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Saint WenceslasSAINT WENCESLAS Noted for his piety, Wenceslas promoted Christianity in Bohemia against the wishes of its nobility. He was murdered by his brother Boleslav I
Vaclav SleepingVACLAV, or Wenzel, or Wenzeslaus, known as Good King Wenceslas, sleeps with his warriors beneath the Berge Blanik, until such time as his countrymen have need of him
Bohemian LibertyHoly Roman Emperor Rudolf II grants the Bohemians greater religious freedom by issuing the Majestatsbrief (Letter of Majesty)
James I Hunt, GreenwichJames I and his daughter Elizabeth (later the Winter Queen of Bohemia) go deer- hunting successfully in Greenwich Park
Bohemian CastleBURG KARLSTEIN - an impressively romantic castle of Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic)
1st Baron HaringtonJohn Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton. Entrusted by James I with guardianship of Princess Elizabeth, afterwards Queen of Bohemia. Died at Worms 1613
Otakar II Submits 1273Emperor Rudolf receives submission of Otakar II of Bohemia. Otakar later revolted and was defeated finally at Marchfield
Friedrich in Bohemia 2Friedrich V, elector Palatine, protestant, claims Bohemia, but defeated at the battle of White Mountain he is forced into exile, earning him the title of the Winter King
Friedrich in BohemiaFriedrich V, elector Palatine, protestant, claims Bohemia, but defeated at the battle of White Mountain he is forced into exile, earning him the title of the Winter King
The Masked King / HolmesA SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA The masked King visits Holmes & is immediately recognised
Natural sandstone rocks at Dittersbach, SwitzerlandView of a sandstone formation -- a circle of rocks at Dittersbach (known today as Jetrichovice) in Bohemian (Saxon) Switzerland, with a few buildings at the centre
Events / War / Thirty YearsFriedrich V, Elector Palatine, the Winter King of Bohemia, is defeated at the BATTLE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAIN, near Prague