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Egmont (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)

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*Brussels. Prosperous Flanders city (now part of Belgium), whose streets are gathering places for merchants, soldiers, and simple people to discuss politics freely. However, a revolt against Spanish rule fanned by Calvinist preachers has brought political turmoil. When the occupying army under the duke of Alba enters the city, the streets of Brussels are emptied and silenced by martial law. Gallows, built at night and shrouded in black on the town square, point up the treachery of Alba, the intolerance of the Spanish rule, and the end of the freedoms the...

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