Beeldenstorm
1566 · Event
Calvinist crowds sweep through the Low Countries' churches smashing images; Philip II sends Alba with an army, and the crackdown deepens the conflict.
On these timelines: The Dutch Revolt, The Low Countries, Master, Christianity, Major Religions
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