Poland is located in the center of Europe, in the heart of the East-West and North-South axes. If this geographical situation of crossroads appears initially as an advantage for trade, there were multiple invasions from Teutonic knights, Tatars, Swedes, Turks, Austrians, Cossacks and especially Germans and Russians.

From the foundation of the Polish State to its apogee

The long and difficult times of Poland

The rebirth of Poland

The communist times

The transition of the 1990's

 

To go further

Biblioteca Polonica
Website devoted to Poland in general and to its history in particular.
http://www.supragate.com/bp

Kasprzyk's website
History of Poland and historical visit of Cracow.
http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk