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Siege Of Zierikzee (1351)
The siege of Zierikzee (1351) took place during the first of the Hook and Cod wars. Prelude The city of Zierikzee In the middle ages Zierikzee was a town of substantial importance. At the time, the Eastern Scheldt was the main branch of the Scheldt., which made Zierikzee a relevant sea-port. The Western Scheldt, was at that time too shallow to allow sea-going ships to reach Antwerp. In the early the middle ages, the islands of Schouwen, Duiveland, Dreischor, and Bommenede, which now form Schouwen-Duiveland were still separate. Schouwen and Dreischor were joined in 1374. Schouwen and Duiveland were joined in 1610. Bommenede was flooded repeatedly and was temporarily abandoned in 1684. The Gouwe (Schouwen-Duiveland), Gouwe, which divided Schouwen from Duiveland, was a wide, but shallow estuary. Together with the Bernisse separating Voorne from Putten, the Gouwe formed an (inland) shipping route between Holland and Vlaanderen, which provided Zierikzee with access to inland sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hook And Cod Wars
The Hook and Cod wars (; sometimes semi-anglicised as the wars of the Hoecks and the Cabbeljaws) comprise a series of wars and battles in the County of Holland between 1350 and 1490. Most of these wars were fought over who should hold the title of " Count of Holland". The Cod faction generally consisted of the more progressive cities of Holland. The Hook faction consisted for a large part of the conservative noblemen. The origin of the name "Cod" remains uncertain, but is most likely a case of reappropriation. Perhaps it derives from the Bavarian coat of arms, which resemble the scales of a fish. The ''Hook'' refers to the hooked stick that is used to catch cod. Another possible explanation of "Cod" points out that as a cod grows it tends to eat more, growing even bigger and eating even more, thus encapsulating how the noblemen perhaps saw the expanding middle classes of the time. Aftermath of William IV's reign (1345–1349) The reign of William IV of Holland and the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
