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How did the Taborites develop after Jan Hus was executed in 1415?

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millennialism Vision of the New Jerusalem coming down from heaven, from the Bamberg Apocalypse, c. 1000–20; in the Bamberg State Library, Germany (MS. 140).

Following the execution of Jan Hus in 1415, the Taborites emerged as the most radical and militant faction of the Hussite movement. His death served to strengthen their resolve, and they adopted a strong millennial outlook, specifically targeting 1420 as the year of the End.123

In 1420, they established a fortified settlement south of Prague, which they named Tábor. Under the leadership of figures such as Jan Žižka and Prokop Holý, the group engaged in extensive military campaigns and destroyed churches, which eventually alienated more moderate Hussites, known as Utraquists.142

The Taborites maintained an independent church that rejected transubstantiation, utilized the Czech language in liturgy, and allowed married clergy. Their refusal to accept peace terms offered by the Council of Basel led to a conflict with a coalition of Utraquists and Roman Catholic forces. This culminated in the defeat of the Taborite army at the Battle of Lipany in 1434. Despite this loss, they continued their struggle until the capture of Tábor in 1452, which effectively ended their influence.12