From England to Bohemia: Heresy and Communication in the Later Middle Ages: 86 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, Series Number 86) - Hardcover

Van Dussen, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107016797 ISBN 13: 9781107016798

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

This is the first book-length study of the influential cultural and religious exchanges which took place between England and Bohemia following Richard II's marriage to Anne of Bohemia in 1382. The ensuing growth in communication between the two kingdoms initially enabled new ideas of religion to flourish in both countries but eventually led the English authorities to suppress heresy. This exciting project has been made possible by the discovery of new manuscripts after the opening up of Czech archives over the past twenty years. It is the only study to analyze the Lollard-Hussite exchange with an eye to the new opportunities for international travel and correspondence to which the Great Schism gave rise, and examines how the use of propaganda and The Council of Constance brought an end to this communication by securing the condemnation of heretics such as John Wyclif.

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Product Description:

The first examination of cultural exchanges between England and Bohemia after 1382, eventually leading to the suppression of heresy.

Review:

'Van Dussen's book provides a careful and thorough account of communication between England and Bohemia from the later Middle Ages to the sixteenth century ...' Bulletin of the German Historical Institute

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1107016797
• ISBN 13: 9781107016798
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232