Spanish troops torching buildings and massacring during Spanish rule in Netherlands, 1567-73. Artist: Unknown

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Spanish troops torching buildings and massacring civilians during the Duke of Alva's repressive Spanish Roman Catholic rule in the Protestant Netherlands (1567-73). Copperplate engraving.

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Photo credit: © Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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