THEN - End of the Line: The Last Přemyslids & John the Blind

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THEN - End of the Line: The Last Přemyslids & John the Blind

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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.

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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

23:55 - Even dead, John's was a ramblin' man

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