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A Forgotten Confrontation: the Battle of Bouvines of 1214

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Angevin Blog, Medieval BlogPosted July 27, 2020

Nowadays, few people heard about the Battle of Bouvines fought on the 27th of July 1214 near the town of Bouvines in the County of Flanders.  Nonetheless, many remember the Battles of Crécy, of Poitiers, and of Agincourt.  This battle was the decisive confrontation of the Anglo-French War that lasted...

Tags: angevin empire, Angevin lands, Count Ferrand of Flanders and Hainaut, Count William I of Holland, Duke Henry I of Brabant, Duke Henry III of Limburg, Duke Theobald I of Lorraine, france, french history, Holy Roman Emperor, KIng John of England, King Philippe II of France, Otto II
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