Marretje Arents known as Mat van den Nieuwendijk, and het limoenwijf, was a Dutch

Dutch people

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 fishwife

Fishwife

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 and rebellion

Rebellion

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 leader, sentenced to death

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 as one of the three instigators and leaders responsible for the so called Pachter riots

Pachtersoproer

The pachtersoproer was a Dutch rebellion in the 18th century. The origin of the uprising was to be found in the economic malaise of the 1740s. It was the system of the rural tax-collection that brought serious complaints, combined with deep dissatisfaction at the way in which the regents and the...

 of 1748.

The Pachter riots was caused by landlord

Landlord

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 conflicts and lasted nineteen days in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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 from 24 June 1748 forward, during which the houses of landlords was plundered. Marretje Arents was quoted saying that they had plans to conquer the city hall and proclaim a revolution

Revolution

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