A NEW VOLUME IN "THE 

 STORY OF THE NATIONS" 

 READY IN THE SPRING, 1921 



BELGIUM 



FROM THE ROMAN INVASION TO THE PRESENT DAY 



By EMILE CAMMAERTS. With Maps and 

 Illustrations. Large Crown 8vo. Cloth, 12/6 net. 



A complete history of the Belgian nation from its origins 

 to its present situation has not yet been published in this 

 country. Up till now Belgian history has only been 

 treated as a side issue in works concerned with the Belgian 

 art, Belgian literature or social conditions. Besides, 

 there has been some doubt with regard to the date at 

 which such a history ought to begin, and a good many 

 writers have limited themselves to the modern history 

 of Belgium because they did not see in olden times 

 sufficient evidence of Belgian unity. According to the 

 modern school of Belgian historians, however, this unity, 

 founded on common traditions and common interests, 

 has asserted itself again and again through the various 

 periods of history in spite of invasion, foreign domination 

 and the various trials experienced by the country. The 

 history of the Belgian nation appears to the modern mind 

 as a slow development of one nationality constituted by 

 two races speaking two different languages but bound 

 together by geographical, economic and cultural con- 

 ditions. In view of the recent proof Belgium has given 

 of her patriotism during the world-war, this impartial 

 enquiry into her origins may prove interesting to British 

 readers. Every opportunity has been taken to insist on 

 the frequent relationships between the Belgian provinces 

 and Great Britain from the early middle ages to the present 

 time, and to show the way in which both countries were 

 affected by them. Written by one of the most dis- 

 tinguished Belgian writers, who has made a specialty of 

 his subject, this work will be one of the most brilliant and 

 informing contributions in " The Story of the Nations." 



