Today, to practice this profession, you need to be particularly sensitive and have specialist knowledge. In medieval England, it was enough to be a woman. Do you have any idea what profession it is about? Many might say that it was the best profession of the Middle Ages. At first glance, the med
Appalling hygienic conditions, deadly diseases, slave labor and pervasive drunkenness. This is how we imagine the life of medieval peasants. In addition, ruthless lords tormenting peasants, leading an ostentatiously consumerist lifestyle. But was it really so? Have you ever wondered what life wa
Some religions regulate various aspects of the daily life of their followers in great detail. The rules contained in the holy books sometimes find common sense explanations, and sometimes they seem more like a coincidence. And how was it with Muslims and their attitude towards alcohol? Why does Isla
The frightening face of war is often beyond the comprehension of mature people. Children usually stay away from him. The story of this boy shows, however, that even the youngest have to face a difficult truth at times. And understand what adults would prefer not to talk about. The author of the b
Dirty, living in dark burrows, working like slaves. Drinking liters of alcohol, arranging fights, ending with sickles stuck in the heads. Joseph and Frances Gies tell about what the peasant existence really looked like in the book Life in a Medieval Village, which is an award in our competition.
To get infected, a sip of water from the stream was enough. No wonder this disease spread with incredible speed. It decimated the poor, but it also killed crowned heads. Who fell victim to it and should we still be afraid of it? In the 21st century, has anyone heard of typhus fever? Perhaps some w
From 8 to 17 June in nine Krakow restaurants you will be able to try dishes inspired by the cuisine of the times of Queen Bona. The chefs of selected restaurants will not miss the precious saffron, roots and products once imported from sunny Italy. The action is attended by the following restaur
Parasite, brown thug, speckled dwarf? The communists not only used insults, but also created them with passion. In the mouths of Lenin or Trotsky, even ... Pole could be a curse. How else did the Bolsheviks insult themselves? The father of the October Revolution, Vladimir Lenin, already knew tha
Slave labor for the local aristocracy, attachment to the land and lack of personal freedom were the everyday life of medieval peasants. However, this brutal truth about their vile existence is only one side of the coin. Do you know how peasants lived in the dark ages? Have you ever wondered what
The Polish elite entertained themselves in an envelope of glitz, enjoying champagne from crystal glasses at a lavishly set table. Ordinary citizens dreamed of experiencing similar madness for a while and did it ... according to their own wallet. But with a class you can only dream of today. Alth
When the traditional division of roles was in force in Poland, they initiated a real revolution. They matched home duties with work. They were not afraid of the most modern trends and inventions. who have decided to bring to their homes. Thats what our great-grandmothers were like. Aleksandra Za
Pork chop, tartare and knuckle? Forget it. Game? Only for the young lord, I guess. And hunting bigos? An ordinary Pole would not even know what it is. Check what was really eaten a century ago. To say that the countryside was hungry before the war is like saying nothing. Seventy percent of the p
Every lady dreamed about this equipment. It allowed to save time, nerves and money. He was a source of pride for well-to-do ladies and a real godsend for ordinary Polish women. Electricity appeared on the Vistula River even before World War I, but the universal electrification of towns and villa
Pre-war Poland was a battleground, the front of which turned out to be kitchens, pantries and city markets. Our great-grandmothers reconciled household duties with professional work. And nobody appreciated them for that. You can read about their everyday heroism in the book Twenty years from the kit
The Teutonic Knights portrayed him as a wild idolater. Jan Długosz ridiculed his superstitions. And historians still make him primitive. Completely wrong. If you believe the textbooks, the Lithuanian prince Jogaiła (or, as we write it today:Jagiełło) was the ruler of the last pagan country in Eu
To starve or get rid of all boundaries? Such a choice is not a choice. A man in an extreme situation will eat anything to stay alive. What exactly? We present the most moving and often repulsive cases from a century ago:from the difficult end of the 19th century and from the hungry years of the
The cult of race instead of biology lessons. Peany in honor of Hitlers youthful achievements at the site of history class. And the mathematics that were counting on getting rid of subhumans as cost-effectively as possible. What else did the German school teach during the Nazi era? “For over a ce
Horse sausages and sausages. Mare sausage. And seven stalls in only one city, trading only horse products. Where does this passion come from? Konin was invariably associated with poverty in Poland. As early as 1906, Nowy Dzwonek, published in the capital of Lesser Poland, reported: They sell h
All-embracing devotion and religious fanaticism. Ridiculous poems. Clinging to outdated theories and ... the physics of greasiness. Did the students in enlightenment schools learn anything of value at all? The 18th century was a period of deep political, economic and social collapse in the histo
Pre-war journalists emphasized that even a little smart man can handle any electrical equipment. But a woman? She was in mortal danger from the very moment the light was turned on ... A reporter of the Lodz newspaper Głos Poranny assured in 1934 that no special skills are needed to operate moder
1956 is the year that Great History re-entered the lives of ordinary people awakening enslaved minds and helping to overcome fear. Tragic in June and hopeful in October. Gloomy and sad like the fate of thousands of victims of Stalinism and colorful like jazz and the socks of the bikinis. Piotr B
A beautiful vintage image that portrays happy children in front of the Christmas tree A plaque affixed to Riga, beautiful and ancient capital of Latvia, remember that the first Christmas tree was decorated here of History It was the distant 1510. The tree tradition then, it spread to
Cantavieja, capital of Maestrazgo Teruel, is one of those small towns of depopulated Spain that do not leave us indifferent. Its simple location makes it majestic. Perched on a hill at 1,300 meters above sea level, it watches over the surrounding valleys, providing it with a natural protection that
Political, constitutional, economic events. Not to mention the enterprises (and revolutions) of Attila, Justinian, Charlemagne, Frederick II, Gregory VIII . Alongside the high tradition specialist historiography has long recognized the importance of the daily chores of a mass of unknown people