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Hosted by Emily Varker  Seal of Philip of Alsace, count of Flanders. Archives départmentales du Nord. Abbaye de Vaucelles (Wikimedia Commons) Although often overshadowed by the relations between its powerful neighbor, the Capetian kingdom of France, the county of Flanders played a crucial role in the history, economy, and culture of the Angevin empire. Emily Varker explains how relatikons with Flanders played a critical role first in the emergence of the Anglo-Norman kingdom, and then continued to powerfully influence the Angevin realm. From tournaments, to the Becket controversy, to the emergence of a medieval English identity, the importance of Flanders in Angevin history cannot be overstated. Further Reading:
Primary Source: "The Battle of Bouvines According to William the Breton" (prose account). Translated by Catherine Tihanyi. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990 Secondary Sources: Baldwin, John. The Government of Philip Augustus: Foundations of French Royal Power in the Middle Ages (Berkeley: University of California, 1986.) France, John. "The Battle of Bouvines 27 July 1214". In Halfond, Gregory I. (ed.). The Medieval Way of War: Studies in Medieval Military History in Honor of Bernard S. Bachrach. (Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2015,) 251–271. Nicholas, David. “Foreign Trade, Diplomacy and Dependence: The Catastrophe of Medieval Flanders.” In Medieval Flanders. The Medieval World. Longman, 1992. Oksanen, Eljas. Flanders and the Anglo-Norman World, 1066–1216. Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.) Schofield, Hugh. "The most important battle you've probably never heard of." BBC News. July 26, 2014. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28484146 (This article by the BBC discusses the battle with John France for its 800th anniversary, and it might be a bit more accessible to a general audience. Looking at previous podcasts, I know no one else has included a source like this, but I thought I'd send it over anyway.)
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