in exploring the treasures of the Národní museum, particularly the section on early Czech history
many of these globular buttons, ~c8-c10 often found in high status graves & some of them indicating the early spread of christianity in

#FindsFriday #Prague #bohemia

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Musical Interlude: Here's something to play in the background while you do whatever...a series of symphonic poems, depicting the landscape and history of the real Bohemia. Some lovely tunes here, including one familiar phrase.

"Má vlast (My Land)", composed by Bedřich Smetana, performed by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar (conductor).

youtube.com/watch?v=w6jlhLUgER

#musicalinterlude #smetana #bohemia #musicalromanticism

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Michel Thiel · @memegrinder
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The funfair is gearing up. It's one of the oldest fairs in the world, founded in 1340 by John the Blind, Count of and King of .

#schueberfouer #luxembourg #bohemia #photography #streetphotography

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Daniel Baránek · @daelba
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My 3rd book published just now 📖😀🍾

Crossing the Ghetto Borders: The Transformation of Jewish Settlement Structures and the Acculturation Strategies of Jews

#jewishstudies #jewishhistory #bohemia #Moravia #historickyustav #newbook #history

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DesRoin :fullstacklive: · @DesRoin
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Good bohemian food and an English beer for the rider of the English triple 😊✌🏻

#motorcycle #triumph #triumphtiger #tiger900gt #hobgoblin #bohemia #czechrepulic

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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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George of Poděbrady, born OTD in 1420, was King of from 1458 to his death in 1471; he was known for his idea and attempt to establish common European institutions cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech

#bohemia #travel #prague #history

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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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Duke Oldřich of deposed and blinded his brother Jaromír OTD in 1012 cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech

#bohemia #travel #prague #history

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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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Vladislaus I was Duke of from 1109 to 1117 and again from 1120 to his death OTD in 1125 cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech

#bohemia #travel #prague #history

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KriPfeifer · @kripfeifer
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stephan welz · @stephan_welz
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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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Gertrude of Babenberg was Duchess consort of from 1140 until her death OTD in 1150, by her marriage to the Přemyslid duke Vladislaus II cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech

#bohemia #travel #prague #history

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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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Bohemian physician and botanist Friedrich von Berchtold, who died OTD in 1876, co-authored the important taxonomic work, O Prirozenosti Rostlin cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech

#travel #prague #bohemia

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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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Henry of , who died OTD in 1335, was Duke of Carinthia, Landgrave of Carniola, and Count of Tyrol from 1295 until his death; and King of Bohemia and Margrave of Moravia in 1306 and again 1307-1310 cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech

#bohemia #travel

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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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Today is the feast day of Saint Procopius, 11th century Abbot of Sázava in cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech

#bohemia #travel #history

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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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Franz Anton von Sporck, who died OTD in 1738 in , was one of the most notable cultural and intellectual figures in central Europe in the early 18th century cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech

#bohemia #travel #history

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Brandon S. Pilcher · @tyrannohotep
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Reconstruction of a woman from medieval Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic) whose skeletal features have suggested African descent.

#art #DigitalArt #anthropology #czech #bohemia #medieval #african

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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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Bedřich (or Frederick), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of from 1172 to 1173 and again from 1178 to his death OTD in 1189 cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech

#bohemia #travel #prague #history

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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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George of Poděbrady was King of from 1458 to his death OTD in 1471; he was a leader of the Hussites, known for his idea and attempt to establish common European institutions cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech

#bohemia #travel #prague #history

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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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Today is the feast day of Jan Nepomucký, a saint of who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of King Wenceslaus cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech

#bohemia #travel #prague #history

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