Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Holy Crusades
This site has a very interesting description of the Crusades from an objective viewpoint. Read about the impact of Christian-Muslim conflict in the Middle East during this period. Original text from that time is also included.
Other
United States Naval Academy: Timeline for the Crusades and Christian Holy War
The Crusades were a series of Holy Wars called by the popes in defense of the Church. This timeline highlights the causes of the Crusades, battles, and all the major people associated with the Crusades. Included are links to artwork from...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Children's Crusade, 1212
Translation of a 13th century chronicler's account of the 1212 Children's Crusade.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Children's Crusade by George Zabriskie Gray
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's The Children's Crusade: An Episode of the Thirteenth Century by George Zabriskie Gray [1870], a nonfiction account of Children's Crusade in the 13th Century.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Lesson Plan on the Children's Crusade
A well designed four part lesson plan that examines the use of children in the civil rights demonstration that occurred in Birmingham under the leadership of Dr. King.