The Revolt of the Netherlands Author:Friedrich Schiller The revolt of the Netherlands against the Spanish Hapsburgs was one of the great formative events of European history and one of the first modern developments of a national spirit revolting against a foreign imperial power. The revolt was the beginning of a period of Dutch ascendency as one of the great powers of Europe for the next two hundred... more » years, and came as Europe was at the bloody crossroads of religious independence from the Roman church.
Friedrich Schiller was a great champion of liberty and strove to create art in his works of history.« less