Flanders Collection (page 10)

The former capital of West Flanders damaged by German shells: A house wrecked next to the claustrum St. Martini

Caught during the battle of Flanders: Greman prisoners on the march in Southend

Uprising at Ghent - 7
The White Hood rebellion in Ghent : the insurgents attack the earl of Flanders in Dendremonde. Date: 1379

French Negotiation
Louis XI, king of France, intervenes between the people of Flanders and their ruler, since 1477 the Austrian emperor, hoping to restore order to the province

Uprising at Ghent - 6
The White Hood rebellion in Ghent : the insurgents are offered terms by Lewis, count of Flanders

Count of Flanders
Charles (of Denmark) whose mother has fled to Flanders, becomes duc de Flandre, rules wisely and benevolently but is assassinated at Bruges by discontented townsfolk

Uprising at Ghent - 10
The White Hood rebellion in Ghent : a deputation from the burghers of Ghent solicit terms from the count of Flanders

Papal Messengers
Messengers from pope Della Luna (there were several rival popes at this time) are pilloried by the people of Flanders

Uprising at Ghent - 1
The White hood uprising in Ghent : the burghers of Ghent send an embassy to the count of Flanders

Battle-ground from the air
Fighting lines in Flanders photographed by an airman, pitted with shell-holes and showing a maze of zig-zag trenches

The Belgian Royal family
King Albert of Belgium seen with his family, the Queen Elizabeth, their daughter Princess Marie Jose (left), Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (middle) and Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (right)

Court of Van Artevelde
Jacob Van Artevelde holding state at his court in Ghent after assuming supreme power in Flanders

Death of De Hallebin
The death of Josse de Hallebin at the passage of Long-pont during the revolt of Flanders

Citzens of Ghent
An interview between the citizens of Ghent and the Earl of Flanders

Submission of Ghent
When the nobles of Ghent are too proud to submit to Philippe le Hardi, their ruler thanks to marriage with Margaret of Flanders, their wives perform the act of submission instead

Count of Flanders 16C
An unnamed Count of Flanders, protector of the Dutch

Flanders Seekd Help / 1382
Earl of Flanders soliciting the aid of Charles VI of France, to defeat the Flemings

Peter Benoit - Composer
PETER LEONARD LEOPOLD BENOIT Flemish composer, born at Harelbeke in Flanders. Studied at the Brussels Conservatoire under F J Fetis between 1851-5

French Retreat 1795
In the face of the Allies attack, the French are forced to retreat in Flanders

Moll Flanders / Portrait
A portrait of the heroine

Cover: dog of Flanders
A young woman sits with her dog, reading a book

Charles Le Bon / Flanders
CHARLES LE BON COUNT OF FLANDERS also known as Charles the Dane, renowned for clemency, piety and humanity - seen here receiving visitors at court

100 Years War / Flanders
Sir Godfrey of Harcourt defeats the men of Amiens

Our Lady of Flanders
OUR LADY OF FLANDERS Wears a cloak that bears the arms of Flanders. In her hands she holds the infant Jesus & a model of the Abbey of St Peter & St Paul, Dendermonde

Wwi / Flanders Explosion
Seen from 2000m up, the explosion caused when German artillery hits a munitions dump in Flanders

Battle of Rosebecque
The French assist the Count of Flanders in battle against the rebel forces at Rosebecque during the 100 Years War

Constantinople Taken
Baudouin, Count of Flanders, penetrates the defences of Constantinople in 1203

Merchant Charter 15C
Philip of Burgundy presents a charter to the Merchant Adventurers, establishing a treaty between England and Flanders

Baudouin Ii / Jerusalem
BAUDOUIN II or BALDWIN DU BOURG King of Jerusalem (1118-31), belonging to a family of counts of Flanders

Charles of Belgium
CHARLES, COUNT OF FLANDERS Son of Albert I, King of Belgium

Philippe Le Bon / Ms / 1480
PHILIPPE LE BON DUKE OF BURGUNDY Count of Flanders Powerful ruler and patron of the arts

Douglas, 1st Earl Haig
DOUGLAS, 1ST EARL HAIG Commander-in-chief of the British Forces in France and Flanders during the Great War

World War I / Nieuport
A German infantry detachment finds itself surrounded by water and under fire in a hamlet south of Nieuport, West Flanders

Jesuss own Hair
This crucifix, made with some of Jesuss own hair, was dug up in Flanders during the 1650s

Trench Entertainment
British soldiers off duty, smoking and listening to an accordion at the front, somewhere in Flanders

Spinning, Flanders
a Flemish housewife at her elaborate and elegant spinning wheel

History of Moll Flanders
A portrait said to be taken from life in Newgate (prison); designed to give the reader the impression that she was a living person

Moll Flanders / Defoe
The History of Moll Flanders : London edition

Hereward at Sea
HEREWARD THE WAKE Hereward and his men run their ship ashore at Flanders

Allies in Flanders Wwi
Entente Cordiale: British and either French or Belgian soldiers fraternising and relaxing on a canal boat in Flanders during the First World War

Windmill Observation Wwi
A French soldier in Flanders climbs a windmill for observation work during World War One

Charles, Ct. of Flanders
CHARLES LE BON, COUNT OF FLANDERS also known as Charles the Dane, renowned for good qualities

Gui De Dampierre
GUI DE DAMPIERRE Count of Flanders Date: 1225 - 1305

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