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Karel IV.
Author: Hana Whitton
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Karel IV. – Jménem koruny, jménem lásky approaches the ruler through the overlap of public governance and personal relationships. Hana Whitton's historical novel develops marriages, losses, and political obligations as part of a literary portrait of a well-known figure.
Karel IV. – Jménem koruny, jménem lásky is Hana Whitton's historical novel about the renowned Czech ruler, seen through personal relationships and marriages as well as his reign. Karel IV. brings prosperity to the lands of the Bohemian Crown, while his private life involves losses, political marriages, and unfulfilled feelings. Blanka, Anna Svídnická, and Isabella z Valois play important roles in the story. The Czech audiobook is narrated by Andrea Elsnerová and Saša Rašilov. The supplier's record lists 17 chapters and a running time of 5 hours and 47 minutes.
Book information
- Author
- Hana Whitton
- Publisher
- Albatros Media a.s.
- Imprint
- Vyšehrad
- Formát
- Audiobook
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- historický román
- ISBN
- 978-80-264-0040-0
- Publication date
- 26. November 2018
- Duration
- 5 h 47 min
- Chapters
- 17
- Narrator
- Andrea Elsnerová, Saša Rašilov
What is Karel IV. about?
The historical novel follows Karel IV. as royal duties intertwine with private life. As King of Bohemia and an important European ruler, he must also subordinate personal decisions to dynastic and political interests.
His relationships with the women in his life are central to the story. His beloved Blanka could not remain at his side throughout his life, and later marriages were also shaped by political circumstances. Isabella z Valois enters the narrative too, with her feelings for Karel forming one of the novel's personal threads.
The book uses historical figures and events as the basis for fiction. Its focus is the contrast between a ruler's public role and private relationships.
Themes and motifs
Power and duty
Royal status shapes Karel's personal and political decisions.
Love and marriage
The novel gives considerable attention to Karel's marriages and emotional relationships.
Political marriages
The ruler's personal relationships are tied to dynastic and political interests.
Public and private life
The narrative contrasts the ruler's successes with complications in his personal life.
Setting
The medieval Czech lands and the court of Karel IV.
Main characters
Karel IV.
The King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor whose reign and personal life are central to the novel.
Blanka
Karel's beloved wife, who holds an important place in his personal story.
Anna Svídnická
One of Karel's wives and a historical figure in the novel.
Isabella z Valois
A character whose longstanding feelings for Karel form one of the novel's strands.
Who is this book for?
For listeners who enjoy historical novels, fictionalized Czech history, and stories about historical rulers' personal lives.
Book context
An external audiobook source describes the novel as the second volume in a trilogy forming a family saga from Czech history. Because the supplier's record contains no series name and the available source does not give an unambiguous grouping name, no series is published as verified.
Otázky o knihe
What is Karel IV. – Jménem koruny, jménem lásky about?
Hana Whitton's historical novel explores Karel IV., his royal duties, marriages, and personal relationships.
Who wrote Karel IV. – Jménem koruny, jménem lásky?
The author is Hana Whitton.
Who narrates Karel IV.?
The audiobook is narrated by Andrea Elsnerová and Saša Rašilov.
How long is the Karel IV. audiobook?
According to the supplier's data, it runs 5 hours and 47 minutes.
Is Karel IV. historical nonfiction?
No. This title is a historical novel: fiction based on historical figures and settings.
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