Iconoclastic Fury in the Netherlands

Timeline

1. 1566Steenvoorde · FlandersThe first acts of destruction against church images occurred in the northern Flemish town, serving as the trigger for the iconoclastic wave across the Low Countries.
2. 1566Antwerp · BrabantThe wave of destruction quickly reached major commercial centers such as Antwerp and Ghent; many churches and monasteries were ransacked, and city authorities could not effectively stop it.
3. 1566Holland and Zeeland · HollandThe movement spread north to Holland, Zeeland, and other provinces, showing that anti-Catholic sentiment had crossed linguistic and regional boundaries and plunging the entire Netherlands into religious and political crisis.