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Timeline of the Dutch Revolt showing 1566 crisis, Alva, Brill, Ghent, Arras and Utrecht, Abjuration, Antwerp, the VOC and the 1609 truce The Dutch Revolt was the long conflict in which parts of the Habsburg Netherlands resisted Philip II of Spain. By 1609 the northern provinces had become the United Provinces, with independence recognised in practice, or de facto, even though Spain had not made a final permanent settlement.

The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level History The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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