Tag Archives: Charles Martel

sultans of swing: grim tunes

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Dave

The beheaded and the beholden. The Grand Seraglio. Within its walls the Turkish Sultans sought the answer to a perplexing and ancient question: Can absolute power bring absolute bliss? It brought a lot of absolutes to be sure, and the … Continue reading →

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pieces of peace

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Dave

Hard to know what to think about this popular video that has been up for a week with 500K visits. The super secular Israeli left is highly tenacious in pursuing a given vision of what they refer to as “peace” … Continue reading →

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world tours

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Dave

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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