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1536

William Tyndale is captured in Antwerp, condemned as a heretic and strangled at the stake

1543

Flemish anatomist Andreas Vesalius publishes a seven-volume work which for the first time lays bare human anatomy

1556

Charles V abdicates, handing the Netherlands and Spain to his son Philip and the title of Holy Roman emperor to his brother Ferdinand

c. 1565

Pieter Brueghel the Elder depicts biblical events taking place among the peasants of the Netherlands countryside

Pieter Brueghel the Elder Adoration of the Kings (detail) 1564
National Gallery, London

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1567

The duke of Alba introduces a reign of terror in the Spanish Netherlands, by means of a tribunal known as the Council of Blood

1569

Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator publishes a map of the world, using the projection now known by his name

1572

Sea beggars seize the town of Brill and raise the flag of William of Orange (also known as William the Silent)

1573

William of Orange declares himself a Calvinist and assumes the leadership of the united provinces of the Netherlands

1573

The city of Alkmaar is saved when the Dutch breach their own dikes, threatening the Spanish troops with death by drowning

1576

The Pacification of Ghent unites all the provinces of the Netherlands in opposition to Spain


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