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3 Refuge in Netherlands: Religious and Social Tolerance

Netherlands The Netherlands was an appealing place for protestants to seek relief from persecution. Seven Dutch provinces in the Spanish Netherlands formed a mutual alliance and revolted against Spanish rule. That alliance established the Dutch Republic in 1581. The small republic of around 1.5 million inhabitants distinguished itself by providing religious and social tolerance towards […]

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