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News about the Hussite War in the Political Communication of the Imperial City Nuremberg

HEIL, Tobias

Basic information

Original name

News about the Hussite War in the Political Communication of the Imperial City Nuremberg

Name in Czech

Zpravy o husitské válce v politické korespondenci říšského města Nuremberka

Authors

HEIL, Tobias

Edition

2023

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60101 History

Country of publisher

Hungary

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

Hussite War; Nuremberg; political communication; newsnetwork

Tags

International impact
Změněno: 5/1/2024 13:57, Olga Barová

Abstract

V originále

In my presentation, I examine the correspondence from the city council of Nuremberg as part of the information network of the Holy Roman Empire in the time of the Hussite War (1419-1434/36). While many historians describe Nuremberg as a “news center” throughout the late medieval and early modern period, they did not provide case studies about news distribution on a micro level. This left space for misleading generalizations, especially for the 15. century, where historians have to rely on the written political communication of the city council. With examples taken from the city council’s copybooks, I discuss how the council spread the news about the Hussite war and with whom it exchanged information. Based on the definition of news, which stems from newer historical research on communication, I show that the council provided information mainly on demand. That helps to determine topics and phases of interest in a central European conflict. A closer look at the provided examples leads to the main argument, where I outline the city council’s importance as a news provider for the anti-Hussite coalition.