When The Moors Ruled In Europe is a documentary film presented by the English historian Bettany Hughes. It is a two-part series on the contribution the Moors made to Europe during their 700-year reign in Spain and Portugal ending in the 15th century. It was first broadcast on Channel 4 Saturday 5 November 2005,[2] and was filmed in the Spanish region of Andalusia, mostly in the cities of Granada, Cordoba and the Moroccan city of Fes.
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| Directed by | Timothy Copestake[1] |
| Produced by | Rowan Deacon[1] |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The era ended with the Reconquista during which the Catholic authorities burnt over 1,000,000 Arabic texts.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "When the Moors Ruled Europe (2005)". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ 4oD
- ^ Channel 4: When the Moors Ruled in Europe First Broadcast: Saturday 5 November 2005 (103 mins)
External links
edit- When the Moors Ruled in Europe at IMDb
- When The Moors Ruled In Europe, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 June 2007
- When the Moors Ruled In Europe (DVD), NeuFutur Magazine, 18 June 2008
- DVD Video Reviews: When the Moors Ruled in Europe, Alhambra, 3 June 2008
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