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Kenau And the True History of the Siege of Haarlem

She Brought Haarlem to the edge of victory, and the enemy to its knees

1572, Haarlem, Netherlands
Across the Low Countries, towns and cities have barricaded their gates against Phillip II’s invading army. With Amsterdam subjugated, and the ongoing merciless conquest of smaller towns, Spain’s mighty foothold in the Netherlands is gaining strength. Holland cannot be conquered without Haarlem, and the little city is thrown into disorganised panic.

Mother, sister, widow and shipbuilder, Kenau Hasselaar has much to lose, should Haarlem fall to Spain.

With a passion to rival King Phillip’s, Kenau forms a troop of three hundred women, her Army of Judiths. Furious and driven, she trains her troops to ...more

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An Army of Judithswas so badly edited by my (ex) publisher, who also cut out the most important siege history, that I was duty-bound to win back my publishing rights. I have now re-published, under the title, For What is Ours, Kenau, and the True History of the Siege of Haarlem.

This new and updated version is historically faithful account of the siege, a story that Read more of this blog post »

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