Western Civilization I / Unit 12 WC1 1120 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Wycliffe and Hus
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The idea
John Wycliffe at Oxford held that scripture outranked pope and council and sponsored an English Bible; his Lollard followers were suppressed. Jan Hus preached the same in Bohemia, was promised safe conduct to Constance, and was burned there in fourteen fifteen.
In practice
Scripture over hierarchy, a century before Luther.
Where people slip
This entry rests on the witness texts. The anchor omits both men.
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