Chronica Boemorum Ep. 14 - Precipitousness Uttermost
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It is a period of great changes, with Middle Ages giving way to the Modern Era. While explorers are establishing new maritime trade routes, the Czechs are struggling to combine their heritage of religious liberty with international acceptance.
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Holiday Wishes and Episode 14 update
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Dear listeners,
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Chronica Beomorum Ep. 13 - To The End of the World
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The Hussite Wars are over. Peace and freedom of confession were bought at the cost of a fratricidal battle, but both are still fragile as the king-emperor Zikmund died shortly after the Compacts of Basel were declared.
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Episode 13 delayed
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Due to unfortunate technical difficulties, we have been unable to record episode 13 as planned. We hope to resolve these soon and have the episode for you next week.
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Chronica Boemorum Ep. 12 - Against All
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It is 1422. Thrice now the Czechs have beaten a Crusade called to subjugate them under the yoke of Zikmund of Luxemburg and the papacy he controls.
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Chronica Boemorum Ep. 11 - Warriors of God
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Václav IV., Czech and Roman King, is dead. His heir is his half-brother, Zikmund, King of Hungary and Croatia; but many of the Czech nobles blame him for having Master Jan Hus, the unifying figure of the reform movement, killed in the process.
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Chronica Boemorum Ep. 10 - Seek the Truth and Defend the Truth
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Golden Age of Czech Kingdom is at an end.
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Chronica Boemorum Ep. 9 - Pater Patriae
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Every motherland needs its father - and in 14th century the Czech lands are about to get one of their very own.
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Chronica Boemorum Ep. 8 - God Forbid
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A seven-year-old king without a proper regent sounds like a recipe for disaster. In the Czech kingdom such young man - Václav II. - grows up into an accomplished ruler.
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Chronica Boemorum Ep. 7 - The King of Iron and Gold
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When the first hereditary Czech king dies, the reigns of the realm are taken by his son.
info_outlineEvery motherland needs its father - and in 14th century the Czech lands are about to get one of their very own.
Despite not being a Přemyslid in the male line, "the foreigner king's" son will embrace the heritage and legacy of his mother's house and build the declining kingdom back up.
With the imperial political scene tangled and pulled every which way, the papacy "held hostage" in Avignon, the domestic royal coffers all but depleted and the Czech nobility as recalcitrant as ever, it will be no small feat to get everything back on track.
How long and successful will his reign really be? Will his reforms spark a Golden Age, or just another riot?
Join us as we scrutinize the life and time of Karel IV. - the Greatest Czech and Father of the country.