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Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars (1419 to c. 1434) were a series of conflicts fought in Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic) between followers of the reformer Jan Hus and Catholic loyalists toward the end of the Bohemian Reformation (c. 1380 to c. 1436...
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Bohemian Reformation
The Bohemian Reformation (c. 1380 to c. 1436) was the first concerted effort by Catholic clergy to reform the abuses and corruption of the medieval Church. Bohemian clerics and theologians called for reform and, like later advocates, initially...
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Hussite Wars
Hussite Wars, illustration on folio 56a of the Jena codex, c. 1500.
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Jan Žižka
Jan Žižka (l. c. 1360 – 1424) was a Czech general and one of the most brilliant tacticians in military history. In the Hussite Wars (1419 to c. 1434), he was undefeated as the leader of the Hussites against the Catholic loyalists. Even completely...
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Hussite Wagenburg
A medieval illustration of a Hussite Wagenburg (wagon fort), an innovation of Jan Zizka (l. c. 1360 – 1424). (Austrian National Library, Cod 3062 fol. 148r)
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Jan Zizka
A 16th-century portrait of the Bohemian general Jan Zizka (l. c. 1360 – 1424), a prominent participant in the Hussite Wars (1419-c. 1434). (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest)
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Statue of Jan Zizka
A detail of an equestrian statue of the Czech hero Jan Zizka (l. c. 1360 – 1424), a highly successful general during the Hussite Wars (1419-c. 1434). (Přibyslav, Czech Republic)
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Jan Žižka's Army
Jan Žižka leading his army, illustration from the Jena codex, c. 1490-1510.
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Sigismund of Hungary
Sigismund of Hungary (l. 1368-1437), painting by a Bohemian artist, formerly attributed to Pisanello, 1433.
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
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Battle of Lipany
Battle of Lipany, panoramic painting by Luděk Marold, 1898.
Holešovice, Prague.