All too often examples of how the Polish people and their illustrious history go overlooked or altogether neglected from any historical mentions, save, their being overrun by the Blitzkrieg in 1939. It's as if only mere mentions of how Poland suffered are allowed to be openly discussed, if at all, which is usually overshadowed by the suffering of others who were not Polish during WWII (thanks to Hitler, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt). 'Confined to Quarters' is a description used here, to illustrate where Polish history is usually kept when it is excluded from film and history books outside of Poland itself by others who seem to want to keep it that way.
Following, however, are examples from earlier Polish History with some selected excerpts from Arthur L. Waldo's book 'Jamestown True Heroes', of, in this case, (also overlooked or ignored), how England relied heavily upon Poland and/ or the well-known relationship between the two countries historically, which continually goes unacknowledged and undocumented in 'modern' 'period' films and historical accounts. Complaining about this ongoing occurrence usually tends to fall on deaf ears outside of the Polish demographic in general. So, here is one small attempt to bring such rarely-known history to the eyes and ears of the curious and/or unknowing non-Polish society in hopes to better educate those who weren't familiar with this information
Enjoy!!!
Seems like the Poles and the Brits shares a common history.
This was built in 1966 so its possibly not the one you were thinking of, but something built on the site where the other building stood..I'll see if I can find anything out..
David, David....are your history studies that devoid of recognizing remarkable demonstrations of political relations?!
I'm speaking to David18, I believe in reference to his passionless and ignorant refusal to acknowledge the Dialogue between Queen Elizabeth and the Polish Ambassador .
Sorry David all of my comments were meant for Matowy!
Poland's relationship with the UK has improved when Poland showed its power. brits realize that poland is a crucial buffer between them and Russia, so they now support Poland fully as they should.
Poland's relationship with the UK has improved when Poland showed its power
Poland's relations with the UK have never been bad. The countries have never fought wars with each other. On the contrary, Poland has always been an ally of the UK in this politically difficult region dominated by Russia and Germany.
One of England's greatest novelists, Joseph Conrad, known as a master stylist of the English language, was born and raised in Poland, not having learned English until his mid-20's!
A great writer. Heavily edited and corrected as all writers are however you can feel the quality of writing when you read him. You can also pick up some transference from Polish which doesn't detract from the product. Nostromo should be compulsory reading for all.
mproved when Poland showed its power
'Power' hasn't made any difference either way. Relations have always been good. You'd be surprised how much was imported from PL during. the PRL years too.
Worth it, however personally I'd recommend Nostromo and The Secret Agent.
Not really the thread for it though.
If its about Britain's (hard to know why the thread title onlyt mentions one part of it) and Poiand's relations and want to mention literature, Joe Alex is the obvious one. He wrote in Polish however his books are often set in London where he'd lived. Dated but very readable in Polish.
Did you know that there's the grave of a possible Polish princess in Cumbria? She may or may not have been a genuine member od the Sobieski family. Many questions remain.
Clementina Johannes Sobiesky Douglass, died 1771.
There's a certain mystery about who she was, especially her paternity.
