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Anybody know a website where I can learn about Czech history?
05-01-2013, 04:37 PM
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Anybody know a website where I can learn about Czech history?
I already know the basics, but I would like to learn more about the history of Czech. Does anybody know a good website about this?

Thanks!
I forgot to write. I Googled it and found a bunch, but I don't know which one is actually good. When it comes to history, some websites and history books can give very wrong information. That's why I'm asking here.

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05-01-2013, 04:44 PM
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I would start with Wikipedia

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05-01-2013, 04:59 PM
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Get down to your local library and get yourself to the history section. Books are written and published by experts in the fields.
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05-01-2013, 05:11 PM
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The best way for you is to get a book and read through it from the ancient history to the modern one and pick an era, that interest you the most, or figure out what in the history interest you the most (art, culture, specific city, ethnic group, political movement, etc). Than you can find out available books on online or through library. The biggest resources out there are written in Czech language, so you will not get away from it. Almost every city has a section on their website dedicated to its history. There are also historical societies, social organization, institutes, and universities (Prague's Charles university, and Olomouc Palacky University). Many of the research papers are available online.
Czech newspapers and media have also a history section that tries to popularize history for a broad public without the emphasis on the academic education. While these sites are often unprofessional, they do cover sometimes interesting history and anecdotes from the past. The international universities are often biased when it comes to Czech (or other nation's) history with exception of British schools who hires people who do extensive research within Czech Republic. Some American universities with a Slavic studies have an excellent library on the topic. Some of my experience with a foreigner scholars are not good, because some do write about Czech history without ever even bother to travel to Czech Republic. They don't do academic research in the archives and deal with archeological evidence and their work is rather poor. Catholic Church has a great wealth of information and provides a high quality of the research topics online.
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05-01-2013, 05:26 PM
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Yes, Wikipedia, library, travel, ask, penpal site,etc...
Here are the basics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Czech_lands

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechs

Czech kings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJiCXUuRaz0

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/.../0820.html

http://wikitravel.org/en/Czech_Republic
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