"Svatá válka" Zelenohorské jednoty proti králi Jiřímu

• Authors: Martin Šandera

Title variants

EN

The “Holy War” of the League of Zelená Hora against King George

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The League of Zelená Hora was an organisation of the Bohemian upper Catholic nobility, which in 1467–1471 led a military conflict with the Bohemian king George of Poděbrady. The study shows the true face of this “holy war”. Positional battles for castles and other strongholds in Bohemia dominated, accompanied by an effort to economically cripple the enemy, which led to significant devastation of the land. Defensive and offensive activities, the composition of the army and the war economy, which significantly influenced the chosen tactics, are scrutinised. The paper also reflects on the level of violence and questions of respect for the period rules of war and aristocratic ethics.

Keywords

EN

Late Middle Ages; war; Catholicism; upper aristocracy

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Český časopis historický (The Czech Historical Review)
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 122
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 723-757
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Martin Šandera

• Historický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i., Prosecká 809/76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic