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Bohemia, from the earliest times to the fall of national independence in 1620 / With a short summary of later events — C. Edmund Maurice

Bohemia, from the earliest times to the fall of national independence in 1620 / With a short summary of later events

C. Edmund Maurice

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 379 pages

A volume in the Story of the Nations series, this concise history covers Bohemia from earliest times to the loss of national independence in 1620, with a brief summary of later events. It traces the Bohemian lands through medieval and early modern political and religious change. A clear introduction for listeners interested in Central European history.

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The Story of the Nations.
ВОНЕМЈА.
Seal (decorative): VITA SINE
LITERIS MORS EST
THE STORY OF THE NATIONS.
1. ROME. By ARTHUR GILMAN, M.A.
2. THE JEWS. By Prof. J. K. HOSMER.
3. GERMANY. By Rev. S. BARING-GOULD, M.A.
4. CARTHAGE. By Prof. ALFRED J. CHURCH.
5. ALEXANDER'S EMPIRE. By Prof. J.
Р
МАНАНУ.
6. THE MOORS IN SPAIN. By STANLEY LANEPOOLE.
7. ANCIENT EGYPT. By Prof.
GEORGE
RAWLINSON.
8. HUNGARY. By Prof. ARMINIUS VAMBÉRY.
9. THE SARACENS. By ARTHUR GILMAN, M.A.

10. IRELAND. By the Hon. EMILY LAWLESS.
11. CHALDEA. By ZENAIDE A. RAGOZIN.
12. THE GOTHS. By HENRY BRADLEY.
13. ASSYRIA. By ZÉNAIDE A. RAGOZIN.
14. TURKEY. By STANLEY LANE-POOLE.
15. HOLLAND. By Prof. J. E. THOROLD ROGERS.
16. MEDIÆVAL FRANCE. By GUSTAVE
MASSON.
17. PERSIA. By S. G. W. BENJAMIN.
18. PHCENICIA. By Prof. GEO. RAWLINSON.
19. MEDIA. By ZENAIDE A. RAGOZIN.
20. THE HANSA TOWNS. By HELEN ZIMMERN.
21. EARLY BRITAIN. By Prof. ALFRED
. С
CHURCH.
22. THE BARBARY CORSAIRS. By STANLEY
LANE-POOLE.
23. RUSSIA. By W. R. MORFiLL, M.A.
24. THE JEWS UNDER THE ROMANS. By W.
D. MORRISON.
25. SCOTLAND. By JOHN MACKINTOSH, LL.D.
26. SWITZERLAND. By Mrs. LINA HUG and R.
STEAD.
27. MEXICO. By SUSAN HALE.
28. PORTUGAL. By H. MORSE STEPHENS.
29. THE NORMANS. By SARAH ORNE JEWETT.
30. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE. By C. W. C.
ОМАN.
31. SICILY: Phœnician, Greek and Roman. By
the late Prof. E. A. FREEMAN.
32. THE TUSCAN REPUBLICS. By BELLA Duffy.

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Contents

  1. THE STORY OF BOHEMIA.
  2. I. FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD OF BOHEMIAN HISTORY TO THE HUNGARIAN INVASION. (-885.)
  3. II. BOHEMIAN SAINTS AND WARRIORS IN THE TENTH CENTURY. (885-997.)
  4. III. RELATIONS OF BOHEMIA TO POLAND AND TO THE EMPIRE IN THE ELEVENTH, TWELFTH, AND THIRTEENTH CENTURIES. (997-1253.)
  5. IV. THE GROWTH OF BOHEMIAN LIFE FROM ACCESSION OF PR̆EMYSL OTTAKAR I. TO DEATH OF PR̆EMYSL OTTAKAR II. (1198-1278.)
  6. V. TIME OF ANARCHY IN BOHEMIA FROM DEATH OF OTTAKAR II. TO ACCESSION OF CHARLES IV. (1278-1346.)
  7. VI. REIGN OF CHARLES IV. (1346-1378.)
  8. VII. THE REFORM MOVEMENT FROM THE DIET OF 1359 TO THE RETIREMENT OF THE GERMANS FROM THE PRAGUE UNIVERSITY. (1359-1409.)
  9. VIII. FROM THE RETIREMENT OF THE GERMANS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PRAGUE TO THE DEATH OF HUS. (1409-1415.)
  10. IX. FROM THE DEATH OF HUS TO THE FIRST CORONATION OF SIGISMUND. (July 6, 1415-July 28, 1420.)
  11. X. FROM THE FIRST CORONATION OF SIGISMUND TO THE OPENING OF COUNCIL OF BASEL. (1420-1431.)
  12. XI. FROM THE OPENING OF THE COUNCIL OF BASEL TO THE FALL OF TABOR. (1437-1452.)
  13. XII. FROM THE FALL OF TABOR TO THE DEATH OF GEORGE OF PODĔBRAD. (1452-1470.)
  14. XIII. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE BOHEMIAN BROTHERHOOD TO THE ACCESSION OF FERDINAND I. TO THE THROWN OF BOHEMIA. (1419-15
  15. XIV. REIGN OF FERDINAND I. (1526-1564.)
  16. XV. FROM THE DEATH OF FERDINAND I. TO THE BEGINNING OF THE REACTION UNDER RUDOLF II. (1564-1600.)
  17. XVI. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE REACTION TO THE DEATH OF RUDOLF II. (1600-1612.)
  18. XVII. FROM THE DEATH OF RUDOLF II. TO THE BATTLE OF THE WHITE HILL. (1612-1620.)
  19. XVIII. FROM THE BATTLE OF THE WHITE HILL TO THE PRESENT TIME.
  20. FOOTNOTES
  21. INDEX.
  22. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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