The Battle of Tours (In Our Time)
732 · Resource
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Tours. In 732 a large Arab army invaded Gaul from northern Spain, and travelled as far north as Poitiers. There they were defeated by Charles Martel, whose Frankish and Burgundian forces repelled the invaders. The result confirmed the regional supremacy of Charles, who went on to establish a strong Frankish d
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Around 732
- Arab conquest of the Maghreb (647)
- Khmer Empire (Angkor) (802)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Death of Muhammad (632)
- Islamic Golden Age (750)
- Battle of Yarmouk (636)
- Abbasid Caliphate founded (750)
- Srivijaya Empire (650)
- Fall of the Sasanian Empire (651)
- Silla unifies Korea (668)