Tag: bohemia

Through the structural system forming around Prague and Bohemia at large, it comes as little surprise that they would function as a center for heretical thought in the fourteenth and fifteenth century. Prague, being at the intersection of Italy and Germany made it an ideal location for merchants, and as a result, economic activity. As such,… Continue reading Jan Hus and the Hussites →

The Roman Catholic churched played a political role that lead to a religious schism in Bohemia. There were two rivaling popes at the time that lead to disputes regarding piousness and political opinion. Another reason for the political upheaval and unrest in Bohemia was the political dispute between the Germans and the Czechs. Their rivalry… Continue reading Jan Hus →

A few thoughts – I’m too burnt out from Tuesday to come up with anything coherent. Mengel, David “A Plague on Bohemia? Mapping the Black Death.” Past and Present 211 (2011): 3-34. The often-cited “fact” that Bohemia and southern Poland escaped the mid-14th century bubonic plague epidemic rests on shaky evidence, but total mortality was… Continue reading Jan Hus background →