The beginnings of the Czech state

Bohemia in times of prince

Přemyslid dynasty.

The House of Luxembourg.

Jan Hus and reformists after his death, religious wars of 15th century.

Bohemia under George of Poděbrady and the Jagiellon dynasty.

The arrival of Habsburg dynasty.

Catholicism and Protestantism. Rudolph II.

The Thirty Years' War and defeat of the Czech estates in 1620.

Bohemian Lands in 1648 - 1740

Enlightenment and reforms of Maria Theresa and Joseph II.

The National Revival. Revolution of 1848-49.

Bachs´s absolutism.

Czech Lands befor WW I

The First World War

The establishment of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and life between the wars.

The Munich Pact and the Second republic.

The World War II.

Czechoslovakia 1945-1948

The Communist coup in February 1948.

Political Trials in 50´s

Revivality in 1960´s

Prague Spring 1968.

Normalization

The Velvet revolution 1989

Czech Republic

The lectures also include topics from cultural, economic and social history.