The Lion of Flanders (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, European Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Hendrik Conscience
- First Published: 1838
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical romance
- Time of Work: 1298-1305
- Setting: Flanders
- Principal Characters: Peter Deconinck, Jan Breydel, Count Robert de Bethune, Count Guy of Flanders, Lady Matilda, Adolf of Niewland
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Prisoners, Love or romance, Kings, queens, or royalty, Heroes or heroism, Netherlands or Dutch people, Armies, Middle Ages, Civil wars, Battles, Knights or knighthood, Thirteenth century, Nobility, Fourteenth century, Taxation
- Locales: Flanders
The Story:
At the beginning of the fourteenth century, Philip the Fair ruled as King of France, along with his queen, Joanna of Navarre. At the time, the French treasury was almost depleted from the cost of many wars, and Philip hoped to refill it with treasure and tax money from the rich cities of Flanders. The burghers, jealous of their privileges, refused to pay, even when asked to do so by Count Guy of Flanders, Philip’s vassal. Count Guy found himself the victim of the king’s displeasure, with his lands confiscated and his daughter Philippa imprisoned in the Louvre. In...
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