Chapter IX: From the Death of Hus to the First Coronation of Sigismund 221-260

(July 6, 1415-July 28, 1420.)

Differences between Hus and his followers--Effect of his
death--The Interdict on Prague and its results--Attitude
of Wenceslaus--Of Sigismund--Jerom’s trial and death--Quarrel
with the Council about the bishopric of Olmütz--Growing
differences among the Utraquists--Nicholaus of
Hus--Z̆iz̆ka--Effect of their action on Wenceslaus--Election
of Martin V.--End of Council of Constance--Scene
between Z̆iz̆ka and Wenceslaus--The “New Town”
of Prague--John of Z̆elív--The Defenestratio--Anger and
death of Wenceslaus--Attitude of Sigismund--C̆enek of
Wartenberg--Conditions offered to Sigismund by the
Assembly--Queen Sophia--The three parties in Bohemia--Mode
of life of the Taborites--Z̆iz̆ka’s character--The
appeal for peace--Differences between the Calixtine
nobles and the Calixtine citizens--Ulric of Rosenberg--First
struggle between the nobles and the Taborites--The
compromise--The Kuttenberg persecution--Sigismund’s
demands--Z̆iz̆ka’s surrender of Pilsen--“No faith with
heretics”--Sigismund’s lies--C̆enek’s double treachery--Z̆iz̆ka’s
cruelties--The march of the Taborites to Prague--Forcible
Reformers--Sigismund’s retreat--The First anti-Hussite
“Crusade”--Frederick of Hohenzollern and the
Margravate of Brandenburg--Differences in Sigismund’s
camp--New burnings of Utraquists--The battle of Z̆iz̆kov
Hora--More differences in the camp--The “Four Articles
of Prague”--The discussion--The compromise--Coronation
of Sigismund.