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The life of Jan Zizka is so amazing, some people think we made it up. Here's proof otherwise.
Art of Mikulas Ales
A specialist in pen and ink drawings, Ales's work captures much of the spirit of Czech history. Included on this site are a number of images of Zizka and the Hussite Revolution.
Czech Radio Page on Zizka
Part of a group of pages on Czech history, written in a witty style. If you have time, click on some of their other pages.
Photos and information from Tabor, Czech Republic. Information in Czech only.
Tabor, a city in Central Bohemia was founded as a refuge for Zizka and his followers. In addition to an exceptional museum of the Hussite movement, the city hosts Tabor Setkani, an annual festival with music, dance, warfare demonstrations and a reenactor dressed as Zizka.
City of Tabor Home Page (Internet Explorer only)
Links to Czech walled cities and castles
Maintained by a large Czech manufacturing firm, this site provides links to information pages on many of the estimated 2500 castles in what is now The Czech Republic and Slovakia. While some of the links are only in Czech or German, others are in English.
National Czech and Slovak Museum
This facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa provides research and cultural services to Americans of Czech and Slovak ancestry, visitors, and anybody else who is interested.
Links for Further Study of Medieval Warfare and Times
Medieval Library
Illuminated Manuscript Web Sites
National Museum of The Czech Republic
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