Episode

When Prague opened a window onto the Thirty Years’ War

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Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English

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Jun 27, 2026

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1746

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Summary

Three royal officials were thrown from a window at Prague Castle in 1618—and survived. But the Second Defenestration of Prague helped ignite the Thirty Years’ War, one of the deadliest conflicts in European history . The weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes presents an abridged episode of Blood in Bohemia.