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Political history of Poland

  • Golden LibertyIn 1505, the Nihil novi Act marked a turning point in Polish history. This legislative act stripped the monarch of any power to pass laws without the consent…
  • Crown of the Kingdom of PolandIn 1385, the Union of Krewo marked a turning point where the concept of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland began to take shape as a distinct political entity.
  • Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthOn the 1st of July 1569, deputies from the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania signed a document in Lublin that erased two separate states…
  • Polish government-in-exileOn the 17th of September 1939, President Ignacy Mościcki issued a proclamation from the small town of Kuty near the southern Polish border.
  • Second Polish RepublicOn the 7th of October 1918, a Regency Council in Warsaw announced its intention to restore Polish independence. This declaration came just days before…