In the 732 Battle of Poitiers (also know as the Battle of Tours) Charles Martel led Frankish armies to victory over Islamic invaders. The campaign checked the Muslim drive into Northern Europe ...

The Hundred Years War, in which the English and French battled for control over what is now much of France, is the subject of many history books. It also remains valuable grist for historical ...

Up tot 600 people were involved in the Poitiers battle following the shootout Shots were fired at a kebab shop in the city overnight Five teens were seriously injured, with one in a state of ...

On a fall day in the early 8th century, somewhere between the French cities of Poitiers and Tours, a Muslim army crashed into the serried ranks of a force led by a powerful Frankish noble: Charles, ...

In 2014, it was Stephen K. Bannon who invoked the battle when he called upon the Catholic Church to take a stance to defend the “Judeo-Christian West” from terrorists. Advertisement ...