The Second Age of the Crusaders Episode 6 "The Children's Crusade of 1212"

Byzantium And The Crusades - A podcast by Nick Holmes

This episode looks at one of the strangest episodes in the whole history of the Crusades when, in 1212, groups of children in France and Germany followed child preachers on a wildly unrealistic expedition to liberate Jerusalem. It provides a fascinating insight into the medieval mind, dominated by a belief in miracles and a yearning to seek a better life.