List of illustrations
Acknowledgments
A note on language and names
List of abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
1. State-building, historical culture and public monuments in nineteenth-century Belgium
2. The physical setting of the monument: Brussels' Place Royale
3. The creation of the monument
4. The changing meanings of the monument
5. The monument as a lieu de mémoire I: culture and politics
6. The monument as a lieu de mémoire II: history and national identity
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Simon John is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at Swansea University.