The park contained a menagerie, aviaries, fishponds, orchards, an enclosed garden and facilities for tournaments.

His infantry advanced with great success against the Flemings (mostly city militia), but he ordered their recall to allow his cavalry to make the final, victorious charge.

But on the broken, marshy ground, his knights were unable to gain enough momentum to break the Flemish shieldwall, and they were knocked down and slaughtered.

They had three children: After Amicie's death, Robert married twice more: first, in 1277, to Agnes of Dampierre (1237–1288), heiress of Bourbon,[8] and then, on 18 October 1298 to Margaret (died 1342),[8] daughter of John II, Count of Hainaut.

[1] Robert II and his "contrivances for amusement"[9] at Hesdin are depicted in the segment "You’ve Been Artois’d!"