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]