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Author: Paul Fouracre
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-09-17
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 1317898486
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst 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.
Author: Ed West
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2019-01-24
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781795052146
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'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.
Author: Jean Deviosse
Publisher: Editions Tallandier
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCharles Martel a stoppé la marche de l'islam par sa victoire à Poitiers et assuré les conditions d'une renaissance en permettant qu'un jour son fils, Pépin de Bref, donne naissance à la dynastie carolingienne. L'auteur tente de restituer ce personnage à travers une importante documentation.
Author: Charles Luke Wells
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Published: 1898
Total Pages: 498
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Diana M. Johnson
Publisher:
Published: 1999-12-01
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780966150414
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCharlemagne'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.
Author: Edward Creasy
Publisher: Leonaur Limited
Published: 2018-06-08
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781782827467
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
Author: Antonio Padoa-Schioppa
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-08-03
Total Pages: 823
ISBN-13: 1107180694
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first English translation of a comprehensive legal history of Europe from the early middle ages to the twentieth century, encompassing both the common aspects and the original developments of different countries. As well as legal scholars and professionals, it will appeal to those interested in the general history of European civilisation.
Author: Louis Demartelly
Publisher:
Published: 2008-06
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781434360373
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCharles Martel and the Lance of Destiny is a novel about a real historical figure and a real artifact in his posession. He and the Lance, in the Dark Age, had a dramatic effect on our world today. This is his story with help from a few fictional characters. The following is the text on the back cover. During the depth of the Dark Age, Arab armies crossed over from Spain into France looting pillaging and imposing their religion on the Christian population. Richard Gibbon the eighteenth century historian put it this way. "From such calamities was Christendom delivered by the genius and fortune of one man. Charles Martel, the illegitimate son of Pepin, was content with the titles of mayor or duke of the Franks, but he was destined to become the father of a line of kings." Author Louis deMartelly has dug deep into the history and fable of the dark age to get a true picture of Martel and his time. DeMartelly's Martel emerges as a kind of barbarian warrior torn between the paganism of the north and the Christianity of Rome. His conversion is brought about with the help of an enchanted lance claimed by many to be the true Holy Grail. These are the historical facts. DeMartelly has woven them carefully into a novel to bring out a true picture of the dark age with its intrigue, its combat and its faith. The facts are true to the available history. The fictional characters are true to the period and interact with the historical figures to tell the story of one of the most influential men in our history. 282 pages, Illustrated
Author: History and Civilization Collection
Publisher: LM Publishers
Published: 2016-12-22
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9782366593624
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCharles 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.
Author: . Collection
Publisher: Editions Le Mono
Published: 2017-01-20
Total Pages: 13
ISBN-13: 2366593902
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCharles 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.
