The Lublin Voivodeship Conservator of Monuments has announced a remarkable discovery, i.e., a mysterious and elite brass eagle badge dating back to a pivotal period in Poland’s fight for freedom. This ...

In war, ice is often treacherous, as the Dutch learned when French cavalry seized a fleet by riding over the frozen Niewediep ...

depicting the victory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth over the Teutonic knights (photo 5 is of one of our favorites , Roelant Savery's 1628 oil "Noah's Ark"). For the best view of the city ...

Poland's capital Warsaw rose to prominence in the late 16th Century when it became home to the royal court A chronology of key events: 966 - Duke Mieszko I, the historically recognised founder of ...

Thus, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, included Black Ruthenia with Grodno, Novogrudok, Slonim, and the Polotsk Principality, which are currently located ...

with the intention of reviving the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. “Warsaw elites can’t wait to see themselves taking geopolitical revenge on Russia, including reconsidering the Pereiaslav ...

when Catherine the Great invited Prussian and Austrian rulers to partition the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth into their own empires, erasing it from the European map. In the 19th century ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 20 January 2025 Poland can trace its roots back over 1,000 years. Positioned at the centre of Europe, there have been periods of ...

A chronology of key events: 966 - Duke Mieszko I, the historically recognised founder of the Polish state, adopts Catholic Christianity. 1025 - Boleslaw I proclaims the Kingdom of Poland.

Poland can trace its roots back over 1,000 years. Positioned at the centre of Europe, there have been periods of independence as well as periods of domination by other countries. Several million ...