# Lectures on The Historians of Bohemia/Index

INDEX
Acts and record-book of 1546–7, by Sixt, 55; no complete edition exists, 58; portion reprinted by Prof. Tieftrunk, ib.; parts translated into French and English, ib.
Agreement guaranteeing mutual religious liberty; signed, 70; violated by Romanists, ib.
Alençon, duke of, 18.
Apology for the Slavic and specially the Bohemian Tongue, 85.
Augusta, Jan, bishop of the Bohemian Brethren, 63; imprisonment and torture of, ib., 64; accusations against, ib.; imprisonment at Křivoklat, ib.; his prison life, Bílek’s account of, ib.; last years of captivity lightened by Philippina Welser, 65.
Augusta, Jan, Life of, long attributed to Blahoslav, 62; Jacob Bílek stated as author, 63; a record of Augusta’s imprisonment, ib.; written in Bohemian, 65; translated into German by Dr. J. Müller, ib.
Austrian censors, an obstacle to Palacký, 93, 95, 96.
Azzo de Visconti, lord of Milan, 24.
Balbinus, 66; publisher of Life of St. Ludmilla and Martyrdom of St. Wenceslas, 3; brief description of life and character, 85; his Epitome Historica Rerum Bohemicarum, ib.; writes of Hussite Wars in a distorted manner, ib.; his Apology for the Slavic and specially the Bohemian Tongue, ib.; begins publication of A Miscellany of Bohemian History, 86.
Bartoš, surnamed ‘the writer,’ 52; historian of Hussite wars, ib.; his Chronicle of Seditions and Tumults at Prague, ib.; chronicle carries the history of Bohemia to 1526, ib.; translation of chronicle found in History of Bohemian Literature, ib.
Bartošek of Drahonic, his chronicle the work of a soldier, 47; traits of his life, 48.
Bellum Bohemicum, 81.
Beneš of Weitmil, his chronicle, 17; his account of the last campaign and death of King John, ib., 18.
Bílek, Jacob, member of the Bohemian Brethren, 63; prison companion to John Augusta, ib.; his Life of Augusta records his prison life, ib.; his tortures and imprisonment, ib.; imprisoned at Křivoklat, ib., 64; accusations against, 64; describes prison life, ib.; financier of the Bohemian Brethren, ib.; his book translated into German by Dr. J. Müller, 65.
Blahoslav, Jan, writer belonging to the Bohemian Brethren, 61; his Historie Bratrská, ib.; his pureness of Bohemian style, ib.; traits of his life, 62; supervisor of Bílek’s Life of Jan Augusta, 63.
‘Bloody Diet,’ the, 56.
Bohemia, ranks high in Slavic literature, 1; revival of its language, 2; its Christianity ​first received from the East, 3; national church of, 4; arrival of Čechs in, 8; first Čech settlement in, ib.; Cosmas’s account of settlement, 8–14; chronicle of Cosmas popular in, 14; hatred of Germans in, 15, 16; King John the Don Quixote of, 17; history of, from 1283–1345, ib.; King John aids King of France, 18, 19; King John makes levies on churches and monasteries of, 20; relics in churches of, 22; attitude of King Charles towards religious authorities, ib.; its prominent part in church reform, 26; its history during Hussite wars, 27; Hussites strive to reform clergy of, 28; repeated invasions of, ib.; secession of, from Western Church, 36; Sigismund accepted as king, ib.; attack on, and defence of its capital, 40; its siege abandoned by Sigismund, 42; the battle of Vyšehrad, 43–7; untruthful tales concerning, 51; Latin History of, 52; introduction of Lutherism into, ib.; 1526 an important landmark in history of, 54; Ferdinand of Habsburg elected king of, ib.; attempts to enlarge his powers, ib.; discontent arises, ib.; refuses to aid Emperor Charles in Lutheran rising, 55; envoys meet the king before Wittenberg, ib.; his crafty policy, ib.; importance of changes of faith in, 69; Count Palatine Frederick elected king, 71; existence of, as independent country ceases, ib.; for a time a centre of European diplomacy, 77; catastrophe of the White Mountain, 78–82; the executions at Prague, 79–81; changes in, caused by defeat at White Mountain, 83; its ancient constitution suppressed, ib.; Austrian religious oppression in, 84; national revival movement, 86, 87; difficulties in writing history of, 92; Estates of, aid Palacký, 93; national movement becomes political, 97; Palacký recognized as leader of, 99; Francis Joseph recognizes the rights of, 100; History of, Palacký’s masterpiece, ib.; modern historians of, 107; powers of the sovereign of, 108; its ancient constitution, ib., 109; a continuous history of, desired, 110; writers on its literature, ib.; its glorious past, 111.
