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This episode of Ten Minute History (like a documentary, only shorter) covers the rise of Calvinism in the Spanish Seventeen Provinces and the subsequent outbreak of the Dutch Revolt/Eighty Years' War. William the Silent led the United Provinces' (and later Dutch Republic's) bid for independence and he encountered many issues, notably the Duke of Alba and Parma as well as some hiccups in picking a monarch. All of the turmoil forced the Dutch to innovate in matters of commerce and trade whilst having to decide the religious policy of their new state. The Dutch (after losing some territory) would win their independence in 1609 but the Spanish wouldn't accept this until 1648.
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APA Style
Matters, H. (2022, July 06). Ten Minute History - The Dutch Revolt (Short Documentary). World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2798/ten-minute-history---the-dutch-revolt-short-docume/
Chicago Style
Matters, History. "Ten Minute History - The Dutch Revolt (Short Documentary)." World History Encyclopedia, July 06, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2798/ten-minute-history---the-dutch-revolt-short-docume/.
MLA Style
Matters, History. "Ten Minute History - The Dutch Revolt (Short Documentary)." World History Encyclopedia, 06 Jul 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2798/ten-minute-history---the-dutch-revolt-short-docume/.
