Czechs in History Karel Havlicek
In the first half of the 19th century, when the Czech lands were part of the Austrian empire, state officials and army officers had c. and k. written before their rank, meaning 'imperial' and 'royal'. There were c. and k. lieutenants and c. and k. field marshals. If we wanted to characterize journalist, writer and politician Karel Havlicek, we would most probably mark him as a c. and k. dissident. He was one of just a few who bravely stood up against the Austrian authorities, and as we'll hear in this week's Czechs in History, the Austrian police retaliated mercilessly. By Alena Skodova.
Julie Havlickova
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