Today's research question:
Does it matter, for purposes of Bohemian law in 1618 (and resistance theory), that the Defenestration of Prague happens before then-King Matthias dies, and is therefore an attempt to block Ferdinand's accession and replace him with a better candidate, rather than overthrow him as King?
Answer: I don't know, because the general histories don't seem to consider this an important question to address. Or acknowledge it as a relevant fact.
I am, however, looking forward to reviving the field of early modern public law.
"Thou shalt not extinguish thine anger, but shall master it,
that thy conscience may not be blunted by adjustment
to wrong causes."
-The Dutch Ten Commandments to Foil the Nazis
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