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HIS 08: The Crusades: Children's Crusade 1212

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...What is known for certain about the misnamed “Children’s Crusade” is that between Easter and Pentecost of 1212, young people in the Chartrain region of France near Paris, motivated by religious fervor, took the cross. The movement grew in strength and numbers...

from The real story of the Children's Crusade.

Myth or truth?

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There are entries under CRUSADES for the Children's Crusade.