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Joan of Arc, birth of a myth and the Johannine revival
Svobodová, Karolína ; Listíková, Renáta (advisor) ; Fučíková, Milena (referee)
The subject of this diploma thesis is the French national heroine Joan of Arc and her portrayal and reflection in literary works throughout the centuries. The diploma thesis mentions the historical personality of Joan of Arc in the context of the time she lived in, reconstructs the life of this French saint and deals with the rehabilitation process that completes the myth of the French national heroine. This diploma thesis summarizes the important European literary works that Joan of Arc is the most important theme. The diploma thesis deals more with literary works in which Joan of Arc is the main character but each author writes her story and describes her personality from a different point of view. And precisely these differences of the thesis are analyzed. The diploma thesis focuses more on the literary works of various authors such as Voltaire, Jules Michelet, Anatole France and Stéphen Coubé. The diploma thesis deals also with the portrayal of Joan of Arc in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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The Anglo-Scottish Struggle from the Outset of the Hundred Years' War to the Battle of Neville Cross: The Perspective of English Official Documents
Novota, Pavel ; Drška, Václav (advisor) ; Suchánek, Drahomír (referee)
Why the term 'Anglo-Scottish Struggle' between 1337 and 1346? Why 'The Perspective of English Official Documents'? What influence did the so-called 'Hundred Year's War' have on the Anglo-Scottish relations in the first years of the war? What impact did the 'Scottish issue' have on the policy of the English king during the Anglo-French conflict? How did the perspective of English official documents differ from that of English chronicles or Scottish/French primary sources? What role did the rhetoric of these source play? How was it portrayed? The following thesis will try to analyse some of the aforementioned issues and will strive to prove that the Scottish kingdom had a profound impact on the English policy in multiple respects from the outset of the Hundred Years' War until the battle of Neville's Cross almost ten years later.
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The royal journey of Wenceslas IV. to France 1398. Political, cultural and geographic aspects.
Dufková, Tereza ; Bobková, Lenka (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
The aim of this work is to reconstruct the royal journey of Wenceslas IV. to Reims in 1398 and analyse its diplomatical influence. To accomplish goals of this thesis charters, regests and rules had to be analysed. The emphasis was placed on welcome ceremony in Reims, mostly described by French chroniclers. An extensive itinery, including almost twenty towns visited by the king, was successfully created. The described royal journey is possible to use to enhance and summarize the picture of the reign of Wenceslas IV. between years 1378 to 1398. Another contribution is historical-geographical and entry ceremony, called adventus regis, analysis. Key words: Wenceslas IV., Charles VI., court of Luxembourg, court of France, royal journey, royal entrance, historical route, Papal Schism, Hudred Years War, travelling in the Middle Age
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England on the Eve of the Hundred Years' War
Novota, Pavel ; Drška, Václav (advisor) ; Suchánek, Drahomír (referee)
What exactly was the so-called Hundred Years' War? Was this conflict inevitable? How did the English monarchy found itself in the conflict? In what situation was England on the eve of the Hundred Years' War? What were the results of long and complicated relationships between England and other monarchies or counties? This thesis, divided into three main chapters, will try to answer these questions. The first part will deal with the relationship between the English and French king on the eve of the war. The next chapter will analyze the development of relationships between England and other medieval monarchies or counties. The last part will attempt to decide if another (and this time long) conflict between England and France could have been expected.
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