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Battle of Vienna
It’s simple: on this day in history, September 12th, 1683, Europe and Christendom was saved from the Turk (Ottoman Empire) at the Battle of Vienna, led by Poland’s King Jan Sobieski III. Later proclaimed the “savior of christendom” by Pope … Continue reading
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Today in the History of Poland…
….on May 19, 1674, the Grand Hetman of the Crown(Military Commander in Chief) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Jan Sobieski, was elected King of Poland. After a period of turnmoil and attacks from various external forces (Turks, Swedes, Tatars, etc.), King … Continue reading
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Zamek Krzyżtopór
I peruse a lot of Polish web sites and on Facebook, one of my “friends” is a polish web site called Wycieczki po Polsce – Trips over Poland. It’s in Polish, but that does not stop me, and is good … Continue reading
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Do you know the history of Poland?
If you were educated in the US in our government schools, you may think you know something about this history of Poland. And you’d be wrong–very wrong. All the so-called “world history” books I’ve ever read or studied in schools … Continue reading
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What I’m Reading
When we were in Poland, we asked Chris Kulinski, the organizer of our tour, about good books on the history of Poland. He said that he believed that a person should read these four, in this order: Poland, by James … Continue reading
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