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Prison gate: from entrance gate to National Museum
The tongue and finger of the De Witt brothers
Kaat Mossel: from common rioter to heroine
Punishments were truly horrible in the Middle Ages
The Hague as city of Justice and Peace started here
About a diplomat in the Prison Gate
Attack on a coach led to the death penalty
How a great politician was sentenced to death
How the blackboard used to work as social media
How the Prison Gate inspired Coornhert to write his book Boeventucht
Jan de Bakker: the first person to be persecuted for heresy in Holland
Scientists also ended up in prison
Why torture devices are no longer used
How a dangerous spy managed to escape
How money and status helped you in the Prison Gate
The court of Holland began with a reconciliation…
What made Hugo Grotius a traitor?
Witte de With: a Dutch naval hero with a tainted name