49.2 The Dutch Revolt Begins
A History of Europe Key Battles
Carl Rylett
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🗓️ 5 July 2019
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Origins of the Dutch Revolt (1568–1648). Philip II of Spain inherits the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Naples and the newly discovered Americas as well as the Iberian Peninsula. Unrest breaks out in the Netherlands, and resistance grows against Philip's rule. Meanwhile, Anglo-Spanish relations are further strained by the discovery of a Spanish plot to kill Queen Elizabeth, the Ridolfi plot
Pictured: Philip of Spain and William of Orange, leader of the revolt
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| 0:40.3 | The Welcome to a history of Europe, The Spanish Armada of 1588, Part 2 of 5. |
| 1:11.6 | Last week I briefly described the middle period of Tudor England, focusing on the reign of Queen Mary I, 1553 to 1558, |
| 1:30.3 | and the first years of Elizabeth I. Traditionally, through the centuries, ties between the English |
| 1:36.7 | and Spanish crowns had been friendly, a large reason for which was that both were rivals and neighbours |
| 1:42.7 | of France. As Queen, Mary elected to marry the heir to the Spanish throne and son of the Holy Roman Emperor, Philip of Habsburg. |
| 1:53.0 | Had Mary not died childless, those English tied to the Empire and Spain, May Royal have strengthened. |
| 2:00.0 | Instead, on passing away, in November 1558, she was succeeded by her younger sister. |
| 2:07.9 | Elizabeth, in contrast to Mary, refused to form marriage ties with a foreign monarch, |
| 2:12.5 | and led England away from Catholicism. |
| 2:16.0 | Philip, meanwhile, inherited the Spanish throne as King Philip II, and they'd claimed those |
| 2:21.1 | territories and riches in the Americas, which at that time were being conquered by Spanish |
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