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Date |
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| 1 | 1560 | - 1560: De gebroeders Slegel maken een orgel voor de Helenakerk in Aalten.
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| 2 | 1562 | - 1562: The lords of Anholt pawn the manor of Bredevoort.
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| 3 | 1586 | - 1586: Bredevoort is troubled by witches. Several witch trials are conducted. One witch dies during torture without confessing her crimes.
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| 4 | 1597 | - 1597: Bredevoort is captured for the Dutch Republic by Maurits of Orange.
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| 5 | 1599 | - 1599: Pastor Rauwerts holds a speech supporting the reformation. Ever since, the Dutch Reformed religion has been the dominant religion in the region.
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| 6 | 1606 | - 1606: The Spanish try to recapture Bredevoort. They capture the town, but not the castle. The Dutch Republican troops reclaim the town.
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| 7 | 1610 | - 1610: Willem ten Oistendarp from De Heurne, Dinxperlo and Berend Swenen from Barlo, Aalten fail the water test and are sentenced to death for witchcraft.
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| 8 | 1611 | - 1611: At the order of the bishop, many anabaptists flee Münster. Several families settle in Winterswijk.
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| 9 | 1612 | - 1612: The Nassaus pawn the manor of Bredevoort.
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Achterhoek Ancestors
Abt 1560 - Bef 1620 (~ 59 years)