The Council of Blood
Are you guilty? Or VERY guilty?
Be prepared! You are on trial for some crazy crimes; from highway robbery to witchcraft… you will pay for your offensive offences.
TREACHEROUS TRIBUNAL
If you find yourself in the Dungeon’s court of law, facing our fearsome judge, you must be guilty or very guilty! The judge has no time for your excuses and lies.
Everyone in this court is guilty; the question is ‘what of’ and what price will you pay for your mad misdeeds?
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Historical background
In 1567, the Duke of Alva established a special court in the Netherlands: the Council of Troubles.
Because a large number of death sentences were handed down, this court soon became known as the Blood Council.
The Blood Council convicted between 6,000 and 8,000 Protestants. Around 1,100 of them were sentenced to death, whilst the rest of those convicted were banished.
According to one account, one of the council’s members was always asleep. As soon as he was woken up to pass judgement on a defendant, he would invariably say: ‘To the gallows!’
The court’s actions were harsh, and this soon led to all manner of stories circulating in which the public gave free rein to their imagination. Both the number of victims and the methods employed by the Blood Council were greatly exaggerated in these accounts.
The Council of Turmoil was aided by informers. Alva hired people who, in return for payment, would search for the rebels. Because these bounty hunters received seven stuivers for every report they made, they were also known as ‘seven-stuiver men’.