Bohemia, a Historical Sketch, 17.
Bohemian, word first used in England in peculiar sense by Thackeray, 1; has no connexion with gipsies, ib.; oldest chronicle, 2; ‘Herodotus,’ 6; nobles incensed against Prince Ulrich, 16; patriotism of Charles (‘Pfaffenkaiser’), 21; church dignitaries oppose doctrine of poverty, 31; religious wars of fifteenth century, 37; Sixt’s history written in, 54; Estates, conflict with Ferdinand I, 55; Brethren, 61–4, 66, 71, 88, 109; version of the Bible, 61, 83; House of Rosenberg, 66; rising of 1618, 70; leaders, trial and execution of, 79–81; national language persecuted, 84; history mainly in German and Latin, ib.; Museum, 90; Palacký’s first volume translated into, 94; edition of Palacký’s work completed, 100; modern historians, 106, 107; constitution and king, 108; literature, writers on, 110; nation, high intellectual position, 111.
Bohemian Brethren, 61; works of, specially marked for de​struction by Jesuits, ib.; historical records carefully preserved, ib.; Bible of Králice, joint work of, 62, 83.
Bohemian Literature, History of, by Count Lützow, 52, 69, 73, 109; by Dr. Flajshans, 110.
Boleslav II, 2.
Božena, 15, 16.
Božetěcha, wife of Cosmas of Prague, 6.
Brescia, 24.
Březan, Wenceslas, historian, traits of his life, 66; his work, Annals of the House of Rosenberg, ib.; many of his historical works lost, ib.; unequalled as genealogist and biographer, ib.; archivist and historiographer of House of Rosenberg, ib.; Rosenberg biography disappointing, 68.
Březov, Lawrence of, historian of Hussite wars, 35; his history edited by Professor Goll, ib.; traits of his life, ib.; his other works, ib., 36; his chronicle of Hussite wars, 36; unfair to Taborites, 37; introduction to his chronicle, ib.; deals hastily with years 1414–19, 38; describes the siege of Prague, ib.; describes the battle of Žižkov, 41; describes the battle of Vyšehrad, 43–7.
Čechy a Prusy ve středověku (Bohemia and Prussia in the Middle Ages), 110.
České Stání Pravo, 107.
Charles IV of Germany, also I of Bohemia, devoted to relics, 21; at the Imperial Diet at Mainz, 22; author of Vita Caroli, ib.; his Vita Caroli disappointing, ib.; founds his book on a diary, 23; unable to continue his book, ib.; address to his successors, ib.; his autobiography, 24; his visit to Avignon, 25; death an important landmark in Bohemian history, 26.
Chlum, Lord John of, 29.
Chronicle of the Seditions and Tumults at Prague, 52.
Chronicle of the World, 36.
Chronicon Bohemorum, 7.
Cosmas of Prague, father of Bohemian history, 2; traits of his life, 6; Bohemian ‘Herodotus,’ ib.; his nobility of birth, ib.; present at meeting of German Diet at Mainz, ib.; his Chronicon Bohemorum, 7; his account of arrival of Čechs in Bohemia, 8; describes arrival of Slavs in Bohemia, ib.; his chronicle not reliable in first book, 10; his account of the murder of Versovic nobles, 11; his chronicle popular, 14.
Count Palatine Frederick, 73, 74, 80, 81; elected king of Bohemia, 71; lack of military talent, &c., ib.
Creighton, Bishop, 31, 50, 89, 101.
Dalimil, chronicle of, preserved in Trinity College Library, Cambridge, 14; many editions, 15; first edition 1620 at Prague, ib.; describes the Bohemian hatred of the Germans, ib.; ends with coronation of King John, 1310, 16.
De Bohemorum Origine et Gestis Historia, 51.
Denis, Professor Ernest, 58; his Hus et la Guerre des Hussites, 47.
Diarium Hussiticum, 35.
Die Geschichte des Hussitenthumes und Professor Höfler, 103.
Dobrovský, Slavic scholar, 15; protects Palacký, 89; introduces Palacký to Bohemian nobles, 90; complains of want of interest in Bohemian Museum, ib.; reproached by ​Count Francis Sternberg for writing in German, 91.
Domassa, 13.
Domažlice, Bohemian victory at, 35; citizens of, apply to Žižka for aid, 49.
