Download or read book The Age of Charles Martel written by Paul Fouracre and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-17 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First glorified as the Saviour of Christendom and then vilified as an enemy of the Church, Charles Martel's career has been written and rewritten from the time of his descendents. This important new study draws on strictly contemporary sources to assess his real achievements and offers new insights into a fascinating period.

Download or read book The Path of the Martyrs Charles Martel the Battle of Tours and the Birth of Europe written by Ed West and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'West puts the battle in its historical context, and shows how it set the course of history for more than a thousand years.' Piers Paul Read 732. The future of Europe is held in the balance. A Frankish force, assembled at speed, ready themselves to resist an army from the largest empire the world has ever seen. The Franks and Arabs give battle, between the cities of Poitiers and Tours. Would France become part of the sophisticated Muslim world to the south, or remain in the control of the Christian barbarians? The battle proves bloody, a clash of arms and civilisations. With the west lying in ruins after the fall of Rome, Charles Martel's victory would become the defining battle of the age, leading a chronicler soon after to describe the defenders by a new term -'Europeans'. In this gripping and informed account Ed West records the rise of the Islamic Empire, the emergence of the Franks in the ashes of Rome, and the events leading to the fateful day when Europe's future was decided close to the river Loire. Ed West is an author, journalist and blogger who has written for the Daily Telegraph, Catholic Herald, Evening Standard, The Times, Daily Express, Standpoint and the Spectator. He wrote a regular blog first for the Daily Telegraph and later for the Spectator, described by Peter Oborne as 'one of the most interesting of the rising generation of political writers'. He is also the author of a number of history books, the latest of which, Iron, Fire and Ice, looks at the historical inspiration for Game of Thrones.

Download or read book CHARLES MARTEL written by History and Civilization Collection and published by LM Publishers. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Martel is generally considered as the Frankish Military Leader who defeated the Moslem army and stopped the great movement of Arab conquest in Europe. His victory during the battle of Tours (also called the battle of Poitiers) is described by the historians as the decisive event which preserved the European Civilization. According to E. Gibbon the victory of Charles Martel rescued the ancestors of Europeans, from the Islamic civilization. And the historian L. Von Ranke said: "the battle of Poitiers was the turning point of one of the most important epochs in the history of the world." Who really was Charles Martel? This book present the story of Charles Martel, the military leader and defender of Frankish kingdom.

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Download or read book Charles Martel the Battle of Tours written by Edward Creasy and published by Leonaur Limited. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great collision of armies under the banners of the crescent and the cross The Battle of Tours (also called Poitiers) in 732 A.D. was one of the most significant battles fought during the last two millennia. This book is far more than just a description of the battle, it also recounts, through the writings of several academic contributors, the story of two emergent empires, drawn together on converging paths which resulted in a collision not simply between two armies, but between two uncompromisingly different cultures and faiths. Described in these pages is the violent and turbulent rise of the Franks in Europe who, by the time of the battle of Tours, were led by their warrior king, Charles Martel--'the Hammer'--whose dynasty brought forth the Emperor Charlemagne. From the Middle East, Islam was conquering and spreading its political influence, which are outlined as they bore upon the invasion of Europe. By the sixth century, Umayyad Caliphate armies had swept along the Mediterranean coastline of North Africa, crossed over into Spain and could see no impediment in the mountain barrier of the Pyrenees to their farther expansion. So France faced an invasion by an army accompanied by their families and belongings who had come to stay and rule. That army, under Abdul Rhaman al Ghafiqi, in the valley of the Loire and less than 140 miles from Paris collided with the Frankish and Burgundian battle host and was brought to ruin. In later centuries the Moors successfully ruled Spain and the Ottoman Turks also attempted to invade western Europe but were defeated before Vienna. However, after Tours never again did a Muslim army drive so far westwards and despite the sectarian blood-letting that lay ahead, for which the Europeans themselves were responsible, this fact defined the culture and dominant religion of the modern continent. Included are illustrations which did not accompany the original texts. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

