The Children Promised the Sea Would Part
Medieval Europe

The Children Promised the Sea Would Part

Two armies of children marched toward the Holy Land in 1212. One ran out of road. The other ran out of luck—and ended up in an Egyptian slave market.

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Medieval EuropeCrusadesFranceChild SoldiersSlave Trade13th CenturyReligion and PowerForgotten Figures

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