Causes Of The Battle Of Tours

Battle of Tours – 0732 The Battle of Tours, also known as the “Battle of Poitiers,” was fought between the Frankish leader Charles Martel and the Islamic Leader Emir Abd er Rahman. It was was fought in 0732 near the cities of Poitiers and Tours (North-Central France).1 The Battle of Tours was viewed as the focal point in which ceased the spread of the Islamic religion, all across Northern Europe.2 With the victory from Martel, this event stopped the Islamic conquests as well as preserved Christianity as the primary religion for Western Europe.
The Great Schism – 1054 The Great Schism was the dissolution from the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Catholic Church. The main causes of this division were built up over the centuries since the beginning of the two churches. This event was occurred due to the major increasing differences between the Latin culture of the West, and the Greek culture of the East, more specifically, the Byzantine Empire. This triggered a change in relationship, which caused the people of the Byzantine Empire to think low about the followers of the Latin Christendom. This event changed papal monarchy by regulating the Pope's power by use of a general council. Once these heresies were accepted by followers, Europe was then divided for years due to the various issues between the two churches.3
The conflicts start date was recorded when Edward III of England refused to pay the king Phillip VI of France homage. Although there were several instances where France and England were engaged in struggles before 1337, war was not officially declared until this point.4 The Hundred Years' War became one major cause to the decline of the middle ages, and it was very significant to Medieval Europe as a