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A Moslem raid into France to loot the tomb of Saint Martin of Tours was repelled by Charles Martel in 732 at Poitiers, and was the farthest limit of the Moslem advance. It was the beginning of the Christian resistance, … Continue reading
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Tagged alfonso cordoba, Almansor Cordoba, Battle of Poitiers, Cantigas King Alfonso the Wise, Charles Martel, Charles Martel Battle of Tours, Charles Martel Saint Martin of Tours, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, malakite islam, theodore gechter
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the infidel, the bad and the ugly
How things can change in a thousand years, give or take a few decades or more. There was a time when Islam ruled Iberia. They hurled themselves out of the desert, and in Spain built a civilization that lasted almost … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Abd al-Rahman, abd al-Rahman III, Affonso X The Wise, Almansor Cordoba, Charles Martel Saint Martin of Tours, Cordoba mosque, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Malakite school of theology, Moorish Spain, Moslem Spain, Spanish Inquisition, visigoth spain, Ziryab Cordoban court
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