Czech History Ô 500 - 1306: The Great Moravian Empire and the Přemyslid Dynasty Ô 1310 - 1378: John of Luxembourg and Charles IV Ô 1415 - 1526: The Hussite Era and George of Poděbrady

Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were fre