In addition to highlighting the impressive production of the series, the article also focuses on the role of the Flemish government in the project. “The generous funding of the regional government, led by the separatist party N-VA, which wants to make Flanders independent, has led to accusations of propaganda,” the British said.
The article also questions the historical accuracy of some scenes. “The series dedicates an episode to “the Battle of the Golden Spurs”, including the historically unproven detail that Flemish warriors carried shields depicting a black lion on a yellow background, the symbol of contemporary Flanders,” it says.
KU Leuven historian Jelle Haemers also points out in the British newspaper that Het Verhaal van Vlaanderen mainly focuses on the history of the various wars that have taken place in our region, but has little regard for art and literary history or the role who played women.
The creators of the program let The Guardian know no regrets about making the program. “I think the 1.7 million viewers of the program have learned a lot,” they say.
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