The Real 'Good King Wenceslas'

<p>At this time of year, many of us will find ourselves singing about a royal personage who braves the snow on&nbsp;the Feast of Stephen&nbsp;– the&nbsp;Second Day of Christmas – so that he can distribute&nbsp;alms&nbsp;to a poor&nbsp;peasant.&nbsp;But who was the real Good King Wenceslas and was he as pious and saintly as the Christmas song suggests?&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>Gone Medieval</em>, Dr. Cat Jarman is joined by Czech historian Dr. David Kalhous to learn about the tenth century Bohemian Duke, posthumously declared to be a king and patron saint of the&nbsp;Czech state.&nbsp;</p><br><p>This episode was edited and produced by Rob Weinberg.</p><br><p>We've also been nominated for Best History Podcast and the Listener's Choice Award at the Signal Awards! We need your help though - it would mean so much to the whole Gone Medieval team if you followed <a href="http://historyhit.com/signal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this</a> link to sign up and vote. Thank you!</p><br><p>If you’re enjoying this podcast and are looking for more fascinating Medieval content then subscribe to our <em>Medieval Monday</em> newsletter <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.historyhit.com%2Fsign-up-to-history-hit%2F%3Futm_source%3Dtimelinenewsletter%26utm_medium%3Dpodcast%26utm_campaign%3DTimeline%2BPodcast%2BCampaign&data=04%7C01%7Cjrg%40sam.sdu.dk%7Cea107f8c033645dc9e9408d9a8e727de%7C9a97c27db83e4694b35354bdbf18ab5b%7C0%7C0%7C637726534073760287%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0&sdata=YqsedFjZ9urqolhRS71edb%2BTA2BeuTSl7NT6aoJ4%2BpQ%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free <a href="https://access.historyhit.com/?utm_source=audio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Podcast+Campaign&utm_id=Podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts and audiobooks</a> at History Hit. To download, go to <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.historyhit&hl=en_GB&gl=US" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Android</a> or <a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/history-hit/id1303668247" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple store</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>