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First glorified as the Saviour of Christendom and then vilified as an enemy of the Church, Charles Martel's career has been written and rewritten from the time of his descendents. This important new study draws on strictly contemporary sources to assess his real achievements and offers new insights into a fascinating period.
Charles Martel a stoppé la marche de l'islam par sa victoire à Poitiers et assuré les conditions d'une renaissance en permettant qu'un jour son fils, Pépin de Bref, donne naissance à la dynastie carolingienne. L'auteur tente de restituer ce personnage à travers une importante documentation.
Show off your last name and family heritage with this Martel coat of arms and family crest shield notebook journal. Great birthday, diary, or family reunion gift for people who love ancestry, genealogy, and family trees.
E.A. Martel (1859–1938) upravičeno velja za enega najpomembnejših ljudi v zgodovini raziskovanja jam. Ker je pisal v francoščini, je bilo njegovo delo v tistih delih Srednje Evrope, ki so bili v avstrijskem cesarstvu, malo poznano. Tako veliko tega, kar je napisal o klasičnem krasu (Krasu), ni bilo lahko dostopno tistim, ki zdaj živijo na tem območju. Zato ta angleški prevod njegove objave iz leta 1894. Martel je bil v Sloveniji od 14. septembra 1893 do sredine oktobra. Glavne jame in kraške značilnosti regije mu je razkazal Wilhelm Putick, ki je kraje raziskoval od leta 1886. Pomoč mu je odobril grof Falkenhayn, dunajski kmetijski minister, kar zgovorno priča o tem, kako mednarodno pomemben je bil Martel.
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Charles Martel and the Lance of Destiny is a novel about a real historical figure and a real artifact in his posession. He and the Lance, in the Dark Age, had a dramatic effect on our world today. This is his story with help from a few fictional characters. The following is the text on the back cover. During the depth of the Dark Age, Arab armies crossed over from Spain into France looting pillaging and imposing their religion on the Christian population. Richard Gibbon the eighteenth century historian put it this way. "From such calamities was Christendom delivered by the genius and fortune of one man. Charles Martel, the illegitimate son of Pepin, was content with the titles of mayor or du...
Dedicating a chapter to every day of July 1914, the author retraces the actions that led to World War I, beginning with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and following leaders of the time as they escalated the crisis.
A Study Guide (New Edition) for Yann Martel's "The Life of Pi", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs."