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Stanley Edward Lane-Poole (18 December 1854 - 29 December 1931) was a British orientalist and archaeologist. His uncle was Edward William Lane The Moors in Spain is a lengthy history about the Muslim Moors' presence on the Iberian Peninsula, and their time there until the Spanish took back all the territory near the end of the 15th century.
The Story of the Moors in Spain is a history of the Moorish Empire in Andalusia, chronicling the rise and fall of the Islamic empire, and with it the stymie of a "civilized and enlightened State." Author Stanley Lane-Poole catalogues the art, architecture, religion, science, and industry that flourished.
The Story of the Moors in Spain is a work by Stanley Lane-Poole now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless classic.
2017 Reprint of 1888 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Lane-Poole maintains that the decline and fall of the Moorish Empire was a great setback to modern civilization. Had this great African culture not failed, he argues, the world would have been five hundred years more advanced than it is today. The Moors in Spain is a chronicle of splendor and tragedy, and no one has told the story better than Stanley Lane-Poole. All serious students of history should read this book. It is of special value to students of African history, who should be glad that this historical classic is now back in print.
This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. In 711 the Islamic Moors of Arab and Berber descent in North Africa crossed the Strait of Gibraltar onto the Iberian Peninsula, and in a series of raids they conquered Visigothic Christian Hispania and founded the first Muslim countries in Europe. Contents: The Last of the Goths The Wave of Conquest The People of Andalusia A Young Pretender The Christian Martyrs The Great Khalif The Holy War The City of the Khalif The Prime Minister The Berbers in Power My Cid the Challenger The Kingdom of Granada The Fall of Granada Bearing the Cross