Séminaire de recherche The Decade of Possibilities in the Low Countries (1566-1581)
The 1570s marked a turning point in the history of the Low Countries. While civil war raged, a range of ideas and plans for potential socio-political change emerged, coexisting with those that would ultimately determine the region’s long-term future. The way historians view this period is still influenced by Belgian and Dutch national narratives. In Belgium, this moment is seen as a turning point that led inevitably to the restoration of a Catholic monarchy and the creation of a...
