The Golden Spurs of Kortrijk [electronic resource] : How the Knights of France Fell to the Foot Soldiers of Flanders in 1302

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fegley, Randall.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kortrijk, Battle of, Kortrijk, Belgium, 1302.

Flanders (Belgium)--History.

Flanders (Belgium).

France--History--Philip IV, 1285-1314.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (396 p.)

Other Title:

Golden Spurs of Kortrijk

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Franco-Flemish region of medieval Flanders was a locus of important trade routes in the 13th and 14th centuries. Located in a prime position between the Holy Roman Empire and the North Sea (present-day northern Belgium), the urban centers of the region were surpassed in population only by the city-states of central and northern Italy. This positioning afforded the Flemish citizens of the region great prosperity and they formed guilds to protect their rights, regulate their working hours and standardize their wages. These guilds produced a cohesive unit of people eager to retain the rights

Contents:

Acknowledgments; A Note on Language; List of Maps; Introduction; 1; Metropolis in the North; 2; The Overlords; 3; The Deadly Politics of Medieval Flanders; 4; The Matins; 5; The Battle; 6; The Aftermath; 7; The Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; List of Names and Terms

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7864-8054-8

OCLC:

904209272