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How much is 50 crowns in modern currency? RJFJR 18:56, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
The description in the article of tortures and method of execution look like a bad 'fairy tale'. Could one provide a historically reliable source for all this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.131.127.26 ( talk) 17:36, 12 February 2007 (UTC).
It's been on cleanup for about a year. What's left that needs to be done? RJFJR 18:56, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
Looks tolerable to me. I'll pull the tag.
Regards, Ben Aveling 11:14, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
This page, while relatively informative, desperately needs to be proofread. In addition there are numerous paragraphs that mention events without explaining what the events were (Such as in the first paragraph).
That and the English is still in a pretty poor state; proofreading remains required. Arnoutf 11:41, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
I removed some pov wording that pictured Gerardts as a kind of hero and especially his tortures as brutes. The torture (horrific as it must have been) seems fairly standard for those days. After all, according to the Dutch this guy had just killed their freedom fight leader (compare with an assasination of George Washington or similar); thus in Dutch pov the villain (Gerardts) received what was his due. (of course this should also not be the pov of the article). Arnoutf 18:36, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
If he had only one firearm, how did he fire three shots? It is not like they had revolvers back then. The flintlock was not even invented yet. -- 76.203.126.137 08:52, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 10:56, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
"...this may have been the first (recorded) assassination..."
Was it, or wasn't it? This shouldn't be too hard to find out. At the very least, it should read "this *was* the first recorded assasination..." Jrule ( talk) 02:04, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
From the Wikipedia article on William of Orange:
Patronanejo ( talk) 03:42, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
It appears as though this passage has been edited beyond recognition:
On Sunday, 8 July 1584, Gérard loitered in the courtyard examining the premises. A halberdier asked him why he was waiting there. He excused himself by saying that in his shabby clothing and without new shoes he was unfit to join the congregation in the church opposite. The halberdier unsuspectingly arranged a gift of 50 crowns for Gérard, who, the following morning purchased a pair of pistols from a soldier....
To what courtyard does this passage refer? Whose halberdier provided Gérard with the 50 crowns he was unable to cajole from the nobles involved in the conspiracy? Patronanejo ( talk) 03:14, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
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How much is 50 crowns in modern currency? RJFJR 18:56, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
The description in the article of tortures and method of execution look like a bad 'fairy tale'. Could one provide a historically reliable source for all this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.131.127.26 ( talk) 17:36, 12 February 2007 (UTC).
It's been on cleanup for about a year. What's left that needs to be done? RJFJR 18:56, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
Looks tolerable to me. I'll pull the tag.
Regards, Ben Aveling 11:14, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
This page, while relatively informative, desperately needs to be proofread. In addition there are numerous paragraphs that mention events without explaining what the events were (Such as in the first paragraph).
That and the English is still in a pretty poor state; proofreading remains required. Arnoutf 11:41, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
I removed some pov wording that pictured Gerardts as a kind of hero and especially his tortures as brutes. The torture (horrific as it must have been) seems fairly standard for those days. After all, according to the Dutch this guy had just killed their freedom fight leader (compare with an assasination of George Washington or similar); thus in Dutch pov the villain (Gerardts) received what was his due. (of course this should also not be the pov of the article). Arnoutf 18:36, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
If he had only one firearm, how did he fire three shots? It is not like they had revolvers back then. The flintlock was not even invented yet. -- 76.203.126.137 08:52, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 10:56, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
"...this may have been the first (recorded) assassination..."
Was it, or wasn't it? This shouldn't be too hard to find out. At the very least, it should read "this *was* the first recorded assasination..." Jrule ( talk) 02:04, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
From the Wikipedia article on William of Orange:
Patronanejo ( talk) 03:42, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
It appears as though this passage has been edited beyond recognition:
On Sunday, 8 July 1584, Gérard loitered in the courtyard examining the premises. A halberdier asked him why he was waiting there. He excused himself by saying that in his shabby clothing and without new shoes he was unfit to join the congregation in the church opposite. The halberdier unsuspectingly arranged a gift of 50 crowns for Gérard, who, the following morning purchased a pair of pistols from a soldier....
To what courtyard does this passage refer? Whose halberdier provided Gérard with the 50 crowns he was unable to cajole from the nobles involved in the conspiracy? Patronanejo ( talk) 03:14, 8 October 2012 (UTC)