During World War I a Dutch dancer in courtesan was recruited by the French as a spy.

However, not long after this, the French turned on her and accused her of being a double agent and spying for Germany.

It was a case that rocked the Allied powers and one which is

still being talked about over a hundred years after the events which took place.

Learn more about Montahari and the story which captivated the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. More people are probably familiar with the name Madahari than they are with the actual Madahari

story itself.

Madahari was actually a stage name for a Dutch dancer by the name of Margaret Zella McLeod.

She was born in 1876 and was the eldest child of four. Her father

was a habitasher who dabbled in investments. She was raised reasonably well

but everything changed when her father went bankrupt in 1889.

Two years later, her mother died.

The four children were separated and sent to live with other relatives.

Margaret studied to become a kindergarten teacher, but that fell through. So she moved between relatives for a few years

before answering an ad in a newspaper. And here I should note that Margaret at this age was very

attractive. Even in photos over a hundred years old it's obvious that she was a beauty.

The ad was placed by a Dutch colonial army captain by the name of Rudolph McLeod who was

20 years her senior. He was stationed in the Dutch East Indies and was looking

for a wife. In 1895, at the age of 18, she was married and the couple went to live on the

island of Java in what is today Indonesia.

The couple had two children and Captain McCloud thought that getting married would lead to a promotion.

However, that promotion never happened.

He began to drink and became abusive as he blamed her for his

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