Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Eighty Years ' War , or Dutch War of Independence , ( 1568 â `` 1648 ) began as a revolt of the Seventeen Provinces against Philip II of Spain , the sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands .
Simplified: The Eighty Years ' War , also called Dutch Revolt , was a war between the modern Netherlands and Spain . It lasted from 1568 to 1648 .