Dubravius, Bishop of Olmütz, historian of Hussite Wars, 52.
Dvořecky of Olbramovič, account of his death, 79.
Emperor Francis Joseph, his decree of September 14, 1871, 100.
Epitome Historica Rerum Bohemicarum, 85.
Fécamp, Peter, abbot of, 26.
Ferdinand of Habsburg, accession, 54; occupies Prague, 5, 6.
Flajšhans, Dr., historian, his History of Bohemian Literature, 110; his Master John Hus, ib.
Francis of Prague, historian, 14; his chronicle declined by Charles, 20.
Frederick, Elector of Saxony, leader of German Protestants, 55.
Friedjung, Dr., 22, 26.
German Lutheran rising, 55.
Gindely, Anton, Dr., his graphic account of sufferings of Bohemians during Thirty Years’ War, 83; left valuable historical works, 105; his unfinished works, ib.; his probable masterpiece, 106.
Gipsies, wrongly identified with Bohemians, 1.
Goll, Professor, edits Březov’s Hussite Wars, 35; comments on life and works of Březov, 35–7; his introduction to Březov a masterpiece of historical criticism, 37; edits two minor chronicles dealing with Hussite Wars, 47; his works mostly in Bohemian, 109; deals with Bohemian Brethren, ib.; his account of Brother Gregory, ib.; his Čechy a Prusy ve středověku, 110.
Habernfeld, Andrew of, his Bellum Bohemicum, 81; his account of Battle of White Mountain, ib.
Hajek of Libočan, Wenceslas, historian, 58; his book distorts historical facts, 59; is dedicated to Ferdinand I, ib.; is revised by Ferdinand’s officials, ib.; account of his life, &c., 60.
Happe of Pappenheim, 33.
Helfert, Baron, attempts to refute Palacký by writing a life of Hus, 102.
Historical Works, fourteen MS. volumes, by Slavata, 73.
Historie Bratrská (History of the Brotherhood), 61.
Historie Církevní (History of the Church), 74.
History of the Town of Prague, 106.
Höfler opposes Palacký by publishing volumes on the Hussite movement, 102.
Hradčany castle, 38, 43; executions at, 56; Augusta’s and Bílek’s judgement and torture at, 63; defenestration at, 71, 72, 77.
Hus et la Guerre des Hussites, 47.
Hus, John, Bohemian reformer, journey to Constance, 29; groundless anecdotes referring to death of, ib.; trial of 31,; at Nuremberg, 30; his doctrine of poverty of clergy, ib.; martyrdom of, 32, 33; his remains thrown into the Rhine, 33; his death a signal for a general uprising in Bohemia, 34; Palacký’s views of, 96.
Hussite Wars, historians of, 27–53; Palacký’s views of, 103, 104.
​Hussites described as brutal fanatics and incendiaries, 27; reformers of Bohemian clergy, 28.
Hussitism in Bohemia, The Forerunners of, written by Palacký, 101; permission to print delayed, ib.; translated and published by Dr. Jordan, ib.; new edition, 1869, ib.
Interpretation of Dreams, 36.
James I of England, 78.
Jireček, Dr., publishes a study of Blahoslav, 62; states accusations against Augusta and Bílek, 64; editor of Slavata’s work, 72.
Jordan, Dr., translates and publishes in his own name Palacký’s Forerunners of Hussitism in Bohemia, 101.
Joseph II, uncrowned king of Bohemia, 87; aids in the advancement of public progress, 87.
Journal of the Bohemian Museum, published both in Bohemian and German, 91; German edition suspended, ib.
Kalousek, Professor, 89; his České Státní Pravo or Bohemian Constitution, 107.
King John of Bohemia, 17; aids France in hostilities against England, 18, 19; killed in battle, 19; his body searched for and delivered to his countrymen, ib.; carried to Luxemburg and buried, ib.; entered Brescia in 1330, 24; accepted by Italian cities as ruler, ib.; recrossed the Alps in 1331, 25.
King Rudolph, 70.
Kinsky, Ulrick, 77.
Klebelsberg, Count, 90.
Kolowrat, Count, 90.
Králice, Bible of, joint work of Bohemian Brethren, 61; preserved by Bohemian Brethren, 83.
Kristián, also called Strachkvas, 2; supposed author of Life of St. Ludmilla and Martyrdom of St. Wenceslas, ib.; date of his chronicle uncertain, ib., 6; his account of the conversion of Moravia, 3; his account of the murder of St. Wenceslas, 4–6.
Křivoklat, castle of, imprisonment of Bílek and Augusta at, 64.
