History
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Klatovy: Walking among mummies
The treasures of the once royal town of Klatovy include a crypt with dozens of mummified bodies of people who died in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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New exhibition depicts life of pre-war Czech-Jewish family
The Winternitz Villa in Prague is now housing an exhibition titled “No night so dark”. It documents the history of the Czech-Jewish Wels family.
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Rare silver coins from 13th century discovered in South Bohemia
Archaeologists from South Bohemia have just announced a unique discovery of some 800 silver coins dating back to the second half of 13th century.
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Memories of Jewish life in Carpathian Ruthenia 100 years ago
Centenarian William West shares memories of Jewish life in Carpathian Ruthenia 100 years ago
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Markéta Křížová: “Czechs and Slovaks were known as desperate to get to US during ‘20s”
Part two of our interview on the Czech footprint in colonial history with Charles University historian Markéta Křížová.
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Unique Celtic sword discovered by archaeologists in East Bohemia
Archaeologists from East Bohemia have announced a unique discovery of a Celtic sword dating back to the 2nd or 1st century B.C.
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The diamond-encrusted “Prague Sun” at Loreto
The famous "Prague Sun" is a monstrance encrusted with 6,222 diamonds that are believed to have graced the wedding dress of the Countess of Cracow from Kolowrat.
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“We broke the curse of the pharaohs” – National Museum opens major exhibit on Ancient Egypt
The National Museum in Prague has opened a major new exhibition. Under the title “Kings of the Sun” it depicts the age of the pyramid builders in Ancient Egypt.
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Markéta Křížová: “Native Americans and Inuits commemorated the death of John Hus”
Colonial history has increasingly come into the spotlight over the past years. The Czechs of course didn’t colonise any other countries – but they did leave an imprint.
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Work to begin on memorial to Josef Mašín and “three resistances”
Work is set to begin on a memorial to WWII resistance hero Josef Mašín and what are known as Czechoslovakia’s “three resistances”.
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Restauran el legendario tren la Flecha Eslovaca
El tren de alta velocidad Slovenská strela, que formó parte de un proyecto para conectar a los diferentes puntos de Checoslovaquia, está actualmente siendo restaurado.
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Czechoslovak legionary’s diary depicts First World War through unique illustrations
A unique diary belonging to a Czechoslovak legionary named František Krejčí is filled with accomplished images, drawn by Krejčí himself.
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