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A city is more than just a location - it's a kaleidoscope of history, places, people and trends. This podcast looks at Prague, in the center of Europe, from a number of perspectives, including what it is now, what is has been and where it's going. It's Prague THEN, Prague NOW, Prague LATER.
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Thursday Dec 31, 2020
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
THEN - Long Live the King (Again) (1172-1230)
Yet more musical chairs around the throne of Bohemia, but it all comes out in the end as yet another king secures long term power. Third time's a charm!
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SECTIONS
00:53 - Vladislav II Abdicates Without Permission
01:19 - Frederick (Bedřich) Round One, then Oldřich, then Soběslav II Gets in Trouble
03:16 - Frederick (Bedřich) Round Two, Konrád (Otto) and Soběslav Scheme, Moravia Becomes a Margraviate, the Přemyslids Gear Up for a Family Civil War, the Third Crusade is Called and Frederick (Bedřich) Dies
06:44 - Konrád (Otto), Nobles Force the Statutes of Konrad, Konrád Dies of Plague in Naples
07:24 - Václav II Becomes Duke...for Three Months, Ottokar I Takes Control (Round One)
08:06 - Family Squabbles Continue, Jindřich Břetislav Goes for a Walk and Gets Kidnapped and then the HRE Makes Him Duke, then Falls Ill Preparing for the German Crusade, Ottokar Takes Control but the Nobles Elect his Brother Vladislav Jindřich Instead (Who Steps Down)
11:11 - Ottokar I Is Back in the Saddle, Becomes KING, Gets Permission to Divorce, the Fourth Crusade and Albigensian (Cathar) Crusades, Ottokar Secures Power with the Golden Bull of Sicily of 1212 (Same Year as the Children's Crusade)
13:40 - Fifth and Sixth Crusades, Bohemia Now Has Kings Forever and Quite a Bit of Status and Autonomy
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
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