Despite personal problems, men usurping their position, and finally - the hardships of conducting politics - the English queens continued at their post, coping with crises better or worse. Do you know them all? The role of the English monarchy (or later, from 1707 - the British one) has changed
The smile evokes our positive associations, but this particular one caused anxiety. No wonder since he belonged to someone who committed suicide a moment earlier. At the end of the 19th century, Parisians strolled along the lazy Seine as they do every day. They enjoyed the bewitching view of the
Two women appeared in Lenins love life without whom he could not live - his wife Nadezhda Krupskaya and his lover Inessa Armand. Get to know the story of their love triangle. Sophisticated and charming Inessa Inessa Armand was 35 years old when she met Lenin in May 1909 at the Café Aux Manille
Ancient Roman women had a clearly designated place in society. From time to time, however, there were those that crossed the border in the hierarchy assigned to them. As a result, several important, outstanding and ambitious women have been written in the history of the Eternal City - here are a few
Stephanie von Hohenlohe, thanks to her intelligence, became the master of seduction and guiding the actions of men. The princess was a person full of personal charm who could not resist the greatest European aristocrats, as well as Adolf Hitler himself. The Führer completely ignored her Jewish origi
The Roman world was not the most tolerant of women; especially when it comes to their interference in political affairs. Women crossing this precisely defined border had to reckon with insults and public stigmatization. How did they deal with it and how was history handled with them? Ancient Rom
Almost none of the Polish rulers can compare with Barbara Radziwiłłówna in terms of fame and recognition. Everyone knows even an outline of its tragic story. But was Barbara more than just the heroine of a romance novel? What has it achieved and how has it influenced the history of Poland? Barba
Frankensteins monster, sewn together from fragments of human and animal bodies, was born in the head of an inconspicuous young woman. Where did Mary Shelley get her inspiration from? The most famous monster in history was born on a stormy night on June 16, 1816, when a group of friends began to
When they entered the royal chambers all heads turned after them. They were able to charm many with their grace, and then ruthlessly use their delight. Beauty provided them as many enemies as allies. Do you know all the most beautiful Jagiellonian wives? Jadwiga Andegaweńska At the very beginn
Some accuse her of disastrously leading French politics and incapacitating the king. Others praise her excellent taste, beautiful voice and dazzling beauty. One thing is certain:for two decades she has been setting trends, from hairstyles to ... diplomacy. How did the Marquis de Pompadour get this p
Breathtakingly beautiful, famous and ... eminently unhappy. Some historians call her the second Trojan Helena. You can read about the fate of the queen, who was to lead to the fall of the Jagiellonian dynasty, in Magdalena Niedźwieckas novel Barbara Radziwiłłówna, which you can win in our competitio
In some social circles, calling a woman a feminist is an insult of equal caliber to calling her a harlot. Two hundred years ago, meat was not limited to throwing. The first feminists risked their lives outright. According to its definition, feminism is an ideology that does not imply the extermi
They did not know each other, although they were linked by the strongest blood ties. They were both equally uncompromising:they led lives that shocked their contemporaries because it did not fit the standards of the era. Thanks to this, they gained immortal fame - but at what cost? Rebels. The a
Of course, baba will not allow any of these statesmen to conduct politics, wrote Zofia Moraczewska in 1916. Three years later, as one of only eight women (out of 436 men!), She entered the Legislative Seym, which gave shape to the independent Second Polish Republic. The deputies - as they were c
The story of the romance between Barbara Radziwiłłówna and Zygmunt August has stimulated the imagination for centuries. Was it true love at a sacrifice or a calculating plot to entrap a mighty monarch? And can you tell about it in a completely new way? Magdalena Niedźwiedzka tries to answer all
Refusing Henry VIIIs hand, she reportedly joked that maybe his shapes were lush, but his neck was thin. In this way, it alluded to the fate of Anna Boleyn, who was soon lost. And a few years later, she defeated the king in a game where the stake was ... the Kingdom of Scotland. Maria de Guise wa
Nothing announced that he would make a great career. However, it took Russias power to new heights and prepared the ground for the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Had it not been for bad luck in love and the decision to bring the future Tsarina Catherine the Great to the country, c
This Polish politicians did not expect. When women were granted the right to vote, they went to the polls en masse and elected their representatives to the Seym. It was such an unusual situation that Piłsudski began his speech to the winners with the words Gentlemen!, As if without noticing the pres
Millions of hungry Poles counted on this law. Inhabitants of the invaders ruined Poland emerged from the First World War as a ruined agricultural country where - according to Karol Chylak - two thirds of the population earned their living by working on farms. From a demographic point of view, th
Before the war, they worked as clerks or nurses. There was no indication that they would soon prove to be more ruthless than many men. Only when they climbed the career ladder in Auschwitz, Ravensbrück or Majdanek showed their true nature - depraved and unfathomable. How far have they gone in their
Torture, re-education in camps, forced sterilization ... Dozens of countries condemned Chinas conduct against the Uighurs as a crime against humanity. The first Turkish prime minister and now president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was the first, in 2008, to describe the Chinese policy towards the Uighu
Khazars. A nomadic Turkish people who in the darkest centuries of the Middle Ages created a powerful steppe empire in the east of Europe. It arouses great emotions, but not because of the Khazars commercial talents, their ruthlessness and militancy. Khazaria has gone down in history because its rule
In the third century BC, Rome, growing in strength, began a life and death struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean. He was competing with a power that had been strengthening its influence there for centuries and was not going to give up easily. It was close, and the Romans would be brought to th
South of the city of Hamburg, an outdoor concentration camp was established in 1938 at Sachsenhausen, the main camp located in Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany. The Neuengamme camp would soon become independent. In 1940 Neuengamme became an independent camp. Until 1945 he managed to control up to