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	HISTORY OF POLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1240 and 1241 the Mongols invaded and ravaged Poland.
		Wladyslaw I of the Piast dynasty was crowned king of Poland in 1320.
		In 1683 Polish and German armies under the command of Jan III Sobieski defeated a vast Ottoman army at the gates of Vienna, halting a serious threat to Christendom in central Europe, but his victory was unable to halt Poland's decline.
	members.aol.com /IvoryBro66/poland3.html (5354 words)

	557lec3&4Decline&PartitionsofPoland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Polish troops occupied the Kremlin in Moscow for a short while in 1612, but had to leave in early November in face of a national uprising.
		The Polish victory - due to a combination of good Polish defense and the exhaustion of Swedish armies - was attributed to the miracle-working picture of Mary, the Mother of God and her child in the monastery church.
		The concluding chapter is a comparison between the Polish "revolutions" of 1788-92 (the period of the Four year Seym and its reforms) and that of 1980-1990 (Solidarity, underground civic society, collapse of communism).
	raven.cc.ku.edu /~eceurope/hist557/lect3-4.htm (7441 words)

	The Courtly Lives of Polish Kings, Nobles, Saints... - Polish Arabian Horses
		The Polish silver-grey Obejan Srebrny was born in 1851.
		The Polish stallion Bagdady became a Hungarian stud at Babolna stud farm, and another called Ban Azel was sold to Emperor Franz Josef for the stud at Lipizza.
		In 1926, a Polish Arab horse breeding society was established.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/Arab.html (1897 words)

	Rafal T. Prinke - The Jagged Sword and Polish Rosicrucians
		The legend links it with the first king of Poland, Boleslaus the Brave (ruled 992-1025), who is said to have jagged his sword against the Golden Gate in Kiev on his victorious entry into that city in 1018.
		Another significant fact is that when the Jagiellonian dynasty died out and the "period of elected kings" began (the king was chosen by the gentry in a general election), the first one to be elected king of Poland was Henry de Valois, later Henry III, king of France.
		It may also be mentioned here that most of the Polish kings are known to have been interested in one or another of the hermetic sciences.
	www.levity.com /alchemy/sword.html (3154 words)

	PGSA - Polish Traditions
		Although the story of the Three Kings is taken from the apocryphal literature for which strict historical truth is not assured, the love and respect held for these three wise men was so strong, so universal, that the church also paid homage to them.
		In remembrance of the star of Bethlehem that hung over the manger the night of the birth of Christ and led the Three Kings to the newborn King, young boys dressed as the Three Kings in long, white pants with chasubles of fl paper and paper crowns on their heads.
		On the Polish Easter table there is also a great number of cakes made in special shapes Ð tall iced babki, flat and thin kolacze, and the most delicious mazurki flavored with lemon and dried fruit.
	www.pgsa.org /traditions.htm (5257 words)

	Jan Matejko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		June 24, 1838 in Kraków — November 1, 1893 in Kraków, Poland) was a prominent Polish painter.
		He is well known for his historical and military works like Battle of Grunwald, as well as for the gallery of Polish kings.
		He is also known for his portrayals of the famous court jester Stańczyk.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jan_Matejko (92 words)

	The Courtly Lives of Polish Kings, Nobles...., - Crown Lore/Polish Crowns
		King Frederick William II of Prussia ordered the regalia to be stolen and secretly removed, in 1795,to Wroclaw, and later Berlin.
		During a visit to Berlin, in 1798, Felix Lubienski, the Sheriff of Naklo, was in audience at the court of King Frederic Wilhelm III.
		Kings wore crowns in battle, much like men wore arms, to be recognized.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/Crowns.html (1109 words)

	Polish Kings: Stefan (Stephen) Batory
		His claim to the throne was bolstered by marriage to Anne Jagiellonian, the sister of Sigismund Augustus.
		Bathory was crowned King of Poland in 1576.
		He supported the Jesuit Counter Reformation by elevating their college in Vilnius to the rank of an academy or university.
	www.greatestbooks.org /visitorlibrary/polish/kings/pages/batory.htm (94 words)

	The Kings of Poland: 960-1790
		A 5-part annotated gallery inspired by a series of Polish stamps issued in the period 1986-2000 with portraits of Polish rulers.
		These are fragments of the larger paintings of the company of Polish kings by Jan Matejko (1838-1893).
		For many of the Kings their physionomies are unknown and the portraits painted by Matejko thus represent the informed imagination of the painter.
	info-poland.buffalo.edu /web/history/kings/link.shtml (229 words)

