Timeline August 1566

August 1566

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Dashed left edge = started before August 1566 · Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond August 1566

Events in August 1566 1

1566 The Beeldenstorm Iconoclastic fury Calvinist crowds storm Catholic churches across the Low Countries, smashing images and altars — the spark that hardens Spanish repression and ignites open revolt.