One of the many things mentioned after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was that Al Qaeda had chosen that date as a ...

Uncover the secret WWII codebreaking sites (and the quiet geniuses) who helped win the war from sheds, farms and manor houses.

Forum June Devotions and the Polish Cult of the Sacred Heart of Jesus The importance of this cult for millions of Poles is evident in the popularity of images of the Sacred Heart, <a class="mh-excerpt ...

The Foreign Office has issued a warning to people travelling to a popular European destination. Brits have been urged to avoid a specific border of Poland for their safety.

Discover why the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth collapsed once one of Europe’s largest and most powerful states. This video explores the internal conflicts, political weaknesses, and foreign ...

That is true. However, that part of Prussia was also incorporated in the Polish Commonwealth before the Partitions in the late 18th century. So presumably there were Poles who still lived there, or ...

Pulaski was born in Warsaw on March 6, 1745, the second son of one of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s most prominent szlachta families. For years, ...

When the system worked well, the Commonwealth was a powerhouse, and it was their leader Jan Sobieski who relieved the siege of Vienna in 1683, defeating the Ottomans.

<p>An Act of the Unifying Sejm of All Lands of the Polish Crown and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, establishing the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzecz pospolita), took place in Lublin, July 1, 1569, ...