History A-Level
Iconoclastic Fury
What Iconoclastic Fury means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Iconoclastic Fury
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A series of spontaneous outbreaks of iconoclasm in 1566 in which Calvinists destroyed Catholic imagery, prompting Margaret of Parma to concede to noble demands before restoring order with force.
Topics that use Iconoclastic Fury
- Origins of the Dutch Revolt, c1563–67 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- 'Beggars'
- Centralisation versus local privilege
- Compromise of 1566
- Dutch grandees
- Hedge preaching
- Huguenot migration
- Local autonomy
- Restoration of order
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