#Charles Martel

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Attack on a Moorish camp - Defeat of the Saracens at the Battle of Tours, AD 732 — by Alphonse de Neuville

The Franks led by Charles Martel attack the Saracen camp at the Battle of Tours, halting the Muslim invasion in the year 732

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Territories of Charles Martel, 8th century

by LegendesCarto

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Charles Martel leading the Franks against Arab invaders at Tours (the battle took place between Tours and Poitiers.), 732. Unknown artist.

[beardedmrbean]

Nobody beats The Hammer

He was a mighty fellow for sure

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If the hull ain't built like a pixar mom, I don't want it

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French battleship Charles Martel on a vintage postcard, mailed in 1901 to Paris

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Today is a great day in history of Europe: On October 10, 732, on the battlefield between Poitiers and Tours, the forces of the Frankish butler Charles Martel defeated the Muslim invaders and saved Europe.

[philoursmars]

Je reviens à mon projet de présenter la plupart de mes 55000 photos (nouveau compte approximatif. On se rapproche du présent !).

2016. Une journée à Paris....et ici, un crochet à Saint-Denis pour visiter la Basilique, qui est aussi la nécropole royale.

- les 2 premières : priants de Louis XVI et Marie-Antoinette

- monument de cœur de François II

- gisants de Charles Martel, Clovis, Philippe IV le Bel (comme moi) et de Philippe III le Hardi (comme moi)

- gisant du connétable Louis de Sancerre

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The Battle Of Tours: Warlords Of The West

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Emmanuel Macron désavoue Charles Martel

Temps de lecture = 4 minutes On le sait, islamophobie et homophobie sont les deux mamelles de la gauche, le marteau et l’enclume entre lesquels elles paralyse la droite Par Gabrielle Cluzel Continue reading Emmanuel Macron désavoue Charles Martel

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Charles Martel at the Battle of Poitiers, 732

by Jacques Onfroy de Bréville

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Charles Martel, Martel being a sobriquet in Old French for "The Hammer", was a Frankish political and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and...

Link: Charles Martel

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Portrait of Charles Martel (768-741). Unknown artist.

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Happy deathday to frankish king Charles Martel, known as "the hammer"

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Launching a torpedo from the "Charles Martel" battleship in the port of Toulon, Provence region of France

French vintage postcard

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The Battle of Tours Was a Victory for the Frankish and Aquitanian Armies, Led by Charles Martel, Over the Invasive Muslim army of the Umayyad Caliphate During the Umayyad Invasion of Gaul. October 10, 732.

Image: Charles de Steuben’s Bataille de Poitiers en octobre 732 romantically depicts a triumphant Charles Martel (mounted) facing Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi (right) at the Battle of Tours. (Public Domain). On this day in history, October 10, 732, the Battle of Tours was fought and was a significant battle during the Umayyad invasion of Gaul. It brought about the victory for the Frankish and…