On May 23, 1618, four Catholic nobles, representatives of the Holy Roman Emperor Matthias, arrived at the Chancellery of Prague’s Hradcany Castle to meet with Protestant nobles of Bohemia’s assembly, ...

You learn new English words as a tourist, even when most people around you are speaking Czech. Before my visit to the glorious city of Prague — a storybook warren of castles, ancient bridges and ...

The Defenestration of Prague, which took place on May 23, 1618, was the decisive historical moment that unleashed the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) between several Catholic and Protestant states and ...

Polyxena of Lobkowicz Hiding the Emperor's Emissaries, V. Slavata and J. Martinic, after the Second Defenestration in 1618, 1892 oil on canvas Painting 34.25 x 57.48 in Signed Realized Price Auction ...