charles martel stopped the muslim advance into europe in ad 732 with his victory near poitiers.
charles martel stopped the muslim advance into europe in ad 732 with his victory near poitiers.
who stopped the muslim advance into europe in ad 732 with his victory near poitiers?
charles martel
in "barbarians, marauders, and infidels", santosuosso, considered an expert historian of the carolingian era, makes a case that the defeats of invading muslim armies by charles martel, including the famous defeat at tours, were important as in their defense of western christianity and the preservation of those christian monasteries and centres of learning which ultimately led europe out of the dark ages. he also makes a case that while tours was considered by western historians such as creasy to be of macrohistorical importance, the later battles were more so. the later invading forces defeated in those campaigns had come to set up permanent outposts for expansion, and there can be no doubt that these three defeats combined broke the back of islamic expansion in europe while the caliphate was still united. further, santosuosso dates the ties between the papacy and the carolingians to this period, and credits charles martel with beginning a much greater martial vigor in christianity. dr. santosuosso in "barbarians, marauders, and infidels" page 212 says "the stemming of the muslim advance at poitiers in 732 and the frankish kings' decision to become the champions of papal claims against the longobards in italy strengthened the christian acceptance of the idea of war."
antonio santosuosso
bullet::::- 732 - 10 october: battle of tours fought near poitiers; frankish forces defeat umayyads.









































bullet::::- 10th century - église saint-hilaire le grand rebuilding begins.









































bullet::::- 955 - .









































bullet::::- 11th century - église notre-dame la grande, poitiers (church) rebuilt.









































bullet::::- 1096 - saint-jean de montierneuf abbey built.









































bullet::::- 1099 - church of sainte-radegonde (poitiers) dedicated.









































bullet::::- 1162 - poitiers cathedral construction begins.









































bullet::::- 1199 - "communal rights" granted to poitiers.









































bullet::::- 1356 - 19 september: battle of poitiers fought during the hundred years' war; english forces defeat french.









































bullet::::- 1431 - university of poitiers founded.
timeline of poitiers