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.