europe’s leading protestant monarch, wishing to avoid war and hence openly condemned the dutch rebels.
the rebels came to england nevertheless
whatw ere the dutch rebels known as
sea beggars
when did eliz statr allowing the sea beggars to shelter in english harbours
1567
what and wehn was the geneose loan
1568
gold seized by elizbarth from spansih ships that were originically carrying that gold to pay albas troops in the netherlands (who took refuge in English ports from the sea beggars).
where did the geonese loan come from
an italian city of genoa
she hence argued that the moneya ctually beloinged to italian bankers
