Blood in Bohemia: the violent legend of the Maidens’ War

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It is a dramatic legend of violence between women striving for independence and men determined to reassert control. In Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast, the episode explores the Maidens’ War and its enduring appeal. The story raises a deeper question: why has this bloody myth remained so powerful for centuries?

There are stories that survive not because they are clearly documented, but because they speak to something deeper.

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Author: Vít Pohanka, Rob Cameron