10 - The Battle of the Golden Spurs (A "Good Day" to Die Hard)

In the late 1200s many of the trends and forces that we've been exploring, such as feudalism, urbanisation and industrialisation erupted in a spectacular clash between Flanders and France. Flanders was totally annexed by their larger and more powerful neighbour, but a rebellion stirred that would result in a brutal massacre and an unlikely battlefield victory in a pile of mud, flesh and golden spurs just outside of the town of Kortrijk. Show notes: https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/historyofthenetherlands/episode-10-the-battle-of-the-golden-spurs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices