The
Dutch Revolt
Revolution
the Long Way
A
Note on Origins Part I
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| Section of Painting Looting a Luggage Train by Sebastian Vrancx |
In 1566 there began one of the first of
the modern revolutions and still likely the longest. The Dutch Revolt started
in 1566 and didn’t end until 1648. The war also showed the usual pattern of
revolution and counterrevolution in this case expressed in geographical terms.
The two geographical entities that were created by the revolt were The
Netherlands and Belgium.
