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09.1 The Battle of Tours 732 AD
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2014
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Description
The Franks of Charles Martel vs Islamic Umayyad Caliphate.
From the mid seventh century the Muslim armies conquered lands from Spain to Persia forming a powerful new world empire. In 732 AD a large Muslim raiding party in southern France was confronted by the leader of the Franks, a Germanic people who over the previous couple of centuries had take control of the area of modern day France. This is the story of the great battle that ensued.
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From the mid seventh century the Muslim armies conquered lands from Spain to Persia forming a powerful new world empire. In 732 AD a large Muslim raiding party in southern France was confronted by the leader of the Franks, a Germanic people who over the previous couple of centuries had take control of the area of modern day France. This is the story of the great battle that ensued.
More details at www.historyeurope.net For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Jul 20, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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