History of the Crusades

the Crusades Episode 220, the Baltic Crusades, the Prussian Crusade Part 2, Poland.

Hello again.

Last week we took a look at pre-Christian Prussia.

This week we will take a look at Poland prior to the Prussian Crusade.

We last discussed Poland back in episode 194.

In that

the episode we saw the rise of the Piaced dynasty, in particular Prince Meesco the first

who accepted Christianity from the Bohemians.

Meersko's son and successor, Boleslav the brave, cemented Christian rule in Poland,

and when the monk Adalbertus was killed by pagans in Prussia,

Beleslove arranged for his body to be brought back to the city of Gignesno, where it was buried at the cathedral with full honors.

In the year 999, Ad Albertus was recognized as a saint, and Pope Sylvester elevated Gignesno to the status

of an archbishopric and recognized Poland as an independent Christianized state.

A subsequent visit by the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto the Third,

to Guinea's no, then resulted in Boleslav being recognized as a king by the Holy Roman Empire.

Now all that occurred around the year 1025 and that's where we left Poland in episode 194.

So the question we need answering is what has happened in Poland in the 200 or so years

since that time?

Well, as you can imagine, quite a lot has taken place.

The Piast dynasty, you might be interested to know, is still in in power but the form of feudalism which evolved in

Poland under its p-ast rulers and the form of Christianity which evolved were both uniquely Polish.

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