Mandell Creighton's history of the Papacy continues in Volume II with the condemnation in 1415 of Jan Hus by the Council of Constance and his death at the stake. His execution ignites civil war in Bohemia. Gregory XII abdicates as pope and the Council elects Oddone Colonna, Pope Martin V. The second Antipope John XXIII is eventually forced to resign, but the wily and stubborn Antipope, Benedict XIII, refuses to abdicate and flees to his native Spain, where he dies in 1423. The scene shifts to Basil, where a second Council has been convened to quell heresy in Bohemia and to reform the Church. Pope Eugenius IV, contesting its authority, undermines all its work. The volume closes with the Council of Florence, headed by the Pope, and attended by the Greek emperor and his chief prelates. Eugenius craves the glory of uniting, under the Pope, the Eastern and Western churches, but the Emperor just wants military aid to save Constantinople from the Turks.
Chapters
1 Book II: The Council of Constance,1414-1418 , Ch. 4: John Hus in Bohemia, 1398-1414, Pt. 1 17 min 2 Bk. II, Ch. 4: John Hus in Bohemia, 1398-1414, Pt. 2 16 min 3 Bk. II, Ch. 4: John Hus in Bohemia, 1398-1414, Pt. 3 19 min 4 Bk. II, Ch. 5: The Council of Constance and the Bohemian Reformers, 1414-1416, Pt. 1 19 min 5 Bk. II, Ch. 5: The Council of Constance and the Bohemian Reformers, 1414-1416, Pt. 2 20 min 6 Bk. II, Ch. 5: The Council of Constance and the Bohemian Reformers, 1414-1416, Pt. 3 16 min 7 Bk. II, Ch. 5: The Council of Constance and the Bohemian Reformers, 1414-1416, Pt. 4 24 min 8 Bk. II, Ch. 6: Sigismund's Journey, and the Council During his Absence, 1415-1416, Pt. 1 22 min 9 Bk. II, Ch. 6: Sigismund's Journey, and the Council During his Absence, 1415-1416, Pt. 2 21 min 10 Bk. II, Ch. 7: The Council of Constance and the Election of Martin V, 1417, Pt. 1 20 min 11 Bk. II, Ch. 7: The Council of Constance and the Election of Martin V, 1417, Pt. 2 18 min 12 Bk. II, Ch. 7: The Council of Constance and the Election of Martin V 1417, Pt. 3 19 min 13 Bk. II, Ch. 8: Martin V and the Reformation at Constance. End of the Council, 1417-1418, Pt. 1 21 min 14 Bk. II, Ch. 8: Martin V and the Reformation at Constance. End of the Council, 1417-1418, Pt. 2 20 min 15 Bk. II, Ch. 8: Martin V and the Reformation at Constance, End of the Council, 1417-1418, Pt. 3 17 min 16 Bk. II, Ch.8: Martin V and Italian Affairs, 1419-1425, Pt. 3 16 min 17 Bk. III: The Council of Basel, 1419-1425, Ch. 1: Martin V and Italian Affairs, 1419-1425, Pt. 1 21 min 18 Bk. III, Ch. 1: Martin V and Italian Affairs, 1419-1425, Pt. 2 18 min 19 Bk. III, Ch. 1: Martin V and Italian Affairs, 1419-1425, Pt. 3 19 min 20 Bk. III, Ch. 2: Martin V and the Papal Restoration, Beginnings of Eugenius IV, 1425-1432, Pt. 1 17 min 21 Bk. III, Ch. 2: Martin V and the Papal Restoration, Beginnings of Eugenius IV, 1425-1432, Pt. 2 18 min 22 Bk. III, Ch. 3: Bohemia and the Hussite Wars, 1418-1431, Pt. 1 21 min 23 Bk. III, Ch. 3: Bohemia and the Hussite Wars, 1418-1431, Pt. 2 25 min 24 Bk. III, Ch. 3: Bohemia and the Hussite Wars, 1418-1431, Pt. 3 21 min 25 Bk. III, Ch. 4: First Attempt of Eugenius IV to Dissolve the Council of Basel, 1431-1434, Pt. 1 18 min 26 Bk. III, Ch. 4: First Attempt of Eugenius IV to Dissolve the Council of Basel, 1431-1434, Pt. 2 24 min 27 Bk. III, Ch. 4: First Attempt of Eugenius IV to Dissolve the Council of Basel, 1431-1434, Pt. 3 24 min 28 Bk. III, Ch. 4: First Attempt of Eugenius IV to Dissolve the Council of Basel, 1431-1434, Pt. 4 19 min 29 Bk. III, Ch. 5: The Council of Basel and the Hussites, 1432-1434, Pt. 1 22 min 30 Bk. III, Ch. 5: The Council of Basel and the Hussites, 1432-1434, Pt. 2 23 min 31 Bk. III, Ch. 5: The Council of Basel and the Hussites, 1432-1434, Pt. 3 22 min 32 Bk. III, Ch. 6: Eugenius IV and the Council of Basel. Negotiations with the Greeks and the Bohemians, 1434-1436, Pt. 2 14 min 33 Bk. III, Ch. 6: Eugenius IV and the Council of Basel. Negotiations with the Greeks and the Bohemians, 1434-1436, Pt. 1 17 min 34 Bk. III, Ch. 6: Eugenius IV and the Council of Basel. Negotiations with the Greeks and the Bohemians, 1434-1436, Pt. 3 19 min 35 Bk. III, Ch. 6: Eugenius IV and the Council of Basel. Negotiations with the Greeks and the Bohemians, 1434-1436, Pt. 4 20 min 36 Bk. III, Ch. 7: War Between the Pope and the Council, 1436-1438, Pt. 1 21 min 37 Bk. III, Ch. 7: War Between the Pope and the Council, 1436-1438, Pt. 2 24 min 38 Bk. III, Ch. 7: War Between the Popes and the Council, 1436-1438, Pt. 3 21 min 39 Bk. III, Ch. 8: Eugenius IV in Florence. The Union of the Greek Church, 1434-1439, Pt. 1 20 min 40 Bk. III, Ch. 8: Eugenius IV in Florence. The Union of the Greek Church, 1434-1439, Pt. 2 27 min 41 Bk. III, Ch. 8: Eugenius IV in Florence. The Union of the Greek Church, 1434-1439, Pt. 3 13 min 42 Bk. III: Ch. 8: Eugenius IV in Florence. The Union of the Greek Church, 1434-1439, Pt. 4 16 min
