Europe (1400s)

Question 1

This Czech theologian was a key predecessor to Protestantism and a seminal figure in the Bohemian Reformation. He was burned at the stake in 1415 following a trial at the Council of Constance.

Answer 1

Jan Hus

Question 2

The Imperial Chapel is a great place to catch this “young” group of singers founded by Maximilian I in 1498.

Answer 2

Vienna Boys Choir

Question 3

Along with stints as king of Hungary, Germany, Bohemia and Italy, this man was Holy Roman Emperor from 1433-37. Earlier, at the start of the 15th century, he abducted his half-brother who was then the king of Bohemia.

Answer 3

Sigismund

Question 4

Members of this royal house ruled the Holy Roman Empire almost exclusively between between 1308-1437 (except for some brief interruptions by the House of Wittelsbach). Its members included Henry VII and Charles IV.

Answer 4

House of Luxembourg