Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: beleg

Statue of Wigbolt Ripperda

05 Oct 2015 162
The governor of the city of Haarlem during the siege by the Spanish forces in 1572–1573. The city had to surrender and Ripperda was beheaded. The Spanish murdered a further 12,000 inhabitants.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – in spyt van die mis, leiver tue…

17 Dec 2013 1 280
Rather be Turk than be a papist. The sword of Van der Werff, the burgomaster of Leiden during the siege of the Spaniards in 1574.

An old image of the relief of Leiden

Plaque commemmorating the relief of Leiden on Octo…

The spot where the liberators entered the city of…

Plaque commemmorating the relief of Leiden on Octo…

13 Apr 2009 107
Men was in groot verdriet want eten wasser niet en 't volc van hunger schreiden ten laetst God neder siet en zunt deur deze Vliet Broot, spiz en dranc in Leiden The underlined parts read: drie october (three october)

Statue of Cornelis Joppensz

09 Jan 2009 318
An orphan who was sent out on October 2 to spy on the Spaniards who layed siege on Leiden. He discovered that the Spaniards had left and that they left a pot of beef stew behind. To this day beef stew – called hutspot – is eaten on October 2. They didn't bother making it into an attractive statue.