Before ascending to the Russian throne as Catherine II the Great, she bore the name Sophia…
Kategoria: Famous Women
Jadwiga of Anjou. Her Final Days
Poland lost its ruler in the summer of 1399. Jadwiga of Anjou passed away at the…
Marie Curie. The True Story of the Nobel Laureate
Two-time Nobel Prize winner, discoverer of polonium and radium, icon of science – Maria Skłodowska-Curie entered…
Hedy Lamarr. The Most Beautiful Woman in Science
A Hollywood star whose beauty captivated millions of viewers simultaneously worked on wireless communication technology used…
Assassination, Betrayal, and Flogging. The Woman Who Refused to Yield
Grzymisława was not merely the wife of Leszek the White. After his tragic death, she had…
Marriage of Necessity? Leszek the White and the Ruthenian Princess
He didn’t want to get married, but he had to. The nobles of Cracow ordered him…
How Bolesław III Wrymouth’s Marriage Influenced Poland’s Fate
Although chroniclers wrote little about Zbysława, her marriage to Bolesław III Wrymouth had enormous political significance.…