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Anne of Bohemia

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Anne of Bohemia, 1366–94, queen consort of Richard II of England, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. She was married to Richard early in 1382 and quickly gained popularity in England. It was probably through her entourage that the writings of John Wyclif were introduced into Bohemia, where they gained much prominence through the teachings of John Huss Huss, John , Czech Jan Hus , 1369?–1415, Czech religious reformer. Early Life


Of peasant origin, he was born in Husinec, Bohemia (from which his name is derived). He studied theology at the Univ. of Prague, was ordained a priest c.
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Two of the most important spots are the royal weddings that bookend Thomas's material: the marriage of Anne of Bohemia and Richard II in 1382, which defined the Bohemian aesthetic of the Ricardian court, and the wedding of Elizabeth Stuart to Frederick V, Elector Palatine, later King of Bohemia, in 1613: the couple fled Prague in the aftermath of the Battle of the White Mountain in 1620, which brought the longstanding Bohemian tradition of religious tolerance to a close.
This poem was written to honor King Richard II upon his marriage to Anne of Bohemia.
24 Anne of Bohemia was the wife of which English king?
 
 
 
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