Hey guys, one thing I can totally say about Flashpoint History is... it's timeless. My kids and grandkids listen and learn from you. Cheers, Flashpoint History.

It´s of course impossible for us at this time to determine the exact effect of the Battle of Tours but I`m inclined to think that it`s importance should not be underestimated.   The very fact the the Moors had reached this far into what is modern day France suggests that they were almost certainly on a mission to conquer more lands and increase the Caliphate.    Their defeat would not have been expected and might well have been the catalyst that finally put an end to their ambitions.

What an amazing and mesmerizing series. I truly enjoyed it tremendously.  This podcast is so personal to me and touches the most profound  constituents of my being as and Arab and a Muslim originally from the regions around Makkah in nowadays Saudi Arabia. As you can imagine, Islamic history and culture is the fabric that our souls are made of. However, the manner in which history is taught in our school and written in our traditional textbooks are designed for self-glorification and ideological indoctrination. How refreshing and enlightening to hear or read about it from an objective and academically unbiased perspective. I can't thank you enough.

The funny and interesting thing is that the ummayads were more romanized and looked west while the abbasids were more persianised and looked east.

Having visited and lived in Spain, I find it funny that you only pronounce Barcelona correctly, having said that, this is probably the best and least biased history of the Iberian Peninsula I have heard so far. "Kings and Generals", and you're channel is amazing. I enjoy everything you put out. I did a 40 page thesis paper on the Normans and would love to have a chat with you!

hello the Moors fail to occupy Northern Iberia peninsula, no Northern Spain. Visigoth destroy Rome ending Hispania, they to occupy the Iberia peninsula.   Spain 1492 to present, founded by the consolidation of Visigoths Kingdoms, native, and other peoples on the IBERIA PENINSULA. love your videos , thanks for producing them . saludos

The Moors still live and I am One of many.📚📖📕📘📓📒📰🌌🔭📐👳

I appreciate all of the historical information you are dispensing and find your style and presentation to be enjoyable ie casual and entertaining. Far too many of these are nothing more than a dry recitation of dates and theories concerning the historical subject matter rendering them stupefyingly boring. Thank you for giving history life. 5 Stars.

Simply fascinating, never to old to learn more. The way you tell this gives me the feeling to have been there with the main characters. Impressive👍👏
Live long and prosper🖖

That’s pretty cool that Martel and Charlemagne only lost once their stories careers. Talk about impressive.

I definitely am overwhelmed by such good quality videos and communicative competence.
My goodness!!!

Love the Sean Connery reference! :D
About Potiers, seems that is not really the main stop of the Moors. The bad logistics (Pyreneess) and the disintegration of the Caliphate was the main issue on my view.

I love this series!! This is one of the things I listen to it work make the time go by. It was excellent

It's interesting that it took so long for post Roman Europe to figure out something that Assyria figure out thousands of year ago. Professional army doesn't seem to be such a novel idea.

Quoting Sean Connery quoting Charlemagne ... way to go.

Algeciras is west south west a couple hundred km.  (Immediately across the small bay behind Gibraltar).

Fantastic series.Brilliantly told a fascinating and informative podcast.I cant imagine the time and work that has gone in to this series but i can  not recommend it highly enough.Congratulations for taking the time to do this.

This is a wonderful series you are creating here. I have always enjoyed Roman History and 19/20th century European and American history.  However the Muslim conquests of Arabia, Spain and North Africa was a subject i knew little about. After Rome i kinda knew that in the UK we had the dark ages but i knew next to nothing what was taking place in what was to become the Muslim world. What i knew about the Muslim conquests was from a British perspective ie nasty King John and good King Richard and Charlton Heston in El Cid. Thank you for enlightening me.

Thank you for sharing!

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