Western Civilization I / Unit 17 WC1 1609 short lesson, about 20 seconds
William the Silent, the Spanish Fury, and the Republic, 1581
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The idea
William the Silent led the resistance; Alba was recalled in fifteen seventy-three; unpaid Spanish troops sacked Antwerp and other loyal cities, the Spanish Fury of fifteen seventy-six. In fifteen eighty-one the northern provinces declared independence, the Dutch Republic, Calvinist and England's ally.
In practice
The anchor's fifteen eighty-eight is recorded.
Where people slip
Spain fought on until sixteen forty-eight along its Spanish Road, bankrupting itself.
Your place on the trail
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