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Episode 224: Jan Zizka, the Undefeated Innovator

Half-Arsed History

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The End of Zishka's Story

Young Zishka contracted the plague and died on the 11th of October 1424. He never made it to Moravia, rather than a glorious end in battle befitting such a gifted and remarkable military leader. His sudden end as he marched on towards his next campaign, dying suddenly and abruptly, this is a reminder that history is not scripted,. It doesn't favour any particular person or cause or idea or movement, history merely is what it is.

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