This text was originally translated for Christian Oertel, one of the leading modern researchers of the reign of King Wenceslaus IV.
The text is written in my characteristic style and doesn’t necessarily reflect my personal views or research methodology. However, it still contains a valid analysis of narrative sources.
I will be examining narrative sources here (with occasional references to legal ones). It should be both interesting and perhaps a little daunting. I will also be looking at the conflict between Wenceslaus and the Church, specifically focusing on Archbishop Jenštejn, Jan Nepomuk, and Sigismund Huler, from 1393-1395. Topics include poisoning, the first captivity, and the second captivity. Then I will address Jan Zhořelecký, Sigismund of Luxembourg, Jost of Moravia in 1404, and the period after the third captivity and the second civil war with Jan Zul, Sigismund Huler, Jindřich Rožmberk, and Jan Sokol.
Important in-text notion: (RCR) - “Russian Cultural Reference”.
