And that was how a great scandal threatened to affect the kingdom of Bohemia,and how the best plans of Mr.Sherlock Holmes were beaten by a woman's wit.He used to make merry over the cleverness of women,but I have not heard him do it of late.And when he speaks of Irene Adler,or ...
BOHEMIA (Czech Republic)MIDDLE AgesCANON lawFIFTEENTH centuryLEGAL educationFOURTEENTH centuryJURISPRUDENCEDuring the High and Late Middle Ages, canon law played a crucial role. This study provides an overview of ecclesiastical legal scholarship in the Czech lands, i.e. in Bohe...
In 1520, the Kingdom of Bohemia began making coins using silver from a mine in Joachimsthal—which is roughly translated from German into English as Joachim’s valley. Logically, the coin was named the Joachimsthaler, which was then shortened to Thaler, the word that proceeded to spread aroun...
Austria and Hungary, currently in stalemate, are also playable options. The constituent kingdom of Bohemia, who have been left wondering why they should fight and die in this war, and the aggressive Kingdom of Italy have content too, and their decisions will affect the outcome of the conflict...
Architecture in the Czech Republic is defined by the country's incredibly diverse landscapes. As one of Europe's cultural hearts, Czechia has a rich history, and was once home to the Kingdom of Bohemia. Today, architects and designers are drawing inspiration from the country's low mountains,...
(redirected from Kingdom of Buganda)Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia. Bu·gan·da (bo͞o-găn′də, byo͞o-) A region and former kingdom of eastern Africa on the northern shore of Lake Victoria in present-day Uganda. It was a British protectorate from 1894 until 1962, ...
of the Assicurazioni Generali, however, did not permit Kafka to devote himself to writing. In 1908 he found in Prague a job in the seminationalized Workers’ Accident Insurance Institute for the Kingdom of Bohemia. There he remained until 1917, whentuberculosisforced him to takeintermittentsick ...
Architecture in the Czech Republic is defined by the country's incredibly diverse landscapes. As one of Europe's cultural hearts, Czechia has a rich history, and was once home to the Kingdom of Bohemia. Today, architects and designers are drawing inspiration from the country's low mountains,...
The kingdom ofPortugalnow fills the place of the warlike country of theLusitanians; and the loss sustained by the former, on the side of the Eastis compensated byan accession of territory towards the North. The confines ofGrenada and Andalusiacorrespond with those of ancientBaetica. The remaind...
Kafka was born into a middle-class, German-speaking Jewish family in Prague, the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, today part of the Czech Republic. He trained as a lawyer, and after completing his legal education he was employed by an insurance ...