Project Gutenberg 2014-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 65 Kervyn de Lettenhove, Joseph Marie Bruno Constantin, Baron 1817 1891 Lettenhove, Joseph Marie Bruno Constantin, Baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Constantine Bruno Kervyn de Histoire de Flandre (T. 2/4) Produced by Clarity, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Histoire de Flandre (T. 2/4)" by Kervyn de Lettenhove is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the struggles of the Flemish communes during the early 14th century, spotlighting key figures like Pierre Coning and Jean Breydel as they resist the oppressive reign of the French crown. The book delves into significant events such as the battle of Courtray and the revolt against foreign domination, offering readers a detailed exploration of this pivotal period in Flemish history. The opening of the book sets the stage for the intense socio-political climate in Flanders around 1301-1304, highlighting the burgeoning unrest amongst the Flemish bourgeoisie as they confront the tyranny of their French overlords. Pierre Coning emerges as a pivotal character leading resistance efforts, rallying workers and guild members against oppressive magistrates, while the narrative outlines the various battles fought, including the notable confrontation at Courtray. The text vividly portrays the mounting tensions, illustrating both the fervent spirit of the Flemish people and the lengths to which they go to reclaim their rights and freedoms in the face of escalating conflict and oppression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46224/46224-h/images/cover.jpg fr Flanders (Belgium) -- History DH Text FR Histoire Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 820280 820290 2024-09-19T10:18:32.221762 2023-09-20T06:34:19.757755 text/html text/html 796938 2014-07-08T10:41:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 332750 2014-07-08T10:44:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 347278 2024-09-19T10:18:39.793727 application/epub+zip 359098 2024-09-19T10:18:33.311750 application/epub+zip 352620 2024-09-19T10:18:32.782777 application/epub+zip 571949 2024-09-19T10:18:45.421733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524664 2024-09-19T10:18:39.271715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519159 2022-09-21T04:49:33.148002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 787414 2024-09-19T10:18:31.496760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 787280 2014-07-08T10:41:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 282972 2014-07-08T10:44:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 765917 2014-07-08T10:42:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 279951 2014-07-08T10:44:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20301 2024-09-19T10:18:45.551690 application/rdf+xml 6577 2024-09-19T10:18:32.865746 image/jpeg 1696 2024-09-19T10:18:32.823753 image/jpeg 328914 2024-09-19T10:18:32.303750 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia