The Council of Constance left its mark on the town – colourful frescoes, the Hus stone and the remarkable Richental Chronicle are all reminders of this event that took place from 1414 to 1418. This was the only time a pope was elected north of the Alps, and the event’s significance stretched beyond the town and across Europe. The Council of Constance was characterised by dialogue, rather than by the use of weapons. The theological, political and social problems of the time were mainly resolved in discussions, while in the rest of Europe conflicts such as the Hundred Years’ War raged. The greatest success of the Council of Constance was the election of the pope and with it the end to the Western Schism of the Middle Ages.