	The Courtly Lives of Polish Kings, Nobles ... Michigan Polish Societies, etc.
		The school's (SS Cyril and Methodius Seminary) establishment (in 1885), on Detroit's east side, of the school originally called "Polish Seminary." The schools moved, in 1909, to Orchard Lake, a northern suburb of Detroit.
		To encourage the participation of Poles and Americans of Polish descent in the pursuit of their Polish heritage, culture, and language.
		You must be a Polish organization represented by one certified delegate.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/MiPolSocieties.html (475 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Oliva
		When Oliva came under the sovereignty of Poland in 1466, it refused to join the Polish province of Cistercians, because most of its monks were Germans.
		Its discipline suffered severely from 1538-1736, because by a degree of the Diet of Petricow only noblemen could be elected abbots, and especially because from 1557-1736 these abbots were appointed by the Polish kings.
		But under the Prussian rule the king assumed the right of appointing the abbots and a new period of decline began which continued until the suppression.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11242b.htm (371 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of Polish kings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Updated 284 days 10 hours 10 minutes ago.
		Przemysl II, Duke of Poland - duke of Poznan (since 1273), duke of Great Poland (since 1279), duke of Cracow 1290-1291, duke of Pommerania (since 1294), King 1295-1296
		Click for other authoritative sources for this topic (summarised at Factbites.com).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Polish-kings (309 words)

	About Polish Kings
		This course is a part of the Masters Programme in Educational and Training Systems Design at the Faculty of Educational Science and Technology of the University of Twente in Enschede, The Netherlands.
		The purpose of the program about Polish Kings is to serve as a set of lessons about rulers in Poland for students in the 2nd class of the Polish secondary schools.
		Thus estimating their weaknesses they should choose two or three kings to write an essay about.
	projects.edte.utwente.nl /masters/spizewsk/pl_kings/about.htm (199 words)

	AllRefer.com - Plock, Poland (Polish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Plock, Poland (Polish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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		Plock's 12th-century cathedral, containing tombs of Polish kings and dukes, was badly damaged during World War II.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Plock.html (187 words)

	AP Worldstream: Some Poles hope to have pope's heart buried alongside Polish kings@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Some Poles hope to have pope's heart buried alongside Polish kings
		Officials in Krakow, where Pope John Paul II served as archbishop, are expressing the hope that his heart could be buried in their cathedral alongside Poland's medieval kings and saints.
		Most popes in recent centuries have been buried in the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:107048827&refid=holomed_1 (226 words)

	Playbill News: PHOTO CALL: The Mambo Kings Polish Their Songs of Love for Broadway
		Playbill News: PHOTO CALL: The Mambo Kings Polish Their Songs of Love for Broadway
		The red-hot new musical The Mambo Kings, based upon the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Oscar Hijuelos and its the Oscar-nominated film adaptation, is the midst of a San Francisco tryout before landing at the Broadway Theatre on July 20.
		The musical tells the story of brothers Nestor and Cesar Castillo as they chase down fame and fortune as Cuban musicians in 1950’s Manhattan.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/93295.html (274 words)

	TARNOPOL - LoveToKnow Article on TARNOPOL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The principal trade is in horses, corn and other agricultural produce, and spirits.
		Tarnopol was formerly a fortress, and rendered valuable services to Polish kings, who in their turn conferred upon it important privileges.
		To properly cite this TARNOPOL article in your work, copy the complete reference below:
	www.87.1911encyclopedia.org /T/TA/TARNOPOL.htm (68 words)

	Culture - People - Polish Culture
		Famous people of Polish origin, kings, scientists, writers, Nobel-award winners etc
		Images of Polish kings with Biographies, in Polish.
		Biographies of famous Poles and famous people born in Poland in general, mainly Polish Jews.
	www.bellaonline.org /subjects/959.asp (113 words)

	Medieval Poland: History & Timelines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Major Dates in Polish History from the American Institute of Polish Culture
		A Brief History of Poland from the American Institute of Polish Culture
		Polish Kings and Ruling Princes by Mieczyslaw A. Klopotek.
	tulgey.browser.net /~jenne/poland/history.html (168 words)

	- SHOP.COM
		Bilingual Polish/English edition of the Gallery of Polish Kings and Princess was painted by Jan Matejo in 1890-92.
		Introduction to Matejko's work at the beginning of the book followed by color picture and app.
		All other designated trademarks, copyrights and brands are the property of their respective owners.
	www.shop.com /op/aprod-p6443755 (196 words)

	WITAMY W POZNANIU
		The city has good transport routesto other European cities.
		Beginning as a fortified village in the 10th century, Poznan became the capital of Poland and the residence of the first two Polish kings.
		It has been part of the Polish republic since 1918.
	www.poznan.com (252 words)

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