John Huss (Jan Hus): the reformer who inspired Martin Luther

This film explores the geopolitical situation of the late medieval period wherein an enabled papacy, thanks to its projection of spiritual authority onto temporal powers, became increasingly political and corrupt. With the advent of climate change that caused the little ice age in the early 1300's, there followed the great famine of 1315 that killed a quarter of Europe's population, as well as causing a collapse of the livestock, grain supply and local economies for decades. Just as they began to recover, Europe was then hit by the Black Death (or Bubonic Plague) in 1346, which caused the death of upwards of half the remaining population. Labour shortages then caused peasant and working class unrest, as well as a growing sense that the end of the world was coming. Both they and the professors in the universities, squarely viewed the church, its endemic corruption and the scandal of first, the Avignon Papal "Babylonian Captivity" and then the subsequent Great Schism that saw multiple competing anti-popes, as being in need of serious reform. In England, John Wycliff began his series of tirades against the pope in Rome, while in Bohemia, nationalist stirrings by an oppressed Czech population led to a similar movement led by priest and university professor Jan Hus (or John Huss). His betrayal, eventual burning at the stake in 1415 and subsequent mass uprising by his Hussite followers set off shockwaves throughout Europe that would eventually lead Martin Luther, a hundred years later, to begin the Protestant Revolution.
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[@fourthaeon9418]

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[@heroesandlegends]

Thanks so much for your kind words. Passion yes, skill - still learning. Thanks so much for viewing my work!

[@TrainLordJC]

Having spent many years reading up on the fascinating subject of history and having also spent many years travelling around the world visiting historical places such as battlesights, fortresses, castles, palaces as well as wandering around the old walls of such medieval towns like Rothenburg an de Tauber it is an absolute delight to listen to all your videos that add so much extra detail to the mostly facts from history books. Some of the sordid, but very much human attributes, with a generosity of your humour adds to the enjoyment. Your approximately one hour videos etc add lots of great information and is a wonderful revision for me. And once again it just shows the folly of man in general, greed, lust for power no matter the consequences and everything else associated with the intricacies of human behaviour all come out in your very interesting and informative shows. Keep up the good work. You will have no end of subject matter relating to this topic. Greetings from the Train Lord in South Australia.

[@danielzuro16]

What a docco!!! It literally opens the door into what happens next... Martin Luther through to Napoleon and all the European kerfuffele in between. I have never looked into central Europe's involvement into the schism but it did answer a few questions and ask a few more about how what got to where. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant deliverance of historical facts. I almost wish it was a video game to be able to be a part of it. Thanks for taking the time into making this, it is the small video producers that make the best content.

[@heroesandlegends]

Thanks for your kind review! If it wasn't for the tragedies involved, much of what constitutes history might be viewed as a fools circus.

[@jefferymackie2781]

Also I can say right now is, wow. Very very interesting.

[@vine01]

you might actually get what you wish for.. ever heard of the game Kingdom Come: Deliverance? read a bit about it, and know there's "a next game" in development, which may take place during 1419-1434 cca :)

[@heroesandlegends]

Please ensure your comments conform to community guidelines otherwise you may be blocked and have your comment disallowed. As these videos are solo efforts, written and recorded over many long hours, mistakes are quite possible. I appreciate any corrections and will post them in an Erratum in the Description section. Several viewers have commented that the music soundtrack was a distraction, so I've uploaded a - MUSIC FREE - version here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aILJpmVjntl2bLc For an audio-narration only version of this video, Please visit the Heroes and Legends Documentary Channel Podcast, through Spotify and other leading broadcasters. Thanks for supporting my channel, and enjoy!

[@olympiahendrix4392]

Thank you for the hard work you put in to create this video. Well done. Your respect for the subject comes through. It is quite inspiring. Respect, devotion, loyalty to fundamental values is quite rare these days and your video becomes that much more inspiring.

[@fairysnuff-000]

Thank you.. that sounds like a good move Perhaps make this a regular ‘pinned comment’ at the start of every video for newcomers to your work. Sometimes people don’t see these remarks further down the comment section Your videos are just wonderful …. I am re-doing my school history 🙂

[@peterbeyer5755]

Imagine being preached to in a language that you don’t understand, not being able to read the bible, being taxed by the Church whose language you don’t understand and suspected of being corrupt and being at the mercy of those who could imprison, torture and kill you under command of God.

[@caroliner2029]

Funny how it parallels iz-lame so much...🤔 I can see the fingerprints of the evil one all over both.

[@ACVoaMHeraldforTheKING]

Thanks for recommending this vid from our other comment interaction. Good one.

[@heroesandlegends]

Welcome! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch!

[@chrisrosenkreuz23]

for those that want to experience the day of jan hus they should play kingdom come deliverance, he is the teacher of one of the characters in that highl immersive rpg sim game

[@jacobstewart7915]

Hard, but great game.

