Ever follow a charismatic 12-year-old to enslavement and almost certain death? No? Well then you might not have a lot in common with The Children's Crusades of the early 1200s, as told by our guest lawyer, performer, and history-degree-holder, Marie Salter.

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More on Marie:

Marie Salter is a lawyer and comedian based in Chicago. No, she is not a comedian just for lawyers or a lawyer just for comedians. Catch her in the 2021 Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival Friday May 14 at 8pm. She will be creating characters from life and fantasy. Mots of them will remind you that the end is, in fact, near. But…in a funny way? More info on her show here. (Or search Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival on Facebook).

Follow Marie @amariesalter on Instagram & Twitter or @solveaproblemlikemarie on TikTok.

Our Lovely Guest, Marie Salter (Photo Credit: Julie Merica)
Newspaper article on a Children’s Crusade musical?
Depiction of the Children’s Crusade by Gustave Dore
Route of 1212 Children’s Crusade

SOURCES: Wikipedia, World History Encyclopedia, Chronica Regiae Coloniensis
The Children's Crusade, Dana C. Munro- American Historical Review Vol 19,
Raffael Scheck, Did the Children's Crusade of 1212 really Consist of Children? Journal of Psychohistory vol 16
Billings, Malcolm. The Crusades: Five Centuries of Holy Wars. Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1996.
Brundage, James. The Crusades: A Documentary Survey. Literary Licensing, LLC, 2011.
Griffin, Mary. The Crusades (Look at World History). Illustrated, Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2019.

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Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

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