The Children’s Crusade: Medieval Influencers & Epic Fails | Odd Salon MONUMENTAL 6/7
Channel: Odd Salon
Date: 2020-03-09

In 1212, a pre-teen preacher led an army of tens of thousands of children out of Europe on foot, over hundreds of miles to re-colonize the Holy Land. What could possibly go wrong? (spoilers: pretty much everything.)

Amy Widdowson ~ The Children’s Crusade: Medieval Influencers & Epic Fails 

Odd Salon MONUMENTAL: Six stories of remembrances and egos, of massive mistakes, enormous elephants & treacherous transportations.

Recorded live 3/3/2020 at Public Works, San Francisco, CA

Curated by Tre Balchowsky
Edit, Camera, Post production: John Adams
Sound: Steen
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