num_pages: 604
description: The romanticized story of the Battle of the Golden Spurs in Kortrijk, a military confrontation between France and Flanders on 11 July 1302 during the Franco-Flemish War (1297–1305). It is generally regarded as the masterpiece of Conscience, which earned him the title "the man who taught his people to read".
language: English
title: The Lion of Flanders
publisher: Fredonia Books (NL)