[@chrisrosenkreuz23]

@@jacobstewart7915 indeed. Personally, I found the difficulty curve to be greatly inbalanced, in that it was very hard at first and then easy after a certain threshold when you've leveled up (second half or thereabouts)

[@shriekingbushpigshrieking]

great docos. may your channel grow and reward you monetarily.

[@heroesandlegends]

Many many thanks! 🤞

[@Akuryoutaisan21]

Thanks for making this

[@heroesandlegends]

My pleasure!

[@Nobody92421]

Thanks for posting!

[@caroliner2029]

I was absolutely rivetted to this documentary. What a great champion of truth Jan Huss was, and what incredible courage he showed standing up to the Catholic church. He held his ground on his irrefutable points of contention "show me where in the Scriptures I am in error", and endured a horrific death. I don't know if I'd be so brave in his situation. I hope that I would. The Queen of Bohemia reminds me of Queen Katherine Parr, with her intellect and that she was drawn to the truth of Protestantism. I didn't know anything about Jan Huss before watching this, but I look forward to seeing him in heaven, and cheering for his faithfulness to the Lord Jesus when he stands before Him at the Bema Seat of Christ, and receives his rewards. The Popes on the whole were a disgrace. Those who weren't corrupt were mysteriously unalived. I was given Dave Hunt's book 'A Woman Rides the Beast' for Christmas, and it's engrossing. It describes the woman in scarlet riding the Beast in the book of Revelation....and I can't see how it's not the Catholic church.... she's drunk on the blood of the saints. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.🇦🇺

[@ShirleyAnnPetrillo-oj7sc]

Jan Huss is noteworthy ~ worthy of notice + serious consideration. Century before Luther in time.

[@adamwalker7726]

Love all your videos! Small request: Can you put a link to your other channel on your About/Channel page? I remember learning about it when you shared it on another video's comments.. but I cannot remember what it was called! I would really like to check it out. Thankyou and please keep your content coming!

[@heroesandlegends]

Thanks for your support, and the enquiry- the other channel is Triarius Project- a channel that i started a few years ago as a support for divorced dads, on which i first published the Hospitaller video, and the Hercules video (albeit with a personal development twist). The former video was quite popular, and i so enjoyed making it, that i was motivated to create this channel, which gives me a creative outlet, and no end of pleasure to research. It seems to have resonated with a few people too, so i now spend all my spare time here rather than the other channel. I suppose most of what i had to say on that platform has been said, so i dont give it anywhere near the attention i do this one. Its funny how life takes you on a journey of twists and turns to a destination completely different from the one you set out on. But here we are, and I hope you derive some benefit from both of them.

[@caroliner2029]

​@@heroesandlegends the Lord God bless you and strengthen you. I only discovered your channel today when that fascinating documentary of Magellan that you made came up in my feed. You're a blessing to us.🇦🇺

[@sedalia9356]

I was really into this for a while but had to stop nearly halfway. You will literally drive me to insanity with the background music. I love and respect your work very much. Please please please release another version without so much repeating background music. You have a good voice and story. That's more than enough 💛

[@heroesandlegends]

Please check the pinned comment and the description section for a link to the music-free version (same for the other videos with music). I do listen to my viewers- enjoy!

[@chrisrosenkreuz23]

amazing work thank you

[@jacobstewart7915]

Awesome presentation. I wish you had included more nuance about indulgences. Indulgences did not prevent someone from going to hell. They provided a pool of merit that would shorten time in purgatory and thus speed up someone’s journey to paradise. The distinction is important. Under the Roman system, the mass, obedience to the pope and magistrates of the church, baptism, confession, professed faith in Jesus and good works were all necessary for salvation. but various other things could earn merit (such as buying indulgences).

[@heroesandlegends]

Thankyou, I appreciate the feedback. Will keep in mind for any future project on a similar subject

[@mortimusmaximus8725]

Jan Žižka would take revenge,on Sigismund, a hundred times. 🙏

[@heroesandlegends]

I'll get around to him one of these days! Hang in there!

[@MadMax-bq6pg]

I heard that “Nobody expected…” you Monty Python infiltrator 🤣

[@g.f.-w.9130]

Well done!! Thank you!

[@heroesandlegends]

Thank you for taking the time to watch, and to comment so generously!

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you

[@heroesandlegends]

You're welcome

[@sstarklite2181]

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

[@vitrotbauer6929]

Church reformation is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it Church optimization

[@TheLaceySocks]

Thanks!

[@heroesandlegends]

Thankyou again!

[@phil-zz5hk]

the only side that won in nearly every war was the church of rome . back all sides you cannot lose . that is why the whole of europe was at war with england , henry V111 .

[@ronlanter6906]

In an earthly sense yes, but the true followers of Christ were (and are) the real winners!

[@caroliner2029]

Thanks

[@heroesandlegends]

Thankyou so much for your generous comments and for your thoughtful support!

