Allegedly this was the only time a prime minister was cannibalized...?

Also I saw mentions that some of his body remains are still on display at the Gevangenpoort museum in The Hague. If anyone can confirm it I'd appreciate it. Would love to visit (not to eat)

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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Thumb and tongue of Cornelis and Johan de Witt are in The Hague, Haags Historisch Museum. (In Dutch:) https://www.haagshistorischmuseum.nl/nl/over-het-museum/collectie/topstukken/tong-en-vinger-van-johan-en-cornelis-de-witt

The english wiki page shows some paintings of the gruesome events.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    It was a hate campaign by the predecessors of our royals. Not the best look.

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