Before the partitions of Poland in the late 18th century, the country possessed a monarchy – with individual royals, rather than families, elected to the throne. Anxieties about power struggles within ...

In the Middle Ages, Polish rulers often had somewhat surprising nicknames. You’d find rulers known as Tanglefoot, Spindleshanks or Curly (no joke!). In this trip down nickname-memory lane, Culture.pl ...

A secret cache containing the burial insignia of Lithuanian and Polish monarchs—hidden since the onset of World War II in 1939—was found under Vilnius Cathedral, according to Delfi Mokslas.

The gold crowns, jewelry, and other objects belonged to several Lithuanian-Polish monarchs and have been missing for 85 years. A team of experts found the royal regalia while exploring Vilnius ...