Kroměřice, 98.
Krušina, Lord, 46.
Kutna Hora, 84.
Leger, Professor, 50.
‘Letter of Majesty,’ 72, 75, 76; signed, 70.
Life of St. Ludmilla and Martyrdom of St. Wenceslas, 2.
Lipan, battle of, 51.
Litomyšl, John, bishop of, 31.
Mareš, Mr., archivist at Wittingau, publisher of Life of Peter of Rosenberg, by Břežan, 67.
Martinic, defenestrated at Hradčany castle, 77.
Master John Hus, 110.
Mastino della Scala, 24.
Miscellany of Bohemian History, A, 86.
Mladá-Boleslav, town of, 4, 62.
Mladenovič, biographer of Hus, 29; secretary to Lord John of Chlum, ib.; present at trial of Hus, ib.; becomes member of the moderate Hussite church, ib.; his account of Hus’s journey to Constance and imprisonment, ib.; of the martyrdom of Hus, 29–32; of Hus’s arrival at Nuremberg, 30.
Mühlberg, battle of, 55.
Müller, Dr. Joseph, 65.
Murger, Henry, his Vie de Bohême, 1.
​Mutina, a Veršovic noble, suspected by Svatopluk of treachery, 11; severely addressed by Svatopluk, 12; murdered, ib.
Nejstarší Kronika česká, 2.
Neplach, abbot, companion to Charles on his travels, 20.
Odpor Stavů Českých proti Fernandovi, 106.
Opatovic, abbot of, 20.
Otto of Daymark, 36.
Palacký, Francis, Bohemian historian, 1, 7; his Würdigung der alten böhmischen Geschichtschreiber standard authority, 10; shows the difficulty of obtaining history during Hussite wars, 27; publisher of Mladenovič’s biography of Hus, 29; editor of chronicles of the Hussite wars, 50; leader of Bohemian national revival movement, 88; his education, ib.; studied English writers, 89; referred to in English literature very little, ib.; at Prague, ib., 90; at Patriotic Association meeting, ib.; first editor of Journal of the Bohemian Museum, ib.; archivist to Count Sternberg, ib.; finds history of Bohemia incomplete, 92; deals only with history of Bohemia up to 1526, 93; aided in his work by Estates of Bohemia, ib.; historiographer of Bohemia, ib.; first volume of his history of Bohemia published, 94; it first appeared in German, ib.; his history a life-work, 95; struggles with the censors, ib.; restores passages eliminated or replaced by the censors, 97; elected representative of Bohemia to the constituent assembly at Vienna, ib.; member of Slavic congress at Prague, 98; replies to invitation to congress at Frankfurt, ib.; retires to private life, ib.; appointed life member of Vienna Parliament, 99; retirement from Parliament, ib.; returns to political life, 100; completion of Bohemian edition of his historical work, ib.; death, ib.; his shorter works, ib; his essay, The Forerunners of Hussitism in Bohemia, 101; his work attacked on the Hussite movement, 102; criticizes Höfler’s rival work, ib.; his Die Geschichte des Hussitenthumes und Professor Höfler, 103; his views of the Hussite period, ib.; editor of valuable documents of Bohemian history, 105; his speech at a banquet given to celebrate the termination of his historical work, 111.
Pekář, Professor, his Nejstarší Kronika ceská, 2; publishes Life of St. Ludmilla and Martyrdom of St. Wenceslas, 3.
Pelzl, 86.
Pešina, Canon Tomas, historical works of, 86.
Pierre, Roget, 25.
Plumlov, Lord Henry of, 45, 46.
Poland, prominent in Slavic literature, 1.
Pope Benedict, 25.
Pope Pius II, 51, 84.
Prague, 73, 74, account of siege of, by Březov, 38–46; occupied by Ferdinand, 56; executions at, ib., 71, 79; citizens of, threatened by foreigners, 58; history of, 106, 7.
Prague, Francis provost of, 14.
Přemyslide princes, 11.
Prokop the Great, 34.
Protestant rising, 71; Austrian officials defenestrated at Hradčany castle, ib.
​Pubička, 86.
Pulkava, or Přibik of Radenin, travels with King Charles, 20; personality in long dispute, ib.; proved to be author of Pulkava’s chronicle, ib.; traits of his life, ib.; translator of Vita Caroli, 21.
Queen Sophia, wife of Wenceslas IV, 35.
Quellen und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der böhmischen Brüder, 109.
Reliquiae, Ludewig’s, 35.
Respublica Bojema, 82.
