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Book SynopsisAnarchy followed the Hussite Revolution in Bohemia until George of Podebrady was elected king. Professor Heymann shows how the Roman Catholic Church failed to dislodge George from his royal authority, and how the Bohemian king prevented the destruction of the Czech reformation, enabling it to influence, to an extent not fully appreciated, the devel
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Bibliographical Abbreviations, pg. xi*Place Names, pg. xii*Contents, pg. xv*List of Illustrations, pg. xvi*1. Interregnum and Anarchy, pg. 1*2. The First Great Duel: Podebrady versus Rosenberg, pg. 26*3. The Conquest of the Regency, pg. 43*4. An Unwanted Missionary: John of Capistrano, pg. 64*5. The Boy-King and the Regent, pg. 81*6. The Work of Reconstruction, pg. 96*7. The Turks, Hungary, and Tragedy, pg. 124*8. Georgius, Dei Gratia Bohemiae Rex, pg. 147*9. Foreign Policy and General Recognition, pg. 173*10. Wider Horizons ?, pg. 195*11. The Religious Struggle Reopened, pg. 230*12. Rome and Prague: The First Open Clash, pg. 258*13. A "Grand Design", pg. 293*14. To Save an Emperor, pg. 316*15. Peace and Reform for the Empire, pg. 337*16. Preparing for the Storm, pg. 360*17. The Barons' Rebellion, pg. 384*18. The Mighty Pen: Gregory Heimburg, pg. 408*19. But the Sword Seems Mightier, pg. 437*20. Mars Hungaricus, pg. 476*21. The Turning of the Tide, pg. 512*22. Clearer Skies and the End of the Road, pg. 547*23. The Podebradian Phase of History, pg. 586*Historiography and Bibliography of the Podebradian Age, pg. 612*Bibliography, pg. 621*Index, pg. 657
