▁they ▁had ▁the ▁means ▁to ▁repair ▁the ▁castle . ▁ ▁The ▁castle ▁was ▁also ▁occupied ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁Spanish ▁inv aded ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁However , ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁not ▁held ▁long ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish , ▁as ▁Prince ▁Wille m ▁Van ▁O ran je ▁and ▁his ▁troops ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁Spanish ▁troops ▁out . ▁This ▁liber ation ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁kept ▁the ▁damage ▁inf lic ted ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁to ▁a ▁minimum . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 5 9 0 , ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁fully ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁almost ▁destroyed , ▁this ▁time ▁by ▁a ▁fire . ▁ ▁The ▁lord ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁J oris ▁Van ▁Ar kel , ▁died ▁from ▁inj uries ▁that ▁he ▁sust ained ▁during ▁the ▁fire . ▁▁ 1 8 th ▁century – present ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁money , ▁the ▁Van ▁Ark els ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁castle ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁This ▁fire ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁ 8 0 ▁years ▁war ▁and ▁caused ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁have ▁very ▁uncertain ▁feelings ▁about ▁its ▁economic ▁future . ▁Therefore , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 0 ▁years ▁war ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁that ▁large - scale ▁renov ations ▁would ▁start ▁on ▁the ▁castle . ▁ ▁Arch itect ural ▁changes ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁Van ▁Ark els ▁reg