Siege of Głogów
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The Siege of Głogów or Defense of Głogów took place on 24 August 1109 at the Silesian town of Głogów, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Holy Roman Empire. The event, recorded by the chronicler Gal
Monument to the children of Głogów
Inscription citing Gallus Anonymus: "It is better and more honourable if the citizens as well as the hostages die by the sword for the fatherland than by submission pay for a dishonourable life as slaves of alien masters."
Bolesław III Wrymouth
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Bolesław III Wrymouth, also known as Boleslaus the Wry-mouthed, was the duke of Lesser Poland, Silesia and Sandomierz between 1102 and 1107 and over the whole of Poland between 1107 and 1138. He was t
Siege of Głogów
…Anonymus in his Gesta principum Polonorum, is one of the most well-known episodes of early Polish medieval history. The Polish army was led by Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth, while the invading Imperial forces were commanded by King Henry V of Germany and included a Bohemian contingent under Duke Svatopluk of Bohemia. The…
A facial reconstruction based on Bolesław's remains, 1972
Reception of Jews in Poland in 1096, painting by Jan Matejko.
Battle of Hundsfeld, from The Polish Chronicle of Marcin Bielski (1564)
Ruins of the Abbey of Saint Giles in Somogyvár, Hungary.