Prague's physical, political and cultural landscape all have developed as a result of the large amount of changes Prague has undergone in its history. From its early beginnings, Prague has been an important European city, though some periods have been more successful than others. In the past century, Prague has suffered two world wars and a long era of Communism yet strong recent leadership has helped it re-establish its connections with the outside world and become increasingly important within today's Europe as well as the larger global system. The history of Prague will take you from its beginnings in Paleolithic times through past monarchies, governments up to today's system of Parliamentary Democracy under President Vaclav Havel.

Prague's Early History

The Golden Age

Habsburg Rule

The Czech National Revival

The Creation of Czechoslovakia and its Roles in the World Wars

Communist Czechoslovakia

The Prague Spring and Subsequent Restoration of Communist Power

The Velvet Revolution