When the Moors Ruled in Europe (2005)

Directed by

Timothy Copestake

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Historian Bettany Hughes travels through Spain and Portugal to explore the 700-year influence of Muslim rule in medieval Europe. She visits palaces and cities to explain the cultural and scientific advancements the Moors brought to the continent.

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What happens

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, and was filmed in the Spanish region of Andalusia, mostly in the cities of Granada, Cordoba and the Moroccan city of Fes. The era ended with the Reconquista during which the Catholic authorities burnt over 1,000,000 Arabic texts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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