Origins of the Hussite Uprising

The Chronicle of Laurence of Březová (1414 –1421)

Thomas A. Fudge

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9780367438111
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000032918
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

The Hussite Chronicle is the most important single narrative source for the events of the early Hussite movement. The author is Laurence of B?ezová (c.1370–c.1437), a member of the Czech lower nobility and a supporter of the Hussite creed. The movement arose as an initiative for religious and social reform in fifteenth-century Bohemia and was energized by the burning of the priest Jan Hus in 1415. Church and empire attempted to suppress the movement and raised five crusades against the dissenters. The chronicle offers to history and scholarship a nuanced understanding of what can be regarded as an essential component for a proper understanding of late medieval religion. It is also a considered account of aspects of the later crusades. This is the first English-language translation of the chronicle.

Index

Entries for Bohemia, Prague, Utraquism, Hussites, Táborites, theological subtleties, doctrinal differences, and aspects of late medieval warfare are selective on account of the fact that these subjects are woven into the fabric of the book and in consequence are quite numerous. There is no attempt at comprehensive entries for obscure persons appearing in lists of participants at meetings or signatories to documents, or those named as being killed in pitched battles, or arbitrarily murdered by Hussites or crusaders (and their supporters). As a normal rule, proper names of persons, places, or ideas appearing only once have been omitted unless there is special significance. Decisions are subjective. Popes, ecclesiastical synods, and specific churches are listed alphabetically under those headings. Abbeys, convents, cloisters, monasteries, and priories are noted under the heading of religious houses. Unless otherwise noted, the churches and religious houses specifically identified are in Prague. Some entries appl...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of figures and maps
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• List of abbreviations
• Introduction: Text and context of the Hussite Chronicle
• The chronicle of Laurence of Březová
• Bibliography
• Index