THEN - End of the Line: Last Přemyslids & John the Blind (1278-1346)

The time of the Přemyslids was coming to an end on the throne of Bohemia. Václav II puts in good work, but then Václav III sort of drops the ball, opening the door for a stepfather, a Habsburg and then the Luxembourgers.

SECTIONS
01:33 - Václav II (1278-1305) - expanding Bohemia & stealing a crown
07:24 - He did a pretty good job
08:09 - Václav III (1305-1306) - assassination in Olomouc, last of the line
11:21 - Henry the Carinthian (1306, 1307-1310) - only Přemyslid by marriage, Rudolf I (1306-1307) - King Porridge
14:33 - John the Blind of Luxembourg (1301-1346) - Papa was a rolling stone, dad to Charles IV
20:49 - I see, said the blind man
23:55 - Even dead, John's was a ramblin' man

Music by Fanette Ronjat

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