History of Poland

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 roots of Polish history can be traced to ancient times, when the territory of present-day Poland was settled by various tribes including Celts, Scythians, Germanic clans, Sarmatians, Slavs and Balts. However, it was the West Slavic Lechites, the closest ancestors of ethnic Poles, who established permanent settlements in the Polish lands during the Early Middle Ages. The Lechitic Western Polans, a tribe whose name means "people living in open fields", dominated the region, and gave Poland - which lies in the North-Central European Plain - its name.

The first ruling dynasty, the Piasts, emerged in the 10th century AD. Duke Mieszko I is considered the de facto creator of the Polish state and is widely recognized for his adoption of Western Christianity in 966 CE. Mieszko's dominion was formally reconstituted as a medieval kingdom in 1025 by his son Bolesław I the Brave, known for military expansion under his rule. The most successful and the last Piast monarch, Casimir III the Great, presided over a period of economic prosperity and territorial aggrandizement before his death in 1370 without male heirs. The period of the Jagiellonian dynasty in the 14th–16th centuries brought close ties with the Lithuania, a cultural Renaissance in Poland and continued territorial expansion as well as Polonization that culminated in the establishment of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569, one of Europe's largest countries.

[kingofdubb]

The voice is just reading what is written in the entry for History of Poland on Wikipedia. The images are rotating in a loop, and are totally out of sync with the narration, and as a result are off-putting, better not to look at them

[Bakedmeatball]

Ugg these robot narrated history videos are brutal

[aleksandrapudliszak]

Looking back at the Polish history I am each time amazed that Poland, its nation and language have survived. Poland has even 'produced' some first class authors and world literature. Today the understandable partition sensibilities are unfortunately used in political discourse and anti-elite sentiments. It is truly sad that country's trauma's are used for the political gain. Polish history if full of heroism and great spirit. Is playing Don Quichot fighting windmills not a waste of precious time?
The history does not repeat itself. It is the historian or interpreter who sees patterns (of repetition) in bulk of historical events. Everything is in the eye of the beholder! The historical conditions are very different now than hundered or even fitfty years ago. We are at different stage of human development. It is worth wondering to what extent the so-called threats are real or only a phantom. And more importantly: to what extent is the present government fitting into the realities and exigencies of rather complicated contemporary world.

[chriskuzianik]

The narration is annoyingly robotic and too fast. There is no synchronization between words and images. Very poorly done.

[JoannaMazurek-ip]

the pictures do not respond the narrative at all. what a poor production

[izabelaszlachta]

I am looking the best web/side
of polish history in english or others language (spain for ex.)
which was made by polish specialists in thema

[エレダー]

at least the video longer than 10 minutes

[derekmanthey]

The video doesn't match the narrative. Good narrative though.

[krukpolny]

Animated History of Poland. You Tube.

[petekozakiewicz]

Narrative and visuals do not match. Poor quality

[Yatukih_]

This narration is so annoying, so terrible, Poland should henceforth be known as Polland, with two l´s.

[faustinae]

This is horrible. Talking to fast and loose my attention.