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The Knights of Blanik Mountain Are Ready to Face the Darkest Hour
The famous Czech legend of the Knights of Blanik tells of an army of ... the country when it faces its darkest hour. The famous Czech legend of the Knights of Blanik tells of an army of ... ruler of Bohemia, and is the patron saint of the Czech Republic. He lived during the 10th century AD and was ...
dhwty - 02/11/2018 - 18:03
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The Hussites and the Hussite Wars: Religion, Heresy and Reformation
... movement that originated in Bohemia, in the modern-day Czech Republic. Named after Jan Hus, whose teachings were followed ... movement that originated in Bohemia, in the modern-day Czech Republic. Named after Jan Hus, whose teachings were ...
dhwty - 07/05/2021 - 02:00
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Sloup Castle: Bohemia’s Salt Trade Defense, Hermitage and Tourist Spot
... castle located in the northern part of what is today the Czech Republic. The castle dates all the way back to the ... castle located in the northern part of what is today the Czech Republic. The castle dates all the way back to the ...
dhwty - 18/12/2020 - 01:00
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The Mysterious Prehistoric Triple Burial of Dolni Vestonice
... common grave, near a village called Dolni Vestonice in the Czech province of Moravia. Their bodies had been manipulated ... which is situated in the eastern part of what is today the Czech Republic. Based on radiocarbon dating of the human remains ...
dhwty - 30/05/2016 - 14:28
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The Blind Bohemian General: Czech Hero Jan Zizka and the Hussite Wars
... and its Catholic allies. Today, Zizka is regarded as a Czech national hero. Detail of painting by Jan Matejko ... village of Trocnov in the Kingdom of Bohemia (today the Czech Republic ). There are no records about his family background, ...
dhwty - 03/05/2021 - 18:31
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The Eerie Charm of Sedlec Ossuary: A Gothic Masterpiece of Human Bones
Deep beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in Sedlec, Czech Republic, a chilling monument to human mortality has been ... Deep beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in Sedlec, Czech Republic, a chilling monument to human mortality has ...
Joanna Gillan - 11/03/2023 - 21:56
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World’s Earliest Known Woman ‘Zlatý Kůň’ Has Her Face Reconstructed!
... was first discovered buried deep within a cave in the Czech Republic. Over 70 years after her severed skull was first discovered buried deep within a cave in the Czech Republic in two different halves, scientists conducted ...
Sahir - 02/08/2023 - 14:58
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A Feast for the Eyes and Ears: The World’s Most Beautiful and Majestic Library
... of historical buildings founded by Jesuits in Prague, Czech Republic, and is famous for its stunning Baroque-style ... which is today part of the National Library of the Czech Republic, also possesses several historically rare ...
dhwty - 11/12/2016 - 00:40
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Runic Letters Scratched into 7th Century Cow Bone Could Change History
During an excavation near the small Czech Republic village of Lány, a graduate student discovered a ... they were man-made. During an excavation near the small Czech Republic village of Lány, a graduate student ...
Nathan Falde - 20/05/2021 - 22:55
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Ancient Monastery Recreates Beer Based on Historic Recipe by British Soldiers
The Strahov Monastery in Prague, Czech Republic, has created a popular new beer based on a historic ... and locals in Prague. The Strahov monastery, Prague, Czech Republic ( Wikimedia Commons ) Monastic breweries were ...
Alicia McDermott - 23/07/2015 - 14:48
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Bohemian Grave Yields Rare and Fascinating Artifacts
... her most treasured possessions. Now archaeologists in the Czech Republic have found her, and their research is providing a window onto a long-gone era. Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have published their findings of a ...
Nathan Falde - 17/03/2021 - 17:28
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Where Death Rings in the Hour: The Amazing Medieval Astronomical Clock of Prague
... the old town hall in Prague, the modern-day capital of the Czech Republic. The Prague astronomical clock was constructed in ... through the year in both Central European Time and Old Czech Time. It also contains elaborate moving sculptures of ...
Caleb Strom - 31/10/2020 - 23:50
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Punkva Caves and the Doctor Who Wouldn’t Give Up
... largest cave systems in the area is Punkva Caves in the Czech Republic and its rock formations have fascinated tourists ... largest cave systems in the area is Punkva Caves in the Czech Republic and its rock formations have fascinated ...
Ed Whelan - 01/11/2019 - 00:46
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The Znojmo Catacombs: A Maze of Tunnels Where No Enemies Escaped Alive
... passageways located beneath the city of Znojmo, in the Czech Republic. The underground tunnels were built to protect and ... city located in the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic, 190 km (118 miles) to the southeast of the ...
dhwty - 26/11/2016 - 14:49
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The Genetic History of Ice Age Europe
... Three ~31,000-year-old skulls from Dolni Vestonice in the Czech Republic. For the next five thousand years, all samples ... analyzed in this study -- whether from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Austria, or Italy -- are closely related, ...
ancient-origins - 05/05/2016 - 21:53
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Aurignacians: The First Artistic Culture?
... of bear, horse, elk, beaver, discovered in Mladec, the Czech Republic. (Wolfgang Sauber / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Animal Carvings ...
Lex Leigh - 22/05/2022 - 18:58
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Religious Artifacts found alongside Bones in Attic may be Relics of a Saint
... reliquary coffin in Our Lady's Cathedral in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic. (Photo by HoremWeb/ Wikimedia Commons ) Her father ...
Mark Miller - 06/06/2015 - 21:52
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Droughts, Not Gold, Drove Attila to Invade the Roman Empire
... Image shows a polished cross-section of an oak from the Czech Republic. (Ulf Büntgen / Cambridge University ) Tree Rings ... of the trees had either been grown in what is today the Czech Republic or southeast Bavaria. The scientist ...
ashley cowie - 17/12/2022 - 14:00
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1,000-year-old Polish Boleslaw Sword Reveals Glorious Knighthood Era
... the area in Lewin Kłodzki, Poland , which borders the Czech Republic , on Monday accidentally stumbled upon the sword ... Where Many Piast Battles Took Place The Piasts and the Czech Bohemians fought a lot of battles in the area where the ...
Sahir - 02/08/2022 - 18:58
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Charred Turnip Dinner From 400 Years Ago Throws New Light on Conquest of Siberia
... by Venetian technology somewhere in Germany or the modern Czech Republic. Picture: Sergey Tataurov But it is one of many ... by Venetian technology somewhere in Germany or the modern Czech Republic, and then exported to Russia. This shows that ...
ancient-origins - 14/02/2017 - 22:57