Jan Žižka
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Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha was a Czech military leader and knight who was a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, and a prominent Radical Hussite who led the Taborite faction during the Hussite Wa
Statue of Jan Žižka by Bohumil Kafka on Vítkov Hill in Prague
Jan Žižka leading his troops (illumination from the late 1400s)
Jan Žižka z Trocnova, fictional portrait by Jan Vilímek
A painting by Mikoláš Aleš showing Jan Žižka as Hussite general
Jan Hus
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Jan Hus, sometimes anglicized as John Goose or John Huss, and referred to in historical texts as Iohannes Hus or Johannes Huss, was a Czech theologian and philosopher who became a Church reformer and
Jan Žižka
…English: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; c. 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czech military leader and knight who was a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, and a prominent Radical Hussite who led the Taborite faction during the Hussite Wars. Renowned for his exceptional military skill, Žižka is celebrated…
Woodcut of Jan Hus, c. 1587
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German 16th Century. John Huss Centenary Medal [reverse] . Silver, 4.33 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Samuel H. Kress Collection
Jan Hus preaching, illumination from a Czech manuscript, 1490s
Jan Hus at the Council of Constance. 19th-century painting by Karl Friedrich Lessing