charles martel

While the Battle of Tours in 732 is seen as a pivotal moment in halting the Muslim expansion into Western Europe, it actually may be overshadowed in importance by the earlier Battle of Toulouse in 721. According to historian Ian Meadows, after the swift conquest of Iberia into the Umayyad...

I know this scenario may be ASB, and I’m not an expert on Medieval European history, but hear me out. Let’s say that the Umayyad raiders win the Battle of Tours, and Charles Martel is killed. The Umayyads use this as an opportunity to expand their borders past Septimania into more of Southern...

What if Charles Martel lived (1327) to succeed his Grandfather? Who could he marry, who could his sisters marry, and what would be the consequences of his survival?

Hey all, this is kinda a niche WI, but I'll try to explain as best as I can. So I've recently became interested in the Merovingian dynasty (modern France's first ruling line) and came across something quite interesting to me. Chilperic II was the last of the strong Merovingian rulers (the last...

with no Arabs to weaken Aquitaine can Charles Martel unite Franks without it can Charlemagne conquer Germany and Italy ? what becomes of Germany and Italy please answer the questions and like and the share the post

While the battle's importance is often overstated, and the Ummayads were already overextending themselves and even considered abandoning Al-Andalus, the Battle of Tours still stopped Ummayad incursions in the area and solidified the power of the Carolingians. What if Charles Martel was killed in...

Prelude The transition between the late Roman and the post-Roman west was not a simple process. First came the Migration period, the Völkerwanderung, when Germanic peoples swept through the Western Roman Empire. Then the Empire ceased to exist, dissolved by Odoacer. Odoacer was in turn...

Although the Battle of Tours was not the clear turning point it is often thought to be, the Umayyads still made it pretty far into the Frankish realm(s). The Battle of Tours, albeit mostly a raid, did have significant effects on the popularity of Charles Martel, the founder of the Carolingian...

Hey AH.com! This is my first attempt at a timeline, so I'm looking for feedback on pretty much everything. Part 1: The Hammer Falls On October 10, 732 a band of Arab and Berber raiders lead by Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi clashed with Frankish and Aquitanian troops in western Gaul. The veteran...