Why would the execution of a single Czech priest spark decades of bloody revolution across Europe? In 1414, the outspoken reformer Jan Hus was promised safe conduct to a church council, only to be arrested, tried for heresy, and burned at the stake. Dr. Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis as they uncover the explosive Hussite Wars; a brutal conflict over church corruption, communion wine, and the right to preach in one's mother tongue. Did this rebellion pave the way for the Reformation?

00:00 Introduction

01:52 Bohemia, Prague, and the Holy Roman Empire

08:04 England's Influence and the Ideas of John Wycliffe

11:10 Jan Hus and the Call for Church Reform

15:41 The Western Schism and the Crisis of the Papacy

20:25 Indulgences, Exile, and the Trial of Jan Hus

28:07 The Rise of the Hussites and Their Religious Beliefs

30:36 The Four Articles of Prague and Communion in Both Kinds

39:14 The Hussite Wars Begin: Crusades and Rebellion

44:54 Jan Žižka and the Hussites' Revolutionary Military Tactics

48:00 Hussite Divisions, Victory, and Religious Independence

52:27 The Hussites and the Origins of the Protestant Reformation

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Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega. The Studio Manager is Hanif Hussain. The Researcher is Dr. Florence H R Scott. The Video Producer is McKenna Fernandez. The Editor is Amy Haddow. The Channel Manager is Tilda Furubrink. The Production Manager is Beth Donaldson. The Senior Producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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