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22nd March 1621: Hugo Grotius escapes prison by hiding in a book chest

22nd March 2021
Tagged as: Calvinism, Coup, Escape, Law, Netherlands, Prison, Protestantism, Religion, Treason

On the 22^nd March 1621, Dutch legal scholar Hugo Grotius – also known as Hugo de Groot – escaped imprisonment in Loevestein Castle concealed inside a book chest.

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22nd March 1621: Hugo Grotius escapes prison by hiding in a book chest

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