I spent MANY hours trying to find some accurate videos for you on Innocent III, the Fourth Crusade and The Albigensian Crusade. I looked and looked and looked for decent videos that were not packed with inaccurate information. I ended up having to settle for the following two videos on the Fourth Crusade. (I cannot believe how much GARBAGE is on the internet about the Crusades, the Roman Catholic Church and heresies in general — with a special lead-in straight into the occult!) So all you get for this week are two videos on the 4th Crusade. As a sort of “consolation prize” I threw in a video on The Children’s Crusade, even though we’re not going to talk about it at all in the Crusades course. I thought you might find it interesting.
Why the 4th Crusade Attacked Constantinople (This one is about 12 minutes long and it’s REALLY good!)
The Fourth Crusade: Why Did It Happen (This one is 30 minutes long)
The Children’s Crusade
Even though I couldn’t find any accurate videos on Innocent III or The Albigensian Crusade, we will be discussing both of them in my class.