The First Defenestration of Prague took place on 30 July 1419 in the New Town of Prague. 📜 Hussite reformers, led by the radical priest Jan Želivský, marched in protest against the city council, demanding the release of imprisoned members of their movement. ✊ When the council resisted, the crowd stormed the Town Hall, and several officials, including the mayor, were thrown out of the window to their deaths. 🪟 This violent act shocked the kingdom and directly triggered the Hussite Wars (1419–14

The Daily Word: Defenestration Definition: (Noun) the act of throwing someone out of a window Produced by: Don Huely Written by: Don Huely with assistance from ChatGPT Edited by: Dougie McFallendar Key Grip: Fergus O’Shaunghnessy Music by: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 by Richard Strauss #huely #wordoftheday #thedailyword #dougie69mf #RichardStrauss #Defenestration | DonHuely