Bolesław the Brave was called a beer drinker. Queen Jadwiga drank over two liters of the brewery a day. Zygmunt Stary started the day with a beer soup and ended with two solid mugs. Did Poles have a stronger head in the past? Beer has always accompanied our ancestors. In the Chronicle of Poland
Operations performed in the basement rooms that were shaken by bombs exploding all around. Surgical procedures without anesthesia. Sick people lying side by side on the floor. Was it possible to leave the insurgent hospital alive? Although the outbreak of the uprising on August 1, 1944 surprised
Saint Jerome taught that the one who has been cleansed by baptism does not have to bathe a second time. He urged women to spoil their natural beauty out of concern for their souls by deliberate neglect. Many medieval aristocrats followed his advice. Were Polish rulers also at odds with hygiene?
Bathing lounges, sumptuous feasts, hunts and tournaments known from medieval drawings have just come to life. And all this thanks to the book by Joseph and Frances Gies Life in a Medieval Castle, which you can win in our competition. In todays competition, we have three copies of Joseph and Fran
Pork chop with potatoes? Tomato soup? Or maybe a strawberry compote? Forget it. The Middle Ages were completely unfamiliar with these typically Polish dishes. And not only them! 1. Forget potatoes The potatoes were brought to Europe from the Inca state conquered by the conquistadors in the 16t
In the medieval strongholds, now looking empty and gloomy, life was once bustling. You could hear laughter from everywhere, entertained by minstrels dancing carols or playing in a masked hood ... The security of everyone was ensured by the ever watchful crew of the fortress. Joseph and Frances G
Instead of her wedding night, she faced a heavy interrogation; a Gestapo man put out a cigarette on her leg, her teeth were knocked out. The massacred woman was dragged home by the Gestapo in the morning, they expected her husband to be there waiting for her. They only found Halinas sister, who fain
They were always dirty or are they mistaken with obsessive remembrance? Did they stagger from alcohol day in and day out, or were they constantly fasting? And why exactly did they look greedily at ... their sheep and goats? As always, all positions in the TOP10 ranking are based on the articles
Legal tips for all occasions? Absurd regulations and penalties? Bans that cannot fit in your head? The people of medieval England knew it all. And more. The supposedly dark ages were not so dark when it comes to legal scrupulousness. In Western Europe, codes regulating even the smallest aspects
Relationships made for money, for political investment, and for the benefit of parents? Weddings with forced girls? The Middle Ages are much more than that. These love stories are really worth knowing. 5. Tricky drink The legend of Tristan and Isolde, the famous pair of lovers who were united
Was Babylon really the most licentious capital in the history of the ancient world? Venereal complaints of the inhabitants say too much ... Babylon, the capital of Babylon in the Tigris-Euphrates basin, reached the peak of its wealth and influence around 1750 B.C.E. However, it was not remembere
Weavers complained about their fate, and embroiderers enjoyed luxuries. Kat ... had to earn some extra money, although he was still better off than many scientists. Which professions a thousand years ago were really profitable to work in and which ones should definitely be avoided? Imagine that
Villages and towns, churches and fortified castles are being built in the Loire Valley, Crusaders are returning from the Holy Land, images of hunger and epidemics appear on the stained glass windows ... This is 12th-century France in transition. In the middle of these events - the young embroide
In Egypt, they applied feces to the eyes of crocodiles. In India, they would restore cut noses and sew the wounds back with ants. In Babylonia, they found the key to the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Jürgen Thorwald in Ancient Medicine sets out on a journey in the footsteps of ancient
The existence of the medical profession in antiquity does not surprise anyone. But do we know what the Egyptian pharaohs and the powerful of the other world actually suffered from? Situated at the foot of the Nile, Egypt became a world power between 1570 and 1070 BC. It was the period of the rei
Although almost every little girl dreams of being a princess, if she knew the fate of these royal daughters, she would probably change her mind. When they were born, their mother saw in them only a failure, because they were not the sons they wanted. She did not spend time on them, did not spend any
Jadwiga, who became a cripple. Izabela, tirelessly fighting for power. Zofia, married to an old woman. Anna that nobody wanted. And finally Catherine, imprisoned and humiliated. The lives of five queens proves that women played the most important role in the history of men. Regina is a simple pe
Starch added to milk. Gypsum mixed with butter. And carcinogenic paint in ice cream scoops. What else threatened our great-grandmothers with their daily shopping? One of the most important Polish cooks of the twentieth century, Elżbieta Kiewnarska, in her lecture for the Correspondence Course in
A country devastated by war. Millions of families living in extreme poverty. Galloping prices and crooks preying on human harm. Discover the face of independent Poland, stripped of lies and myths. The Second Republic was also a battlefield, and the new front turned out to be kitchens, pantries and c
Tiny sandwich stalls, a cart from which you can buy hot soup, a food truck with insanely fragrant sausages? No, this is not a fashionable culinary festival, but the everyday life of pre-war Polish streets. If our great-grandparents felt a little hungry in the city, they had a lot to choose from!
The castle of Sarre is located in the alpine valley from Aosta, just over 15 kilometers from the capital that gives its name to the valley. This castle is located on a small hill in the small town of Sarre, from which it perfectly overlooks the Dora Baltea river basin. Brief history of the Castle of
Portraits of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti They were two absolute geniuses of our Renaissance, but it seems that between Michelangelo and Leonardo did not correct good blood ( see also https://www.pilloledistoria.it/12109/storia-moderna/michelangelo-lorenzo-il-magnifico). Ac
On April 6, 1994, a plane was shot down with the President of Rwanda, Juvenal Habyariman, on board. The Tutsi people were accused of the attack. It was a signal to start the unimaginable. With government money, entire containers of machetes were imported from abroad. The slaughter has begun, which t
The province of Quebec is located on the east coast of Canada as one of the largest in the country. French, as the official language, governs the picturesque setting of the historical scene. The province of Quebec was named after the capital, the city of Quebec. The name Quebec means straight, nar