International conference “A town as a fortress. War, municipal communities and the society from the late Middle Ages till the early Modern Era (1438–1648)“
International conference, Tábor, 26.–27. září 2018
During wars towns are victims more than anything else. At the same time they are important strategic points – fortresses. How did wars waged during the late Middle Ages and the early Modern Era influence communities in medieval towns? How were war emergencies and war events reflected in everyday, material and spiritual (religious) life of municipal communities? And what did war mean for late medieval and early modern European society? On the occasion of the siege of the town of Tábor by Albert of Austria (1438), and also by military troops during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) the Hussite Museum in Tábor and the Centre of Medieval Studies in Prague organize an international historical conference which will present the aforementioned and all related questions in a comparative view of local as well as foreign professionals.
- The conference will take place on 26th–27th September 2018 in Tábor in the meeting room of the Employment and Municipal Office, Husovo nám., Tábor (4th floor).
- The contact person acting on behalf of organizers is PhDr. Zdeněk Vybíral, Ph.D., vybiral@husitskemuzeum.cz