Rezek, Dr., Bohemian historian, writes as a continuator of Palacký’s work, 110; member of the Austrian Cabinet, ib.
Rosenberg, Bohemian House of, 66.
Rosenberg, House of, Annals of the, 66.
Rosenberg, Peter of, 67; biography disappointing, 68; an example of character of Bohemian nobles, ib.; devotion to art, ib.; description of personality, 69; died in 1611, 70.
Rosenberg, William of, account of candidature to the Polish throne, 67.
Russia, most prominent of Slav countries, 1.
Šafařik, 89.
Sanfelice, battle of, 25.
Sazava, monk of, 14.
Sigismund, the Hungarian king, 36, 38, 42, 43.
Sixt of Ottersdorf, a Bohemian historian, 54; official at Prague, 55; his Acts and record-book of 1546–7, ib.; one of a deputation sent to King Ferdinand, ib.; deprived of office, 56; his Introduction quoted, ib.; his account of meetings of Bohemian Diets, 57; his book little known, 58.
Skála ze Zhoře, Paul, Protestant and government official of King Frederick, 71; great Bohemian historian, 73; brief sketch of his life, ib.; his works, 74; his Historie Církevní, ib.; works edited by Prof. Tieftrunk, ib.; his account of the defenestration, 75; remarks on English policy on Bohemian question, 77; account of executions at Prague, 79.
Slavata, Count William, councillor of Ferdinand II, 71; traits of his life, ib.; his literary activity, 72; works edited by Dr. Jireček, 72, 73; quoted in History of Bohemian Literature, 73; his Historical Works, 73; account of defenestration of, at Hradčany castle, 76, 77.
Šlik, Joachim Andrew Count, 75.
Society of the Bohemian Museum, founded by Count Francis Sternberg, 90; its purpose to collect objects and documents connected with History of Bohemia, ib.; its present vast collection, ib.
Sternberg, Count, 90, 91.
Sternberg, Count Francis, 90.
Stransky, Paul, his Respublica Bojema, 82.
Svatopluk, Prince, 11; his furious address to Mutina, 12.
Sylvius, Aeneas, 59, 95; his De Bohemorum Origins et Gestis Historia, 51; his style modelled on classics, ib.; untruthful tales due to him, ib.
Taborites, the, 37, 40.
Thackeray first in England to use ‘Bohemian’ in its peculiar sense, 1.
Thurn, Count, 76, 77.
Tieftrunk, Professor, 58; publisher of Skála’s work, 74; ​his Odpor Stavů Českých proti Fernandovi, 106; edits part of Skála’s historical work, ib.
Tomek, Professor Wenceslas Vladivoj, researches of, 20; assistant of Palacký, 97, 106; elected a representative of Bohemia to the constituent assembly at Vienna, 97; his life of Žižka, 106; his History of the Town of Prague, 106.
Travels of Sir John Mandeville, 36.
Ulrich, Prince, 15, 16.
Unislav, 13.
Vacek, a Veršovic noble, suspected of treachery by Svatopluk, 11.
Veršovic nobles, massacre of, account of, by Cosmas, 11.
Vie de Bohême, 1.
Vita Caroli, autobiography of Charles, Emperor of Germany and King of Bohemia, 21; translated into Bohemian by Pulkava, ib.; said to be descriptive of the Lehrjahre (learning-years) of Charles, 22; written in first and third person, ib.; ends at 1346, 23; account of Italian campaign most picturesque, 24.
Vratislav, Prince, of Bohemia, 11.
Vyšehrad, battle of, account of, 43–7.
Vyšehrad, canon of, 14.
Waldsteins, Count, library of, 74.
Welser, Philippina, wife of Archduke Ferdinand, 65.
Wenceslas, King of Bohemia, 35.
Wenceslas, St., murder of, 4–6.
White Mountain, Battle of, 15, 73, 81, 103; defeat of Bohemian forces, 71; the end of Bohemia as an independent country, 71, 78; great changes in Bohemia in consequence of, 83.
Wratislaw, Mr., 14, 31.
Würdigung der alten böhmischen Geschichtschreiber, 10, 17, 59, 100.
Žamberk, 61.
Zittau, Peter, abbot of, historian, 14; visited by Charles IV, 20.
Žižka, John, 40, 51, 102; Bohemian general and historian, 34, 48; writings preserved, few, 48; letter to citizens of Domažlice, 49; invades Hungary, 50; account of his death, ib.; Tomek’s life of, 106.
Žižkov, Battle of, 2; account of, 41, 42.