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The Children’s Crusade
In 1212 thousands of children set out on the ‘Children’s Crusade’. This was the saddest of all. It was
led by a French shepherd boy called Stephen. He was twelve years old. They got as far as the
Mediterranean Sea. Stephen had told them it would just dry up for them just as the Red sea had parted
for Moses. But it didn’t.
Instead they met two ship owners called Hugh the Iron and William the Pig. The offered the children free
transport to the Holy Land. But it was a trick. Some children drowned when their ships sank. The rest
were sold as slaves to the Turks. It was said that only one of them, a young priest, got back home to tell
the tale.
TASK: make up a play about the Children’s Crusade. Your first scene
could be when Stephen comes to your village to persuade you and your
friends to join his crusade. Your second scene could be when Stephen
meets the shipowners and accepts their offer.
The Children’s Crusade
In 1212 thousands of children set out on the ‘Children’s Crusade’. This was the saddest of all. It was
led by a French shepherd boy called Stephen. He was twelve years old. They got as far as the
Mediterranean Sea. Stephen had told them it would just dry up for them just as the Red sea had parted
for Moses. But it didn’t.
Instead they met two ship owners called Hugh the Iron and William the Pig. The offered the children free
transport to the Holy Land. But it was a trick. Some children drowned when their ships sank. The rest
were sold as slaves to the Turks. It was said that only one of them, a young priest, got back home to tell
the tale.
TASK: make up a play about the Children’s Crusade. Your first scene
could be when Stephen comes to your village to persuade you and your
friends to join his crusade. Your second scene could be when Stephen
meets the shipowners and accepts their offer.
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