[@dogrudiyosun]

21:18 i liked WenceslausIV wearing a royal bra as a crown

[@TheOttomann64]

...only 560+ likes? WTF? ...

[@roverboat2503]

Incredible that people still believe in the need for the Catholic church. Three popes at one time! You couldn't make it up.

[@ronlanter6906]

A corrupt religion for a corrupt world. Thank God Almighty and Jesus Christ for the men (and women) who stood up against it!

[@adolphCat]

You forget something if you study a Religion and your Teachers convince you that it is evil quoting this and that document. Yet, if you ask many of the simple uneducated members of that Religion how to interpret their Religion many times they make something up in their ignorance that is actually better and superior to what their Religion officials teaches. I have seen this over and over again.

[@bristow-smithquentin8691]

indulgency mm sounds alot like carbon taxes,

[@brunovolk7462]

Really, there was a warm period in the early Middle Ages, that can not be correct 🤨

[@charliem5254]

Yo, do Jan Žižka.

[@heroesandlegends]

One of these days! So many heroes, so little time!

[@charliem5254]

​@@heroesandlegends true!

[@charliem5254]

You did good on this bud!

[@M3411M]

Some interesting parts, to be sure. But too many unsupported generalisations e.g. re bishops, monks, clergy. And a bit melodramatic, or black hat vs. white hat in overall line.

[@heroesandlegends]

Fair enough comment. History is rarely ever black and white, but it's often interesting to run a number of threads and see where they take us. Thanks so much for watching, and sharing your thoughts!

[@rrichardloring6717]

Leave out background music..it happens all the time in bad documentary....So annoying....

[@heroesandlegends]

Thanks for the feedback. Its all a big learning curve! I have been dialling back on it, and will keep your advice in mind! Thanks so much for watching!

[@kennethmoore5458]

@@heroesandlegends I think the music is great....good volume as well...you’re doing great.

[@jetorixjones]

@@heroesandlegends I think it’s more of the repetition of the flute part, it gets annoying after the first couple of time. Other than that it was great!

[@heroesandlegends]

@@jetorixjones thanks for clarifying. As a one man band, with no history of video production, it helps to get good advice whenever I post something new!

[@larryhind2947]

Keep the music and keep making great documentary's.

[@schrorsch4]

Would be a perfect documentary if only I did not have to listen to the music repeated over and over again. Just leave it out please.

[@heroesandlegends]

Here's a version i just uploaded without any music: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aILJpmVjntl2bLc I hope that's better. Thanks for supporting my channel!

[@schrorsch4]

@@heroesandlegends Thank you so much, now I could really concentrate on that crazy story. It's so much better without the music!

[@remycallie]

A few comments. Indulgences, even in their worst abusive form, never got you out of hell. They shortened time in purgatory, conditional on the fact that you had already made a valid confession (which requires repentance) and received absolution. As far as only believing/practicing what is expressly stated in scripture: 1) the undivided Christian Church existed before the New Testament was compiled. You might say the Church wrote the scriptures, or at least decided which books were scripture and which were not. Scripture was never intended to be a catechism of all of the beliefs and practices of the Church. Consider John 16: "“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when the Spirit of truth has come, He will guide you into all truth," so Jesus is saying there is more truth than contained in the scriptures and fuller truth will be revealed by the Holy Spirit, 2) The idea that the meaning of scripture is "obvious" to any reasonably educated reader is refuted by the hundreds of Protestant sects that exist. The "Hussites" themselves ended up breaking into many other groups that were not in agreement with one another. At some point you cannot have unity without a single interpretive body that everyone agrees is authoritative. As far as each national Church having its own head vs one centralized head (eg., the Pope), it's worked reasonably well -- although far from perfectly -- with the Eastern Orthodox. (Although the patriarch of Constantinople is primus inter pares and has special authority that the other Churches lack.) As far as Hus's idea that that national head should be under the control of the king --- uh, not a very good idea. Unless you like the idea of Putin running the Russian Orthodox Church

[@heroesandlegends]

Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your taking the time to view the video

[@remycallie]

@@heroesandlegends You're very welcome. I enjoyed the presentation very much and found it very informative. But you might want to correct the information about what an indulgence is, which is factually incorrect.

[@jennyc8916]

M

[@thornil2231]

Makes me so proud to be an atheist...

[@heroesandlegends]

Perfectly, understandable - and yet it was people like Jan Hus who at the height of all the madness, tried in vain to reform a revolutionary social idea back to its grass roots origins.

[@mariatischler3476]

Please take off the music. Horrible

[@heroesandlegends]

Please see the description section or pinned comment for a link to a non-music version. I'm learning as i go, and my newer videos have no soundtrack. Thanks for trying, and for your feedback. I hope the other version sorts it for you.

[@TheLaceySocks]

Thanks!

[@heroesandlegends]

Thanks so much for your generous support!