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On October 11, 1424, Hussite commander Jan Žižka breathed his last breath near the castle in Přibyslav. With a little exaggeration, it can be said that he never actually died, as he immediately entered national mythology as the prototype of a brilliant military leader and a true Czech. The revolutionary events then took a slightly different course than he would have liked, but his legacy remained ever-present among the Hussites. To this day, Žižka lives on in our society, with books written and films made about him. But even after 600 years of uninterrupted interest, a significant question mark remains over the Trocnov warrior: What was he really like? A deeply religious warrior of God, or just an ordinary medieval cutthroat? Leading Czech historians, headed by Professor Petr Čornej, are attempting to answer this question.

Top Cast

  • Petr Čornej

    Petr Čornej

    Self

  • Milan Sýkora

    Milan Sýkora

    Self

  • Pavlína Cermanová

    Pavlína Cermanová

    Self

  • Jan Biederman

    Jan Biederman

    Self

  • Pavel Soukup

    Pavel Soukup

    Self

  • Viktor Zavadil

    Viktor Zavadil

  • Kateřina Kocichová

    Kateřina Kocichová

  • Vilém Udatný

    Vilém Udatný

  • Mikuláš Čížek

    Mikuláš Čížek

Overview

On October 11, 1424, Hussite commander Jan Žižka breathed his last breath near the castle in Přibyslav. With a little exaggeration, it can be said that he never actually died, as he immediately entered national mythology as the prototype of a brilliant military leader and a true Czech. The revolutionary events then took a slightly different course than he would have liked, but his legacy remained ever-present among the Hussites. To this day, Žižka lives on in our society, with books written and films made about him. But even after 600 years of uninterrupted interest, a significant question mark remains over the Trocnov warrior: What was he really like? A deeply religious warrior of God, or just an ordinary medieval cutthroat? Leading Czech historians, headed by Professor Petr Čornej, are attempting to answer this question.

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