Dvur Kralove was first mentioned in 1270. It was a dowry town, owned by the King's wife and responsible for her expenses when her husband died.
Manuscript affair
On September 16, 1817, Václav Hanka allegedly discovered a manuscript appearing to be from the 13th century in the tower of a local church. The Manuscript of Dvur Kralove, probably in fact created by Hanka, was intended to help Czech patriots in the struggle against German culture. It was proven to be a forgery at the end of the 19th century by Professor Tomáš Masaryk and confirmed as such by later examinations. A minority of historians still consider it genuine
