History of the Low Countries - Consolidation of territorial states (1384–1567)

history of the Low Countries

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Introduction
Prehistory
- Lower and Middle Paleolithic (250,000–35,000 bp)
- Upper Paleolithic (35,000–10,000 bp)
- Mesolithic (10,000 bp–4000 bce)
- Neolithic (4000–2900 bce)
- The Bronze Age (2000–700 bce)
- The Iron Age (c. 700 bce to Roman times)
Ancient and early medieval times
- The Roman period
- Frankish rule
- The Low Countries under the Carolingians
  - Government
  - Religion
  - Social classes
  - Economy
- Decline of the Frankish empire
The development of the territorial principalities and the rise of the towns (925–c. 1350)
- The secular principalities
- The spiritual principalities
- Struggle for independence
- French and English influence
- Social and economic structure
- Growth of Flanders
- The towns
- Town opposition to the prince
Consolidation of territorial states (1384–1567)
- The Burgundians
- The Habsburgs
- Economic structure
- Population growth
- Culture
- Development of Dutch humanism
The revolt and the formation of the Republic (1567–79)
- Causes of the revolt
- Unification after Alba

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