Chapter III: Conclusion: 342

Part played by Belgium in the Great War--German occupation--The
"Making of a Nation"--The "Resistance of a Nation"--Result of
the Treaty of Versailles--Future of Belgium.

INDEX 349

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

ALBERT I _Frontispiece_

FACING PAGE
CLOTH HALL, YPRES 66

CASTLE OF THE COUNTS, GHENT 67

CLOTH HALL AND BELFRY, BRUGES 75

SEAL OF THE TOWN OF DAMME 78

SEAL OF GUY DE DAMPIERRE 78

TOURNAI CATHEDRAL 88

BRONZE FONT, ST. BARTHOLOMEW, LIEGE 91

SAINTE GUDULE, BRUSSELS 93

PHILIP THE GOOD 105

CHARLES THE BOLD 109

TOWN HALL, BRUGES 112

THE FIRST ANTWERP EXCHANGE 121

TOWN HALL, OUDENARDE 124

THE ADORATION OF THE LAMB 133

THE ADORATION OF THE LAMB 135

PLOURANT 137

MARY OF BURGUNDY 140

MAXIMILIAN I 142

PHILIP THE FAIR 146

JUANA OF CASTILE 146

CHARLES V 152

MARGARET OF AUSTRIA 152

THE INFANTA ISABELLA 204

ARCHDUKE ALBERT 204

PULPIT OF SAINTE GUDULE, BRUSSELS 225

THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS (BREUGHEL) 229

PROCLAMATION OF THE PEACE OF MUENSTER 236

JOSEPH II 254

VAN DER NOOT 262

SCENE OF THE BRABANCONNE REVOLUTION 265

LEOPOLD I 293

LEOPOLD II 310

PALACE OF JUSTICE, BRUSSELS 332

"THE PUDDLER" (MEUNIER) 334

LIST OF MAPS

BELGIUM IN ROMAN TIMES 29

DIVISION OF CHARLEMAGNE'S EMPIRE 47

FEUDAL BELGIUM 52

THE NETHERLANDS UNDER THE RULE OF THE DUKES OF BURGUNDY 102

BELGIUM UNDER THE RULE OF THE KINGS OF SPAIN 204

BELGIUM UNDER THE RULE OF THE EMPERORS OF AUSTRIA 245

BELGIUM UNDER FRENCH RULE 268

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS 279

MODERN BELGIUM (TREATIES OF 1830-39 AND 1919) 289