History
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Anniversary of the Week
180 years since the birth of the publisher of the largest Czech encyclopaedia
Without question, the publication of Otto’s Encyclopaedia (Ottův slovník naučný) marked among the most important chapters in Czech publishing history.
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Tales from the crypt: did Petr Vok of the House of Rožmberk steal his dead ancestors’ gold?
For 400 years, the crypt below the Cistercian monastery in Vyšší Brod was sealed and shrouded in mystery. A team has uncovered the truth behind (some) enduring legends.
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Czech scientists brew beer according to 3,000-year old recipe
Czech scientists have made a unique discovery suggesting that the oldest herbal millet beer could have been brewed in Bohemia.
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Anniversary of the Week
October 24, 1941: Czechoslovaks in the Siege of Tobruk
On October 24th 1941 members of the 11th Czechoslovak infantry battalion assisted the defenders of Tobruk in North Africa.
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Celebrating the ‘tonetka’ – 160 years of bentwood furniture design in Moravia
Hundreds of thousands of among the world’s most iconic pieces of furniture, Chair No. 14, literally took shape at the TON factory in Bystřice pod Hostýnem, built in 1861.
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The health of Czech of heads of state throughout history
Czech Radio has mapped out how information about the president’s health was provided to the public since the founding of Czechoslovakia.
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‘Noráci’ project traces fate of Czech men forcibly deployed in Norway during WWII
A new project called Noráci, carried out by a group of Czech and Norwegian scholars, traces the fate of Czech men sent to forced labour to Norway.
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Czech legislators discussing making Heydrich assassination “significant day”
Czech legislators are discussing whether to declare May 27 – the day of the assassination of the Nazi governor Reinhard Heydrich, in 1942 – a “significant day”.
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Anniversary of the Week
October 1896: The first film is screened in Prague
The first ever film screening in Prague took place at the hotel U černého koně 125 years ago, on 18 October 1896.
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Czech oral history project Memory of the Nation celebrates 20 years
The Czech Republic has among the world’s largest collection of testimonies by people who experienced totalitarianism - thanks to the Memory of the Nation project.
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Czech archaeologists help scientists discover Hepatitis B affected humans in pre-historic times
A major new study into the origins of Hepatitis B drew on samples of pre-historic human remains collected by the Czech Academy of Sciences.
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Rare “toadstone” of myth found in already priceless 13th century Reliquary of St. Maurus
The St. Maurus reliquary is among the nation’s greatest treasures. The recent discovery on the shrine of an inlaid magical “toadstone” makes it all the more priceless.
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