Recognized as one of the most outstanding elected kings, Stefan Batory definitely could not pride himself on a successful life. How was the rulers marriage? On March 16, 1576, Stefan Batory crossed the Polish border. On May 1, he was crowned by the votes of the nobility as Habsburgs counter-cand
An intriguing anonym was submitted to the National Court in Krakow. Its author informed that a sister named Ubryk was imprisoned in the convent of the Discalced Carmelite Sisters. The mention of a nun from a strictly enclosed monastery, where the nuns know only their religious names, proved that the
Royal marriages were most often political and couples did not always succeed in the fields of love or intercourse. What mattered was the results, that is the offspring ... Several Polish kings compete in the category of the number of begotten children, reaching double-digit values. Which rulers
The stunning career of Grigory Rasputin at the tsarist court began ... in Poland. More specifically, in the imperial residence in Spała, then located in the Kingdom of Poland. It was there in the fall of 1912 that this Siberian peasant won the trust of Tsarina Alexandra and her husband Nicholas II.
Emperor Nero went down in history as the mad and unpredictable ruler of Rome. One of the actions that the senators did not like was the deification of the deceased daughter. The baby only survived a hundred days; now he was to be counted among the heavenly immortals. Born in January, Klaudia Aug
The famous second wife of Sigismund II Augustus is undoubtedly a controversial figure. Was she really as beautiful as people say about her? Was she promiscuous and was her relationship with Zygmunt the result of true love? And finally:why did she really die? The relationship between Zygmunt and
The stories of women who were raped during the uprising are rarely spoken of. This is a difficult and painful topic. Neither the injured ones nor the people who were forced to witness their tragedy wanted to return to it. They usually talked about the tragedies that they experienced for the first ti
Women constituted nearly 30% of the participants of the uprising. Young nurses, messengers and ... soldiers hand in hand with men fought for the liberation of their beloved capital. Although the uprising is still associated mainly with brave, young boys who heroically gave their lives for their
At a time when Europe was ruled by monarchs, their private lives had a great influence on politics. Therefore, it can be concluded that if Eliza Radziwiłłówna (1803-1834) married Prince William I of Hohenzollern (1797-1888), the future emperor William I, the world could avoid World War I. On Mar
In the last years of his life, Jan III Sobieski fell ill more and more. The court doctors spread their hands helplessly as they watched the monarchs slow agony. Even after he died, they disagreed on the diagnosis. Among the possible causes of death, the rulers mentioned heart attack, kidney disease,
Nadezhda Alliluyeva spent 14 unhappy years with Joseph Stalin. According to the official version, she committed suicide in 1932. The dictator was accused of the death of his wife, although he most likely did not trigger the gun. 16-year-old Nadezhda (Nadia) met 38-year-old Józef in 1917, at the
During the Nuremberg trial, Seweryn Szmaglewska, author of the book Dymy nad Birkenau, is summoned to testify before the International Tribunal. There were only two witnesses from Poland. She was the only one who was to present the truth about Auschwitz-Birkenau. To tell what is still untold today.
The first Russian feminist was Agafia Gruszecka (1663-1681), the Polish wife of Tsar Fyodor (1661-1682). It brought women out of domestic isolation and paved the way for Peter Is reforms. Nineteen-year-old Fyodor III fell in love with seventeen-year-old Agafia Gruszecka at first sight. He saw he
On August 24, 1981, a crash occurred near the city of Zawitinsk in the Amur Oblast - the An-24RW passenger plane collided with a Tu-16K bomber at an altitude of over 5,000 meters. Only one person survived the catastrophe:20-year-old Russian Larysa Sawicka. Coincidence? Luck? Or maybe ... a miracle?
They were prepared to defend themselves, but they did not know that the attack would come so quickly and would be so brutal. The Germans burned them alive, they fired despite the white flags. Today, the fingers imprinted on the wall are a symbol of the martyrdom of the defenders of the Polish Post O
In the 20th century, the Soviet Union waged and won wars not only thanks to generals, tactics and modern weapons. He also owed his military and political successes to the work of outstanding spies, whose achievements even agent 007 would not be ashamed of. Spy in a skirt. Olga Chekhova (1897–198
This controversial case in the 1930s exposed the ineptitude and corruption of the Los Angeles police, and incidentally led to the capture of a serial killer who had committed horrific crimes on a small farm in California. However, the body of the missing Walter Collins has never been found. What hap
There is a very fine line between love and madness. This was the case of Piotr the Righteous, who was brutally taken from his long-time lover. The fact that she was murdered did not prevent him from sharing his life - and power - with her. Apparently, it was not enough for him to till death do us pa
This is one of the most famous figures of ancient China - the embodiment of fighting, fortitude, breaking stereotypes. The story of Mulan, an extremely charismatic heroine we know from Disneys production, is connected with an ancient legend. Who was Hua Mulan really? In ancient songs and myths,
Władysław Jagiełło was one of the most long-lived rulers in the history of Poland. However, the same cannot be said for his wives ... At the time of his death, the Lithuanian could be over eighty years old, which would almost double the average life expectancy at that time. Although we do not kn
In 1978, in the Russian taiga, a family was found that had lived far away from civilization for over 40 years - in conditions similar to those of the primitive peoples. Today, the last member of the family remains alive - 80-year-old Agafia, who did not want to return to civilization. In June 1978
Medieval inhabitants of Europe knew that chess came from the Far East. In the minds of many, wonderful stories related to their origins have appeared. Figures were attributed with magical powers and fantastic abilities. The game became more and more popular despite opposition from the Church. Th
How Society Interprets the Effects of the Full Moon is an overview of twelve lunar signs that society has adopted as a way of life by believing in astrology predictions. Nowadays, society is largely influenced by the media, especially social media. Social media is notorious for offering a wealth o
Studying history one finds that, as a rule, those who gave much to their country died poor, forgotten and embittered by the ingratitude of their fellow citizens. This rule was also followed by the merchants Nikolaos Skoufas, Emmanuel Xanthos and Athanasios Tsakalov, who founded the Filiki Etairia (O