Flanders: A Cultural HistorySignal Books, 2007 - 296 sider Famous for its cemeteries and monuments, Flanders has witnessed war and bloodshed on a colossal scale. Divided between Belgium, the Netherlands and France, this low-lying expanse of land has also known religious conflict and linguistic division. But Flanders also has another history, one of wealth and artistic creativity. An autonomous region under the Counts of Flanders, it became a medieval trading powerhouse, famed for its cloth industry. Great cities commemorate this period of plenty, while churches and abbeys testify to the power of Christian faith. |
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... took Francia , which included those parts of Flanders west of the Scheldt , while Lothar took a central swathe covering the rest of Belgium and Holland . This division was of immense significance in Belgian history since the rulers of ...
... took Francia , which included those parts of Flanders west of the Scheldt , while Lothar took a central swathe covering the rest of Belgium and Holland . This division was of immense significance in Belgian history since the rulers of ...
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... took the side of the French , while the artisan guilds wanted greater independence . In the fourteenth century Bruges was one of the largest cities in Europe , with a population of 50,000 . Along with Ghent and Ypres , it was one of ...
... took the side of the French , while the artisan guilds wanted greater independence . In the fourteenth century Bruges was one of the largest cities in Europe , with a population of 50,000 . Along with Ghent and Ypres , it was one of ...
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... took superhuman efforts to bring out the wounded . Those who took shelter in craters drowned as the water rose about them . These days the area around Ypres is lush farmland with rows of poplars and maize fields that obscure the view of ...
... took superhuman efforts to bring out the wounded . Those who took shelter in craters drowned as the water rose about them . These days the area around Ypres is lush farmland with rows of poplars and maize fields that obscure the view of ...
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Aalst Antwerp artists Battle Bavo became beer Beiaard Belfort Belgian Belgium border born British Brueghel the Elder Bruges Brussels building built café called carillon carnival Cathedral Catholic centre chapel Charles church Claus Count of Flanders dialect Dunkirk Dutch language Dutch-speaking East Flanders English Ensor Eyck film Flemish culture Flemish Movement Flemish Region France French Flanders French-speaking Gaye German Gezelle Ghelderode Ghent Gothic Guild Holy Hulst Impressionists King known landscape Latem Leie Leuven Limburg lived Maeterlinck Malpertuis Mechelen medieval movement Museum nearby Netherlands novel original Ostend Oudenaarde painter paintings Pieter Brueghel poet popular Protestant region Reinaert River Rodenbach Roman Rubens Scheldt Second World Sint Sint-Martens-Latem sixteenth century Spanish started statue story street Streuvels style Symbolist theatre took tourist tower Town Hall traditional translated village Vlaams Brabant Vlaanderen Wallonia Walloons West Flanders West Flemish Willem writer wrote Ypres