Prague Times30 Jul 2020

THEN - Sibling Rivalry on Steroids (999-1061)

Now things REALLY heat up in Bohemia, with wars, rebellions, blindings, castrations, whole families getting wiped out and lots more fun. You'd think things would calm down after all that, but you'd be wrong. It's Game of Thrones without the dragons!

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SECTIONS

00:55 - Boleslav III the Red(head)/Blind

01:42 - Vladivoj, Puppet of Polish Bolesław the Brave and Alcoholic

02:02 - Boleslav III Returns, now Boleslav the Red, and then Blind (but this time, really)

03:08 - Bolesław the Brave (Boleslav Chrabrý of the Piast Dynasty) Becomes Boleslav IV

03:30 - Jaromír, Round One - Don't Trust Your Brother

04:53 - Oldřich, Round One - Don't Annoy the Emperor

06:14 - Jaromír, Round Two - Don't Trust Your Nephews

06:47 - Oldřich, Round Two - Don't Trust Anybody

07:37 - Břetislav I, the Bohemian Achilles - Changes the Rules of Succession, Which Cause More Trouble for Quite a While

10:41 - Spytihněv II - A Weird, Angry Guy

Music by Fanette Ronjat

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