{"product_id":"jan-hus-bohemian-warriors-and-the-first-protestant-reformation-1369-1620-paperback","title":"Jan Hus, Bohemian Warriors, and the First Protestant Reformation (1369-1620) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaghnas Ó. Domhnaill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJan Hus, Bohemian Warriors, and the First Protestant Reformation (1369-1620)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before Martin Luther, a Czech priest named Jan Hus challenged papal authority and ignited a revolution that transformed European Christianity. Burned at the stake in 1415 for refusing to recant his beliefs, Hus became a martyr whose death sparked two centuries of religious warfare, innovation, and resistance that would reshape the medieval world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive narrative follows the Hussite movement from its origins in the golden age of Charles IV through the preaching of Jan Hus, the revolutionary Hussite Wars where peasant armies defeated five crusades using innovative military tactics, the fragile compromises that created Europe's first religious tolerance laws, and the catastrophic destruction at White Mountain in 1620. Along the way, readers encounter remarkable figures including the blind general Jan Zizka, the pacifist philosopher Petr Chelčický, the last Hussite king George of Poděbrady, and the exiled educator Jan Amos Comenius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on primary sources and recent scholarship, this book reveals how a small kingdom in Central Europe pioneered ideas about religious freedom, biblical authority, and resistance to tyranny that would influence the Protestant Reformation, the Enlightenment, and modern democratic thought. The Hussite motto \"Truth Prevails\" became the Czech national motto, symbolizing six centuries of struggle for conscience and liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 636\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.41 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53146521927987,"sku":"9798233088179","price":48.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/573-GBV2bs9798233088179.webp?v=1773868232","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/jan-hus-bohemian-warriors-and-the-first-protestant-reformation-1369-1620-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}