Virginia - One more word concerning your request for "an accurate history on Bohemia." Aida has given you a very extensive response and I don't think you can do better than to assimilate the information she has sent you. Further, if I read your request to mean that you are seeking one book that will give you this overreaching accurate history, I would suggest that you stop to consider the vastness of Bohemia's history. Not only does it extend back to the first Czech tribes to arrive from the east up and forward to present times, but such a timeline includes hundreds, perhaps thousands of events each of which have received treatment in book form. Some are written from the Czech perspective, some from the German, some concerning the Habsburg family, some on individuals like Joseph II, some about serfs, some about fashion, others surrounding militaristic matters, etc. etc. etc. I have on my bookshelves nearly a hundred works dealing with the information you seek and after musing over which one I could recommend to you, found none that would truly fill the bill. The good news is that when I began in the 1990s to seek more information on Bohemia's past, there were not nearly as many such works on such subjects written in English as there are today. I'm certain more will appear. Remember though that each will be slanted to its own point of view. There is really no easy way to achieve an unbiased understanding of two thousand years worth of history. On the other hand, should you decide eventually to focus on a particular time, individual, or event, this list is attended by many who are well-versed in resources which will be of further assistance to you. Given the wonderful lead Aida has provided you, and depending on what you discover about your Bohemian ancestors, you are well on your way. Bob U. -- It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, 1999