Eighty Years’ War

Fortress Bredevoort, etching by Willem Baudartius (1606)

Capture of Bredevoort (1572)

During the Eighty Years’ War, Bredevoort was under Spanish authority.
Looting, arson and rape by Spanish soldiers, by C. van der Burght

Forced Contributions in Aalten

The population of Aalten regularly suffered from forced contributions in the past.
The small town of Bredevoort, 1743

Fortified Town Bredevoort

The fortified town of Bredevoort has a history dating back to the year 945.
Old Aalten

Gooswijn van der Lawick

Bailiff of Bredevoort.
Old Aalten

Old Aalten

Voogd van Aalten (16e eeuw) Tijdens de tachtigjarige oorlog werd de Oostgelderse bevolking regelmatig geteisterd
Spanish sword 'Tholeta' from the Eighty Years' War, Bredevoort

The Spanish Sword ‘Tholeta’

In 1964, a sword from the Eighty Years’ War was found in Bredevoort.
Old Aalten

Wolf Misslich († 1639)

Governor of the Lordship of Bredevoort from 1629.