Fall of Antwerp
1585 · Event
Parma retakes the great port for Spain; half its population — merchants, weavers, Bruegel's heirs — goes north, and blockaded Antwerp's loss is Amsterdam's fortune.
On these timelines: The Dutch Revolt, The Low Countries, Master, Spain
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