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The figure of Lucrezia Borgia functioned for centuries in collective imagination as the embodiment of evil…
Rosa Luxemburg. The Murder That Shocked Europe
A political crime committed in Berlin in January 1919 put an end to the revolutionary left’s…
Maria Walewska. The “Polish Wife” of Napoleon
In the history of political and personal relationships during the Napoleonic era, a special place belongs…
Heloise and Abelard. The Story of Forbidden Love
The exchange of letters between Heloise and Peter Abelard constitutes one of the most famous collections…
Catherine the Great. A Childhood Without Love
Before ascending to the Russian throne as Catherine II the Great, she bore the name Sophia…
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…