Dutch Revolt And The Huguenots During The Protestant Reformation

In the time during the Protestant Reformation, Europe was undergoing conflicts that could be considered religious, but in fact were equally, if not more political. Both the Dutch Revolt and the Huguenot conflict in France attest to the fact that Europe’s “Religious Wars” were much more political than they were religious. This tenet can be best exemplified through the Huguenots’ power struggles and the Dutch pursuit of autonomy from King Philip II of Spain. The Huguenots were a group of French Calvinists, who made up a religious minority in France. Many of the Huguenots in France were part of the nobility, which increased the tensions between the Huguenots and the Catholic Monarchy. Being members of the nobility, the Huguenots had a certain