Defenestrations of Prague
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The Defenestrations of Prague were three incidents in the history of Bohemia in which people were defenestrated. Though already existing in Middle French, the word defenestrate is believed to have fir
1618 defenestration as illustrated on a contemporaneous leaflet
The Novoměstská radnice (lit. 'New Town Hall'), site of the 1419 defenestrations
Illustrated by Czech history painter Adolf Liebscher c. 1900
1872 illustration depicting the 1483 defenestrations, from Česko-Moravská Kronika
Hussite Wars
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The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the
Defenestrations of Prague
…as the "second Prague defenestration". The first and third defenestrations helped to trigger prolonged religious conflicts, either inside Bohemia (the Hussite Wars, 1st defenestration) or beyond (Thirty Years' War, 3rd defenestration), while the second helped establish a religious peace in the country for 31 years…
Battle of Hussites and Catholic crusaders, Jena Codex, 15th century
Burning of Jan Hus at the Council of Constance, Jena Codex, 15th century
The devil is selling indulgences, Jena Codex
The Hussite Wagenburg