The Two Prague Coups of 1427 in the Light of Sources
Abstract
The author’s aim was to analyse the source accounts of two Prague coups. The first, on 17 April 1427, which overthrew the rule of Sigismund Korybutovich, and the second, on 6 September of that year, an unsuccessful coup, the aim of which was probably to wrest the Czech capital from the hands of the more radical Hussites, thus restoring its character as a politically moderate city. The April coup was described in 14 sources whose authors came from the moderate Hussite circle, the September coup was described in 15 (13 of the same sources and two additional ones: the chronicle of Bartosek of Drahonice and notes in the breviary of Father Antoch), with two authors coming from other circles: a Catholic and a clergyman of the brotherhood of orphans. The article compares the content of the messages in detail, finding similarities and differences, and pays attention to the intentions of the writers resulting from their ideological attitudes and the judgements they expressed. The author has also carried out a discussion with some of the statements of the historiography, which he feels are not convincing enough.
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