Geschichte Von Bohmen - Volume 4

A Highly Influential Czech Historian And Politician Frantiek Palack (17981876) Became In 1825 The First Editor Of The Journal Of The Bohemian Museum A Key Cultural Institution In The Development Of Czech Nationalism. He Was Actively Involved In The Nineteenth-Century Czech National Revival Helping Also To Found The Czech National Theatre. Entering Politics In 1848 He Served As President Of The Prague Slavic Congress And Later Became A Member Of The Austrian Senate As A Supporter Of Greater Czech Autonomy. In This Extensive Work Comprising Ten Separate Parts Published In German Between 1836 And 1867 Palack Gives A Detailed Account Of Bohemian History Until 1526. It Remains An Important And Ambitious Feat Of Scholarship Still Relevant To Students Of Central European History. Volume 4 Deals With The Era Of George Of Podbrady; This First Part (1857) Covers The Years 143957.