The Truth About Truth Serum: Cold War Secrets
Cold War spies dreamed of a substance that could break anyone and force the truth out…
The Fate of Holigost: England’s Forgotten Warship
In the 1420s, a dramatic episode unfolded at the mouth of the River Hamble near Southampton.…
The Death of Alexander I Romanov 1825
The last months of Alexander I’s life were marked by deteriorating health, which attempts to improve…
Wives of Casimir the Great
Casimir the Great, as the last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty, is known not…
What Polish Kings Ate. Facts and Customs
Lavish feasts and grand receptions, or perhaps modest dinners? At royal courts, food was extremely important,…
Barbara Radziwiłł – Wife of Sigismund II Augustus
Beside Sigismund II Augustus, the last of the Jagiellonians on the Polish throne, there were many…
What People Laughed About in Occupied Poland
Poles during World War II went to great lengths to make life as difficult as possible…
Battle of Orsha. How clash with Muscovy looked
In September 1514, one of the most spectacular battles in the history of Polish-Muscovite relations took…
Marquise de Pompadour – The Mistress of King Louis XV
Extraordinarily beautiful, eloquent, and well-read. She was passionate about art and culture. Many admired her, but…
The road to literature. The early jobs of Polish classics
We know them from school reading lists, and their texts often graced our homes from childhood.…