It is the early fifteenth century, and in Bohemia John Huss is preaching God’s Word. Throughout Europe, the faithful are disheartened by the antics of rival popes. And in Constance, Hubert Bohun is certain the Holy Council and his beloved master, the Chancellor of Paris, can solve the problems and difficulties.
As young Hubert, trained as a scholar but with the heart and body of a squire, roams the city of Constance, he meets not only his long-lost brother but also Robert who guards the prisoner John Huss and reveres him greatly. The mysterious and gentle Huss fascinates Hubert. As the Holy Council begins to try Huss, conflict builds in Hubert. We all know what happened to Huss, but what happened to Hubert and to his beloved master as a result of Huss’s martyrdom?
Crushed Yet Conquering is a book in two parts, the first about the Holy Council and Huss in Constance, and the second about life in Bohemia, Huss’s homeland. Hubert, now a squire, encounters all sorts of difficulties and hair-raising adventures during the papal crusades against his adopted country. Eventually he finds both earthly and heavenly contentment.
