1574 ⟶ Middelburg Declares for Protestants in the Eighty Years' War

in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland, Middelburg ...
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Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of Mühlberg.⟶
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🏦 Habsburg Spain Declares Bankruptcy

Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557, 1560, 1575 and 1596.⟶
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🛡️ Middelburg Declares for Protestants in the Eighty Years' War

in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland, Middelburg declares for the Protestants.⟶
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🛡️ Dutch Victory at the Siege of Leiden

After a siege of 4 months the siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch rebel victory.⟶
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⚔️ England Defeats the Spanish Armada

England repulses the Spanish Armada.⟶
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⚔️ Spanish Victory Over the English Armada

Spain repulses the English Armada.⟶
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