On November 11th, the Czech Republic celebrated St. Martin’s Day by having a feast in honor of St. Martin of Tours.
A History of Czech Feminism
The once egalitarian, agrarian society of Bohemia became ruled by the Hapsburg Dynasty, causing a regression in women’s rights until Christianity helped improve their lives. The National Revival brought the creation of Czechoslovakia and greater rights for women. When communism came, rights improved in some ways and did not in others. The change to a capitalistic democracy brought further changes.
Beginnings of Bohemia: Borivoj I and the Premyslids
St Wenceslas, Patron Saint of Bohemia
Great Moravia: Svatopluk I and Mojmir II (870-907)
Great Moravia: Mojmir I and Rostislav (830-870)
Jan Hus: Czech Reform Theologian
Only a few years before Jan Hus was born, the Middle Ages came to a close. The term "Middle Ages" is used by modern scholars to reference a specific period in history. It began roughly with the collapse of Roman civilization around the 5th Century CE to the Renaissance. There are a few conflicting starting points for the Renaissance period. Depending on the location in Europe, the Renaissance started around the 13th, 14th, or 15th Centuries.