The Czech Connection
Published: 17 August 2024
An illustrated talk by Caroline Cannon-Brookes will explore a range of historic links between Britain and Bohemia and their varying impacts.
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Venue: Czech Embassy cinema, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, W8 4QY
Amongst the topics included will be John Wycliffe and Jan Hus; Baron Waldstein’s travels in Elizabethan England; Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen; the English influence on 18th century Bohemian parks and gardens; and King Edward VII’s visits by train to Marienbad/ Mariánské Lázně.
Caroline Cannon-Brookes is an art historian, trained at the Courtauld Institute and a former lecturer in the University of Oxford, Department for Continuing Education. She has led many tours to the Czech Republic to which she is a regular visitor.
Tickets @ £15 include a glass of wine. Register here.
All proceeds raised go towards the care and conservation of Czech heritage.
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