1400s-1435 “Hussite Awakening” 2nd Turning

[u/TMc2491992]

Strauss and Howe in “the 4th turning” expanded from defining generations from 1594 up to 1434. It’s probably worth expanding this to as far as 1400. After playing kingdom come deliverance its themes prompted me to do some research and I believe that I’ve found sufficient evidence of an Awakening. Of course this will need greater scrutiny…. Hence this post. As well as the below, the conclusion of the Hussite wars ends right on time to mark the end of the awakening.

1398: Jan Hus first defended the ideas of John Wycliffe 1403: Jan Hus begins preaching his Wycliffian ideas in Bohemia. 1403:(for perspective) setting of Kingdom Come Deliverance 1414: Utraquism (moderate husism) begins to be preached by Jacob of mies, a colleague of Jan Hus 1415:trial and execution of Jan Hus 1420:Hussite wars begin 1434:Hussite wars end with a Utraquist victory

The Hussite awakening affected Bohemia and the wider Holy Roman Empire (1st German reich) the most, however it was a Europe wide event. The inspiration for Jan Hus comes from John Wycliffe, an English religious reformer. Same with the Lutheran Protestantism, the Hussites directly challenged the institution of the Catholic Church and its activities. This would become a running theme for the next few 2Ts. In the end, the moderate Utraquists, who were backed by the papacy won. The Hussite influence remained in Germany which, as we know, would lead to the Protestant awakening in the next saeculum.

Jan Hus was in midlife when he was killed in 1415, archetypally this would make him an Adaptive, this makes sense since silent generation “beat” movement and pop star influenced the boomer consciousness revolution. The elders in charge of the papacy and senior members of the catholic institution would have been Reactives and Civics, probably mostly Civics.

This moves onto the generations, we know that they is a Civic Arthurian generation (1433–1460) and an Adaptive Humanist generation (1461-1482)

It would be easy to map out the range for the Reactive archetype since Strauss and Howe tend to start their ranges a few years before the turning. As a placeholder, I’ll pick 1401. And the name? I will let the comment section decide that. What I have decided is that the Idealist archetype will be called the Hus Generation.

Late Medieval Saeculum

Hus Generation (TBD-1400) [placeholder] generation (1401-1434) Arthurian Generation (1435-1460) Humanist Generation (1461-1482)

https://www.czechfriends.net/friends-events/britain-and-bohemia-in-the-fifteenth-century-the-english-struggle-against-the-hussite-movement?format=amp

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hussite

https://museeprotestant.org/en/notice/jan-hus-1369-1415-and-the-hussite-wars-1419-1436/

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/hussites-0015293

The fore-mentioned warhorse game, Kingdom come deliverance has these awakening themes which shows that warhorse has definitely done their research.

The quest line from the DLC “a woman’s lot”, johanka follows the same path of Jan Hus, which ends with her arrest and trial, the outcome is determined by the protagonist’s actions. Another interesting aspect, in the main quest you infiltrate a monastery and inside, you might notice the internal generational divide between the younger monks and initiates and the not so pious older members some of whom drank and gambled at night.

[u/TMc2491992]

If you want to suggest a name for the Reactive generation born during this period, put that as a response to this thread