What caused the "Spanish Fury" in 1575, when Spanish troops sacked the city of Antwerp?
a. The Duke of Alba laid siege to the city during the Dutch resistance.
b. Calvinists rose up in rebellion.
c. Philip II declared bankruptcy and couldn't pay his troops.
d. Accusations of witchcraft against Philip II.
e. Swedish troops garrisoned in Antwerp were caught under siege.
c
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