John Hus

1373–1415

Initiated a movement based on writings of Wycliffe. Excommunicated, and burned at the stake.

Other Resources


Story Links
Book Links
Dawn of the Reformation  in  Stories from German History  by   Florence Aston
Fire Kindled in Bohemia  in  The Story of Liberty  by  Charles C. Coffin
Seven Electors  in  Germany: Peeps at History  by  John Finnemore
Hus, 1373-1415  in  Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages  by  George Hodges
Sigmund  in  The History of Germany  by  Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Mad Emperor  in  Historical Tales: German  by  Charles Morris


Image Links


Huss before the Council of Constance, 1414
 in Stories from German History

John Hus
 in Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages
John Huss
John Huss
 in Back Matter
John Huss faces the fires of execution
John Huss faces the fires of execution
 in Back Matter
Execution of Huss
Execution of Huss
 in Back Matter

Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit!' cried Huss
 in The History of Germany