Matthew Innes
Vice Master and Professor of History, Birkbeck, University of London
2 episodes
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The Battle of Tours
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Tours of 732, in which a Frankish army led by Charles Martel defeated an invading Arab force.
16 January 2014
Also featuring: Hugh N. Kennedy, Rosamond McKitterick
The Carolingian Renaissance
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Emperor Charlemagne, the first of the Holy Roman Emperors, and the Carolingian Renaissance.
30 March 2006
Also featuring: Julia Smith, Mary Garrison