In 1576, All Seventeen Provinces in the Low Countries Signed

question 53

Essay

In 1576, all seventeen provinces in the Low Countries signed the Pacification of Ghent, agreeing to set aside religious differences and expel the Spanish, yet by the end of Philip II's reign, the Low Countries had split into two. How did this split happen?

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