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Everyday life in testimonies of noblemen about their lack of interest in war campaigns in the second half of the 16th and at the beginning of the 17th century
AUSOBSKÁ, Lucie
The diploma thesis deals with the everyday image of the wars in the 16th and early 17th Century. The medieval ideal of "miles christianus" still permeated the thinking of an early modern nobleman and influenced his life. There were several noblemen who devoted their lives to the war. On the other hand, the analysis of preserved correspondence portrayed a conflict between the ideal and reality. The result showed the lack of interest in the war campaigns. Historical-anthropological point of view allowed to look at the individuals and their behaviour methods, which should have helped them to avoid a campaign. A typology of individual letters was emphasized. It became the basis for determination of the strategies used by nobility. The main concern of this thesis was, by using the methodology of collective mentalities, to reconstruct the thinking of early modern noblemen, who were no longer able to behave according to the standards. It tries to create a collective biography, where several demands set the behavioral traits of noble absentee.
The anti-Turkish expedition to Hungary in 1566 - the reconstruction of the structure of the Bohemian estate's troops
AUSOBSKÁ, Lucie
The aim of the bachelor thesis is the reconstruction of personal structure of the expedition of the Bohemian troops which was sent to Hungary led by William of Rosenberg in 1566. The first chapter discusses the background of Turkish wars from their beginning to 1606. Next it discusses the picture of a Turk and his effects on Early modern society. The end of the chapter deals with historiography focused on Turkish topic and it analyzes period sources that are necessary for reconstruction the estate's troops. The second chapter discusses previous circumstances and the actual course of the expedition in 1566. The third one reconstructs the personal structure of higher commanders and sub-commanders who went to Hungary. The aim of this reconstruction is to identify the regional origin of commanders, their property background, social status and the influence of military experiences on their next career. The last chapter deals with everyday life of the expedition and it focuses on prayers against Turks, required behaviour of noble men in the battlefield and their real behaviour. It also analyzes individual excuses and pretexts used by noble to let them go back home. The whole work is finished with a conclusion which contains the analysis of all gained information about personal structure of the Bohemian estate's expedition in 1566.

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