ЭПОХА МРАКА: Почему блестящее восстание чехов закончилось национальной катастрофой

In 1618, in the heart of Europe, Prague, an event that changed the course of world history occurred—the Second Prague Defenestration. Czech Protestants, outraged by the violation of their rights by the fanatical King Ferdinand II, threw the imperial governors out of the window of Prague Castle. This act became the spark that ignited the powder keg of all Europe. You will learn how the "Winter King," Frederick of the Palatinate, blinded by illusions, fell victim to his own pride and was defeated at White Mountain in 1620. We will tell of the bloody massacre on Old Town Square, where the executioner beheaded the flower of the Czech nation, and how this began the three hundred years of "Darkness"—an era when the Czech language was banned and books were burned in public squares. THE AGE OF DARKNESS: Why the Brilliant Czech Uprising Ended in National Disaster    • ЭПОХА МРАКА: Почему блестящее восстание че...   IN THIS STORY YOU WILL LEARN: FLIGHT INTO THE ABYSS. Why the defenestration became a symbol of the collapse of Habsburg power and how the governors "miraculously" escaped by falling into the fortress moat. CHARGE OF ILLUSIONS. How noble directors believed they could conquer Europe with mercenaries, unwilling to empty their own purses. THE LAST JOURNEY OF THE MORAVIANS. The tragedy of Count Schlick's regiment, which died alone at the "Star" park wall while the king was feasting in the castle. REBIRTH FROM THE ASHES. How a people, deprived of kings and faith, managed to preserve their language in the secret places of their ovens and, three hundred years later, regained their independence. Join us to see how the ambitions of the elite destroy a country, while the national spirit survives even in the deepest darkness. #history #czech republic #thirty years' war #prague #europeanhistory #middleages #nationalrenaissance