Download or read book Pepin s Bastard written by Diana M. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1999-12-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlemagne's pivotal reign is still some distance in the future when Charles is born, the bastard son of Mayor of the Palace, Pepin de Gros. Pepin's jealous wife, Plectruda, will stop at nothing to see Charles dead, thus saving the power behind the Merovingian throne for her own sons. To protect him, twelve-year-old Charles is sent as soldier-in-training to the estate of nobleman Dodo. Here he meets and marries Dodo's orphan niece, Rotruda. All is well until Pepin de Gros dies. When Charles returns to the palace to protect his mother from Plectruda's clutches, Pepin's widow captures Charles and throws him in a dungeon, fully expecting him to rot and die there. With Egar's help, it appears Charles is dead. A nobleman, disenchanted with Plectruda's regency, rescues Charles' 'body'. Charles survives and gathers a following. He and his army of barbarian foot soldiers, armed with lances and casting axes then face the unstoppable Muslim cavalry, as they pour over the Pyrenees mountains into France, determined to wipe Christianity off the face of the land. "A compelling and heart-stirring story of the triumphant ascent to power and glory by Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne." JoAnn Levy, Author of Daughter of Joy, A Novel of Gold Rush San Francisco. Web site: http://mysite.verizon.net/~billndi.

Download or read book CHARLES MARTEL written by History and Civilization Collection and published by LM Publishers. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Martel is generally considered as the Frankish Military Leader who defeated the Moslem army and stopped the great movement of Arab conquest in Europe. His victory during the battle of Tours (also called the battle of Poitiers) is described by the historians as the decisive event which preserved the European Civilization. According to E. Gibbon the victory of Charles Martel rescued the ancestors of Europeans, from the Islamic civilization. And the historian L. Von Ranke said: "the battle of Poitiers was the turning point of one of the most important epochs in the history of the world." Who really was Charles Martel? This book present the story of Charles Martel, the military leader and defender of Frankish kingdom.

Download or read book Charles Martel written by . Collection and published by Editions Le Mono. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Martel is generally considered as the Frankish Military Leader who defeated the Moslem army and stopped the great movement of Arab conquest in Europe. His victory during the battle of Tours (also called the battle of Poitiers) is described by the historians as the decisive event which preserved the European Civilization. According to E. Gibbon the victory of Charles Martel rescued the ancestors of Europeans, from the Islamic civilization. And the historian L. Von Ranke said : “the battle of Poitiers was the turning point of one of the most important epochs in the history of the world.” Who really was Charles Martel? This book present the story of Charles Martel, the military leader and defender of Frankish kingdom.

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Download or read book Moslem and Frank or Charles Martel and the rescue of Europe written by Gustave Louis M. Strauss and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Charles Martel written by Georges Minois and published by Perrin. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Le vainqueur des Arabes à Poitiers, en 732. Sa victoire contre les arabo-musulmans à Poitiers, en 732, est à peu près tout ce qui reste de Charles Martel dans la mémoire collective, qui le considère avant tout comme le " marteau des Sarrasins ". L'enjeu de cette fameuse bataille connaît d'ailleurs un regain d'intérêt dans le contexte actuel, et fait l'objet de vifs débats : simple escarmouche, ou choc des civilisations qui a sauvé l'Europe de l'islamisation ? Cependant, Charles Martel ne se réduit pas à cette seule date, aussi célèbre soit-elle. Grand-père de Charlemagne, il assure la transition entre la dynastie moribonde des Mérovingiens et celle des Carolingiens. Guerrier avant tout, il est devenu, par ses nombreuses victoires, mais aussi par sa collaboration avec les missionnaires et par son entente avec le pape, le prince le plus puissant de son époque, le sauveur de l'unité du monde franc, et le rempart de la chrétienté. Maître d'un immense territoire, tout en restant simplement " maire du palais ", il prépare l'accession au trône de son fils Pépin le Bref. Si Charles Martel reste pourtant mal connu, en raison du caractère lacunaire et laconique des chroniques de cette époque, de nombreux documents, privés et publics, sur la société franque permettent de lever en partie le voile sur cet étonnant personnage, et de mieux comprendre l'homme et son œuvre.

Download or read book Moslem and Frank Or Charles Martel and the rescue of Europe from the threatened yoke of the Saracens written by G. L. M. Strauss and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-28 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

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Download or read book The Battle of Poitiers written by Jirjī Zaydān and published by Zaidan Foundation, Incorporated. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in 1904 in Arabic, Cairo, Dar-al-Hilal."--Vii.

Download or read book Warfare in the Dark Ages written by Kelly DeVries and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in this volume explore the way in which military developments helped to sculpt, out of very strange and diverse components, our familiar Europe. The period studied covers the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the rise of the Carolingian Empire and its eventual collapse, leaving a vacuum in the heart of Europe into which flowed new forces: the Vikings from outside and the great lords from within.