Medievalists.net » Czech http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Czechs and Poles in the Middle Ages: Rivalry, Cooperation and Alliances http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/22/czechs-and-poles-in-the-middle-ages-rivalry-cooperation-and-alliances/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/22/czechs-and-poles-in-the-middle-ages-rivalry-cooperation-and-alliances/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2015 21:35:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61948 The article contains a description of the development of Czech-Polish relations in the Middle Ages.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/22/czechs-and-poles-in-the-middle-ages-rivalry-cooperation-and-alliances/feed/ 0 The Emperor’s Spooky Night http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/22/the-emperors-spooky-night/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/22/the-emperors-spooky-night/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:03:27 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61926 Emperor Charles IV reveals in his autobiography what happened to him one night at Prague Castle, and how he saw a huge swarm of locusts.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/22/the-emperors-spooky-night/feed/ 0 Medieval London as Seen through the Eyes of Czech and German Travellers http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/07/medieval-london-as-seen-through-the-eyes-of-czech-and-german-travellers/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/07/medieval-london-as-seen-through-the-eyes-of-czech-and-german-travellers/#comments Fri, 08 May 2015 02:55:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58126 The aim of this article is to analyze the first depictions of London in Czech literature, namely in travel journals of the Czech writer and traveller Wenzel Schaseck of Birkov and the German burgher Gabriel Tetzel of Gräfenberg

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/07/medieval-london-as-seen-through-the-eyes-of-czech-and-german-travellers/feed/ 0 Imperial Memory and the Charles Bridge: Establishing Royal Ceremony for Future Kings http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/26/imperial-memory-charles-bridge-establishing-royal-ceremony-future-kings/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/26/imperial-memory-charles-bridge-establishing-royal-ceremony-future-kings/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:06:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52868 The History behind the Charles Bridge Built during the reigns of Charles IV (1346-1378) and his son, Wenceslas IV (1363-1419), the Charles Bridge crosses the river Vltava in Prague, joining the Old Town on its eastern side, the commercial hub of the city, and the Hradčany and Malá Strana on the west, where the castle and cathedral are located

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/26/imperial-memory-charles-bridge-establishing-royal-ceremony-future-kings/feed/ 0 Characteristics of Medieval Artillery in the Light of Written Sources from Bohemia and Poland http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/08/characteristics-medieval-artillery-light-written-sources-bohemia-poland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/08/characteristics-medieval-artillery-light-written-sources-bohemia-poland/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:16:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52427 Artillery appears in Central Europe at the end of the 14th c. and it starts playing a more significant role only in the next century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/08/characteristics-medieval-artillery-light-written-sources-bohemia-poland/feed/ 0 Taxes, Loans, Credit and Debts in the 15th Century Towns of Moravia: A Case Study of Olomouc and Brno http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/taxes-loans-credit-debts-15th-century-towns-moravia-case-study-olomouc-brno/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/taxes-loans-credit-debts-15th-century-towns-moravia-case-study-olomouc-brno/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2014 18:59:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52387 The paper explores urban public finance in the late medieval towns on the example of two largest cities in Moravia—Olomouc and Brno.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/taxes-loans-credit-debts-15th-century-towns-moravia-case-study-olomouc-brno/feed/ 0 The Visit of King Sigismund to England, 1416 http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/23/visit-king-sigismund-england-1416/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/23/visit-king-sigismund-england-1416/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2014 00:36:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52070 In their chapter-length account of Sigismund's visit to England in 1416, James Hamilton Wylie and William Templeton Waugh remark that, though this was the first and only visit by a Holy Roman Emperor to England during the Middle Ages, aside from an immediate political gain, in the treaty signed by Sigismund and Henry V to defend each other against the French, the impact in terms of anecdote or literature is virtually nil; and they conclude somewhat ironically, "The most notable momento of Sigismund's stay in England is his sword, which is now one of the insignia of the corporation of York."

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/23/visit-king-sigismund-england-1416/feed/ 0 The cultural identity of medieval Silesia: the case of art and architecture http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/11/cultural-identity-medieval-silesia-case-art-architecture/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/11/cultural-identity-medieval-silesia-case-art-architecture/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:41:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51782 The cultural identity of architecture and visual arts of the Middle Ages in Silesia can be analyzed in the following frameworks: 1.) the distinct formal features of local artwork; 2.) the specific content expressed through it. Macro factors (the type of materials and their availability) are important in architecture, as are architectural patterns and styles.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/11/cultural-identity-medieval-silesia-case-art-architecture/feed/ 0 The Adamites: Hippy Heretics of the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/10/adamites-hippy-heretics-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/10/adamites-hippy-heretics-middle-ages/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2014 22:42:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51461 Wandering through forests and hills, some of them fell into such insanity that men and women threw off their clothes and went nude, saying that clothes had been adopted because of the sin of the first parents, but that they were in a state of innocence.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/10/adamites-hippy-heretics-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Boundaries in the making – Historiography and the isolation of late medieval Bohemia http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/27/boundaries-making-historiography-isolation-late-medieval-bohemia/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/27/boundaries-making-historiography-isolation-late-medieval-bohemia/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2014 15:38:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51374 This paper deals with an episode of early 15th century Bohemian history. During the so-called Hussite wars, a coalition of Catholic powers tried to establish a far-reaching blockade on trade and commerce against the kingdom of Bohemia, which then was considered to be a hotbed of heresy, and to be rebellious against its legitimate ruler and the papal church.

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