Charles Martel: References & Edit History
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There is no modern biography; indispensable works on early Frankish history include J.M. Wallace-Hadrill, The Barbarian West, 400–1000, 3rd rev. ed. (1967, reissued 1985), and The Long-Haired Kings and Other Studies in Frankish History (1962, reprinted as The Long-Haired Kings, 1982).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: World History Encyclopedia - The Legacy of Charles Martel and the Battle of Tours. | Sep 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Charles Martel. | May 15, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Charles Martel and Pepin the Short. | Mar 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - Charles The Hammer At Tours. | Aug 31, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Charles Martel, Princeps and Subregulus (Prince and Viceroy). | Sep 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Under the Hammer: Charles Martel. | Aug 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Charles Martel and Pepin the Short. | Jul 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Under the Hammer: Charles Martel. | Mar 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Charles 'The Hammer' Martel Mayor of the Palace. | Dec 19, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Geology.com - Topaz. | Oct 10, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - The Legacy of Charles Martel and the Battle of Tours. | Sep 13, 2022 | ||
| Added details about Charles's military campaigns and his appropriation of church lands. | Aug 23, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Charles Martel. | Jan 11, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 24, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 14, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Charles Martel. | Nov 17, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 01, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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