The childrens crusade was actually a bunch of disillusioned children out to take back Jerusalem.They werent "sent" by anyone,estel.it was their choice.3/4 of them got tricked into being sold into slavery,the other quarter got annihalated.
Hmmm, Ash reminds me of a certain incident where alot of books were burned...I think it was in China, but not sure if it was an actual war...
Yes, her post reminded me of something I read a long time ago, a gigantic library that was burnt down, I think it was in England, I'm not sure if that was what Ash was talking about. Someone offer a clarification please?
This might have been fictional, there really is no evidence.
Supposebly what happened what that a boy started preaching in Germany or France telling people that Jesus visited him and told him to lead a crusade to covert Muslims to Christianity. He gathered and took about 20,000 children to the Mediterranean Sea.
The sea was suppose to split (Like how Jesus did it) so he could get to Jerusalem. Well it didnt. Two merchant ships took as many children as it could fit. So he took them little boys and sold whoever that didn't die on the trip to slavery! Tudah.
They say it was not really children but actually boys. I don't think a child would preach and gain 20,000 follwers...
[quote]The childrens crusade was actually a bunch of disillusioned children out to take back Jerusalem.They werent "sent" by anyone,estel.it was their choice.3/4 of them got tricked into being sold into slavery,the other quarter got annihalated.
also they were promised riches and life in paradise but they ended up dying
Hmmm, Ash reminds me of a certain incident where alot of books were burned...I think it was in China, but not sure if it was an actual war...
There are two incidents that come to mind and neither were wars. The first occured during the rule of Qin Shihuang where he ordered books to be burnt and scholars to be buried if they undermined his power. The second was after the Chinese Civil War (I think during or after the Cultural Revolution) where books were burnt if they glorified life before the Communist China.
Yes, her post reminded me of something I read a long time ago, a gigantic library that was burnt down, I think it was in England, I'm not sure if that was what Ash was talking about. Someone offer a clarification please?
The only major library burning that comes to mind is the bruning of the Library of Alexandria where many ancient texts were lost.
The Spanish Inquisition was in Spain (started in the late-1400s? It was some time before Columbus) some time after the marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand and through the end of Islamic Spain. They enforced Catholic rule to unify Spain (no Jews or Muslims and I think Protestants too). They burned books on new ideas and anything that did not conform to their rule. There is probably more to it than that, but my history is a little fuzzy after the end of Islamic Spain.
Book burnings are not particularly wars, per se, but they are wars on thought (if they are not protests) for the solidification of the current government.
On the topic of the worst war in history, I would probably say WWII, but I am not sure. How much of the aftermath of the War can be leveraged with or was affected by the results of scientific and technological advancements at that time? Home cooling units (refridgerators and air conditioners), television sets, (cars,) nuclear fission?
USA Civil War it was a country fighting itself and killing it's own people
You realize that was not the only Civil War in history... right? It's not even close to the worst civil war, let alone worst war of all time. The Russian Civil War (1917-1921) left over 13 million dead. The Rwandan Civil War (1994) saw over 1 million dead in 100 days. The Second Congo War left 4 million dead. The Bangladesh War killed millions as well. There were so many worse civil wars than the US one.
