The Crusade Against Heretics in Bohemia, 1418-1437

Download or read book The Crusade Against Heretics in Bohemia, 1418-1437 written by Thomas A. Fudge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fudge (history, U. of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand) presents a selection of some 200 texts, nearly all appearing here in English for the first time. Drawn from seven languages--Czech, Latin, German, French, Middle English, Polish, and Hebrew--the texts explore the crusades against the Hussite heretics of 15th-century Bohemia, as seen by the official Church. In addition, they provide insights into the world of the Hussites as a whole, the zeal and energy of the crusades movement, and warfare in the later Middle Ages. Intended for English-speaking scholars with little or no facility in working with the original texts of the later medieval sources. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR