Mortgaging Medieval Children
Seal of Philip of Courtenay. Schlumberger, Gustave Léon, 1844-1929 - Sceau de l'Orient latin. (Wikipedia).
Crusades
A look at the controversial deicion to "mortgage" Philip of Courtenay to the Venetians against the backdrop of the Fourth Crusade. This is also an examination for the reasons children were used as politcial hostages in the Middle Ages.
By John Giebfried