Eighty Years’ War | Episode 1 - Before the Storm

When Holy Roman Emperor Charles V resigned as Lord of the Netherlands in 1555, his son King Felipe II took over from him. He wanted to unite the independent States into one country and used the Inquisition to get rid of the Protestants. The Dutch resisted, and a revolt was brewing…*Support*Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhcFree Newsletter Subscription or Paid Subscription Substack https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory 🎥 Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykV1KKcYbH6XU2gA4F17R5KD *SOURCES AND INFO*🌐 Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/📖 Sources: https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliography-eighty-years-war/🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/the-music-eighty-years-war/All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound.  *SOCIALS*Twitter: https://twitter.com/DefraggedHInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eightyyearswar/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistoryBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social