History
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Rare U.S. coin makes brief stop at Czech National Museum
An extremely rare and valuable silver coin dating back to the founding of the United States has gone on display in Prague’s National Museum. The so-called Flowing Hair…
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Former communist-era top official not to be charged with Iron Curtain deaths
Former communist-era prime minister Lubomír Štrougal will not face criminal proceedings over the deaths of 91 people who died on the Iron Curtain trying to escape…
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Archaeologists unearth ancient boat in Egyptian necropolis
On Monday, officials announced that Czech archaeologists had made a remarkable discovery at Abusir, near Cairo, unearthing parts of a wooden boat more than 4,000 years old…
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London calling: Researcher Erica Harrison on fascinating history of Czechoslovak exile government’s…
During WWII, the London-based Czechoslovak government in exile had only one method of communicating regularly with its people at home: over the airwaves of the BBC. To…
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Czech film world focuses on traumatic life of Lída Baarová
Power, sex, and film world glamour, against the backdrop of the rise and fall of the Nazi regime. The story of Czechoslovak film actress, Lída Baarová, has it all. And it’…
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Czechs honour Jan Palach’s memory
Commemorative events are being held around the country to honour the memory of Jan Palach, a Charles University student who set himself ablaze on Wenceslas Square 47 years…
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Museum of the Bible to open in Pelhřimov
A Museum of the Bible will soon open its doors to the public in the town of Pelhřimov. Organized by the Biblical Theological Seminar, a non-profit organization that…
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Historians excited by Czech coin find of the century
Historians at the East Bohemian Museum in Pardubice have acquired what they describe as “the find of the century”. The treasure, consisting of hundreds of silver coins…
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Václav Havel commemorations shape up for 2016
The Václav Havel Library, along with the Václav Havel Foundation and the Art for Amnesty – Amnesty International are holding a number of events throughout the year to mark…
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Books tell a tale of bygone days
What did famous Czech actors, aristocrats, politicians and scholars write in their books? Who did they dedicate their books to and what were the fates of their libraries…
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Hana Ludikar: The second time father escaped from Prague, he said not without my family
Hana Ludikar is one of the few surviving members of the Free Czechoslovak Air Force Association, a group remembering the Czechoslovaks who fought with Britain’s RAF during…
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Christmas in the trenches – Czech soldiers in WW1
Between 2014 and 2018, the world is marking a centenary since the Great War swept across Europe and beyond. There is hardly a family in this country that didn’t have at…
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