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How important was religion as a factor in provoking the crisis of 1566?
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History Essay Plan How important was religion as a factor in provoking the crisis of 1566? CLEARLY DEFINED SECTIONS!!!! Intro-Political Point-Constitution Point-Financial Point-Monarchical Personality Point-Substantiated Conclusion. Each point to be split into paragraphs: Intro Discuss complexities, set the scene - what was the crisis? Political Point 1st Para - Power vacuum - issue of religious reforms: heresy laws, Spain enforced inquisition in Netherlands. 2nd Para - Phillip preoccupied by Malta and The Moors. Defence of med was sole priority, not Netherlands. No financial or military help for Margaret of Parma. 3rd Para - Nobility tried to bridge vacuum - Egmont saw Phillip and thought he would liberalise tough laws, but Phillip was bluffing: calculated political ambiguity to blur issues. Tough for Margaret - no-win situation: so, break down of trust. 4th Para - evaluation with religion. The vacuum is political, yes: Phillip's political priorities lay else where, this caused the vacuum. But - the issues are religious and if they...
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