Medievalists.net » King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:51:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 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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