One of the more controversial members of the House of Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II (1552-1612) has historically been considered a failed ruler – or worse, a manic-depressive follower of the ...

The Theatre of the World: Astrology and Magic in Renaissance Prague by Peter Marshall Harvill Secker, £17.99, pp320 'We would only want a priest if we could find one of our own kind,' whispered the ...

When Rudolf II was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1576, he quickly filled his castle with artistic and scientific treasures. Marshall returns repeatedly to Rudolf's attempt to create a "theatre of the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. A host of myths and legends cement Prague's title as the ``Golden City'' of Europe. The allure of the mystic and enigmatic Czech capital ...