Dutchman Dirk Willems was a religious prisoner who escaped in 1569, but when the guard pursuing him fell through the ice of a river, Willems turned around to save the guard. He was then recaptured and burned at stake.
Dutchman Dirk Willems was a religious prisoner who escaped in 1569, but when the guard pursuing him fell through the ice of a river, Willems turned around to save the guard. He was then recaptured and burned at stake.
I don't have any specific books that I could recommend unfortunately what I know is just gleaned from Christmans videos and the thirty years war series he did, I'm pretty sure they touch on some of this in the series as background info.