Czechast, Radio Prague International

Blood in Bohemia: the rise and assassination of Albrecht von Wallenstein

Military commander, entrepreneur, statesman—or traitor? The latest episode of Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast by Radio Prague International, explores the remarkable life of Albrecht von Wallenstein. Historian Jaroslav Čechura explains how a Bohemian nobleman rose to become the Emperor's most powerful general before being assassinated by his own officers.

The day Bohemia lost its head(s)

The execution of twenty-seven leaders of the Bohemian Revolt on Prague's Old Town Square ranks among the most dramatic public executions in European history. In this episode of Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast, Rob Cameron and Vít Pohanka retrace the events that followed the Battle of White Mountain and examine how one morning in June 1621 transformed the Czech lands for centuries.

St. Martin in the Wall: one of Prague's oldest—and most welcoming—churches

In the latest episode of Prague Off the Beaten Track, a Czechast series, we step inside the Church of St. Martin in the Wall, one of Prague's oldest and least-known historic churches. Hidden just off Národní třída, it played a remarkable role in the Hussite movement and today offers one of the city's most welcoming and distinctive Protestant communities.

Blood in Bohemia: the Second Defenestration of Prague and the window that changed Europe

The Second Defenestration of Prague is one of the best-known episodes in Czech history, yet the dramatic fall from the windows of Prague Castle was only the beginning. In Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast, journalists Vít Pohanka and Rob Cameron explore how a failed triple murder became the spark that ignited the Thirty Years' War and changed the course of European history.

Blood in Bohemia: how a sermon in Prague turned into a massacre in 1419

The First Prague Defenestration is one of the most dramatic turning points in Czech history. In Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast, Vít Pohanka and Rob Cameron trace how religious tension, fear, and politics led to violence in Prague in 1419. With insights from historian Eva Doležalová, the episode shows how one act helped ignite the Hussite Wars.