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Jasna Polana (pronounced yasna; meaning "bright glade" in Polish and "echoing the name of Lev Tolstoy's Russian home") [1] is the former 226-acre estate of John Seward Johnson I and his third wife, Barbara Piasecka Johnson
The history of Poland spans over a thousand years, from medieval tribes, Christianization and monarchy; through Poland's Golden Age, expansionism and becoming one of the largest European powers; to its collapse and partitions, two world wars, communism, and the restoration of democracy.
The Cambridge History of Poland, 2 vols., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1941 (1697–1935), 1950 (to 1696). New York: Octagon Books, 1971 online edition vol 1 to 1696 Archived 13 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, old fashioned but highly detailed; Davies, Norman. God's Playground. A History of Poland. Vol. 2: 1795 to the Present.
Baptism of Poland. [3] 967: Battle of Mieszko I with Wichmann and Wolinians: 970: Denarius becomes the currency of Poland 972: 24 June: Mieszko I defeats Odo I at the Battle of Cedynia: 989: Lesser Poland is conquered 990: After a victory against Boleslaus II, Silesia is annexed 992: May 25: Death of Mieszko I: 997
None of Johnson's children were invited to the wedding. [5] Trial witnesses brought to court by J. S. Johnson's children during the proceedings concerning his will asserted that Piasecka Johnson "often physically and emotionally abused her husband". [3] [6] [7] Piasecka Johnson said she was a devoted wife for 12 years of marriage.
God's Playground: A History of Poland is a history book in two volumes written by Norman Davies, covering a 1000-year history of Poland.Volume 1: The origins to 1795, and Volume 2: 1795 to the present first appeared as the Oxford Clarendon Press publication in 1981 and have since been reprinted in multiple times, [1] and translated into Polish as Boże igrzysko : Historia Polski by Elżbieta ...
Heart of Europe: A Short History of Poland. Oxford University Press, 1984. 511 pp. excerpt and text search; Davies, Norman. God's Playground: A History of Poland. 2 vol. Columbia U. Press, 1982. 1,189 pp.; highly detailed, well-written narrative but criticized by some specialists online excerpts and search at Amazon.com; vol 1 to 1795
Poland-Lithuania had a wealth of raw materials and was therefore interesting for commercial Saxony. In Poland, Polish officials, the Polish Crown Army and the state treasury were subordinate to the Sejm, whose policies were determined by the powerful magnate families and the Szlachta. Their penchant for forming confederations turned the kingdom ...