Karel IV. - Tajný deník - 2 CDmp3 (Čte Jiří Dvořák)

Secret Diary: Hear the testimony of the life and soul of the Father of the Fatherland, a capable and agile ruler, a good friend, a devoted husband, and a kind parent, a loving man, tirelessly building, steadfast in principles yet sometimes lost; a man who found his home in the Czech land. More than six centuries have passed since Charles IV, the Czech king and Roman emperor, entrusted his thoughts and deepest feelings to parchment. Much has been written about his official life, but only to his diary did he confide his memories of childhood, of his beloved mother, Queen Eliška Přemyslovna, and of his father, Czech King John of Luxembourg, with whom he had a very complicated relationship. His thoughts also belonged to all four of his wives and children, especially to his little son, the later Czech and Roman King Wenceslaus IV. Duration: 13 hours 38 minutes. Read by: Jiří Dvořák. Jiří Dvořák (*1967) was born in Brno, where he also studied acting at JAMU and soon after secured a position at the City Theatre. He also performed at the North Moravian Theatre in Šumperk and the Mahen Theatre in Brno. In 1999, he received an offer to work at the Vinohrady Theatre in Prague, where he remains one of the leading members of the ensemble. On stage, he has successfully portrayed many dramatic characters from...