Fire Over Calpe: The Last of the Goths and the Muslim invasion of Spain - Couverture souple

Anderson, James M.

 
9781503582729: Fire Over Calpe: The Last of the Goths and the Muslim invasion of Spain
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1503582728 ISBN 13 : 9781503582729
Editeur : Xlibris, 2015

Synopsis

The Christianized Germanic Visigoths reigned on the Iberian Peninsula in the late sixth and seventh centuries until the year 711, when they were overthrown by Arabic and Moorish forces from Africa. The clash of wills between the Catholic Church and the King of the Goths for power and wealth, paved the way for an Islamic invasion, but specific details of this event have been little recorded. In this fictional account, the Hispanic Jews, heavily persecuted under the Gothic kings and the church, serve as gobetweens for the Catholic Church and the North African Muslims. The fierce Basques in the northeast of the peninsula, the Germanic Suevi installed in the northwest, and the Franks beyond the Pyrenees, all present a constant irritation to the Goths and become unwitting scapegoats in the church's plans to dislodge the king and replace him on the throne with a prince more sympathetic to its desires and ambitions. This is a tale of war, lust, deceit and treachery culminating in a change of masters in Hispania. The Arabs came, conquered, and contrary to the expectations of the conspirators, they stayed.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Christianized Germanic Visigoths reigned on the Iberian Peninsula in the late sixth and seventh centuries until the year 711, when they were overthrown by Arabic and Moorish forces from Africa. The clash of wills between the Catholic Church and the King of the Goths for power and wealth, paved the way for an Islamic invasion, but specific details of this event have been little recorded. In this fictional account, the Hispanic Jews, heavily persecuted under the Gothic kings and the church, serve as gobetweens for the Catholic Church and the North African Muslims. The fierce Basques in the northeast of the peninsula, the Germanic Suevi installed in the northwest, and the Franks beyond the Pyrenees, all present a constant irritation to the Goths and become unwitting scapegoats in the church's plans to dislodge the king and replace him on the throne with a prince more sympathetic to its desires and ambitions. This is a tale of war, lust, deceit and treachery culminating in a change of masters in Hispania. The Arabs came, conquered, and contrary to the expectations of the conspirators, they stayed.

Biographie de l'auteur

James Anderson was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Followed by a stint in the army during the Korean War, he attended the University of Washington and obtained a PhD in linguistics and history. Now retired from university teaching, he lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has published about sixteen nonfiction books, mostly on European historical topics, and spends much of his time in Europe traveling and doing research.

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Éditeur
Xlibris
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1503582728
ISBN 13 
9781503582729
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
196
Coordonnées du fabricant
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