*cracking up*
However, in 1572, Queen Elizabeth I of England abruptly refused to admit the Sea Beggars to her harbours. No longer having refuge, they made a desperate attack upon Brielle, which they seized by surprise in the absence of the Spanish garrison on 1 April 1572. Encouraged by this surprising success, they now sailed to Flushing, which was also taken by a coup de main. The capture of these two towns prompted several nearby towns to declare for revolt, starting a chain reaction that resulted in the majority of Holland joining in a general revolt of the Netherlands, and is regarded as the real beginning of Dutch independence.
And all because they couldn't get parking.
Man, that must have been the real-life equivalent of when you bum-rush a Fire Emblem chapter in a fit of frustration and end up getting out alive. (In all seriousness, that's just one of these insane fits of historical providence. A real life April Fool's Day...)
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