The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302) : a contribution to the history of Flanders' war of liberation, 1297-1305
Flemish townspeople defeat the cream of French nobility, and explode the myth of knightly invincibility for ever. Discussion of bias in sources and difficulties of interpretation preface careful account of what actually happened during the three-hour battle.
Print Book, English, 2002
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Boydell Press, Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK, 2002
History
xxvi, 267 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
9780851158884, 0851158889
49285427
Historiography and the study of the sources; historical overview of the 1302 campaign.
Translated from the Italian