Královské paměti Jiřího z Poděbrad - 2 CDmp3 (Čte Igor Bareš, Antonie Talacková Barešová, Michal Zelenka)

He ruled one land, but two peoples. And yet he managed to establish order! The offer from Master Gutenberg to publish the monarch's memoirs using the freshly invented printing press prompted the aging Czech King George (1420–1471) to reflect. Soon, in the mind of this influential man, we return to the fratricidal battle at Lipany and the siege of Roháč's Sion, from where he left in his youth with an ambitious dream: to finally bring peace to the ravaged homeland by taking action. With the sword and the mind of a moderate Hussite. Skillful diplomacy and the ability to sense duplicity in the camps of both Catholics and Utraquists earned this cautious noble the positions of judge, captain, and later also the role of land administrator and aide to the underage Ladislav the Posthumous – a Habsburg held in Vienna, so that Bohemia would bleed even more. And then comes George's historic moment, even though he lacks dynastic blood, and according to malicious tongues, he is said to be of dubious origin... What does his prudent second wife and wise jester think about all this? ***** length of recording: 13 hours 41 minutes read by Igor Bareš, Antonie Barešová Talacková, and Michal Zelenka