Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Bibliographical Abbreviations xi
4. Place Names xii
5. Contents xv
6. List of Illustrations xvi
7. 1. Interregnum and Anarchy 1
8. 2. The First Great Duel: Poděbrady versus Rosenberg 26
9. 3. The Conquest of the Regency 43
10. 4. An Unwanted Missionary: John of Capistrano 64
11. 5. The Boy-King and the Regent 81
12. 6. The Work of Reconstruction 96
13. 7. The Turks, Hungary, and Tragedy 124
14. 8. Georgius, Dei Gratia Bohemiae Rex 147
15. 9. Foreign Policy and General Recognition 173
16. 10. Wider Horizons ? 195
17. 11. The Religious Struggle Reopened 230
18. 12. Rome and Prague: The First Open Clash 258
19. 13. A "Grand Design" 293
20. 14. To Save an Emperor 316
21. 15. Peace and Reform for the Empire 337
22. 16. Preparing for the Storm 360
23. 17. The Barons' Rebellion 384
24. 18. The Mighty Pen: Gregory Heimburg 408
25. 19. But the Sword Seems Mightier 437
26. 20. Mars Hungaricus 476
27. 21. The Turning of the Tide 512
28. 22. Clearer Skies and the End of the Road 547
29. 23. The Poděbradian Phase of History 586
30. Historiography and Bibliography of the Poděbradian Age 612
31. Bibliography 621
32. Index 657