For those who are interested in that period of Czech history, here's a few more information :
Origins
Before
the arrival of the Slavs certain regions of Prague were inhabited by Celtic and
Germanic tribes. The name Bohemia came from the Celtic Tribe called Boii, which
is still used today for the western part of the Czech Republic.
In
the 6th century, slavic tribes lived in the region of what is thoday the
czechoslovak republic. In the 830s, the great moravian empire was instored and
the Prague castle was built. Prague became an important trading center.
9th century to 15th century
Prague became one of Europe's largest and wealthiest city during
the reign of the Luxembourg Dynasty. Charles founded the first university of
central Europe in Prague, the new town in Prague and in 1355, he was elected as
the Holy Emperor. Prague became the
capital of the Holy Roman Empire.
The
15th century is a turning point a religion-wise. The Hussites (protestants) and the Roman Catholic
Church were in conflict about Jan Hus's church reform, he was a protestant. The
Hussites ruled Prague and destroyed many historical monuments like Prague's
Castle. Only the victory of 1434, when the moderates defeated the radicals,
opened to a temporary agreement between the Hussites of Bohemia and Catholic
Europe.
The Hussite dynasty
To
prevent anymore religion conflicts, the Habsburg dynasty, a family who was
already ruling over many european countries, instored a rule in czechoslovakia.
The religion of the king is the religion of the country.
Bohemia
was a protestant land but when a
catholic king was given its crown, the Bohemian people had to convert to
catholicism. They reacted violently, a few nobles throw out of the window of
the Prague castle two imperial governors. This incident sparked off the thirty
years war, opposing the protestant Bohemians to the catholics.
Then
there was the White Mountain battle, the protestants were overcome in two
hours. The leaders of the rebellion were arrested and shot. The defeat at White
Mountain was a crucial event in Czech history, the moment when Bohemia lost its
independence and religious freedom.
The
edict of tolerance in 1781 brought an end to the 150 years of the “dark age”,
when protestants had to convert to catholicism.
18th and 19th century
Then
Prague was divided into four independent urban areas in 1784. During this time, the National
Revival, a Czech nationalist movement began that brought the Czech language,
culture and identity back into existence. You probably know the rest, After
napoleon was defeated in 1815, The Industrial Revolution boomed in Prague. Many
industries were established during this period. In 1845, a railway was started
which connected Vienna to Prague.
Made
by Manon, Diana, Agathe and Anaelle
I really enjoyed your radio show. It's hard to remember all these information and as I said under another blog, It's difficult sometimes understand.
ReplyDeleteThe most important events very well fitting together. When someone stopped talking and were founding where ended, the pauses were very off putting. But together it works really well.
ReplyDeleteYour information processing looks very interesting. Very good idea was make your videos. It's a lot of information. Unfortunately, I don't understand everything. It is dificult English for me.
ReplyDeleteI like your idea with audio podcast. It's nice overview of this part of Czech history.
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