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Poland - Obliterated from the map

How to Invent a Country

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The Golden Age of Art

Cracker is largest concentration of renaissance art outside of italy. The dynasty that ruled here was the result of a marriage between pagan grand duke jorgela of lithuania and an 11 year old polish princess, later canonized by the catholic church. In 15 72, the dynasty died out. They have a king who has had three failed marriages, no children at all at that point. This we start to see the transition. It moves into a much more experimental space,. A space that included a full political union between poland and lith Lithuania, which, let's not forget, included ukrane too.

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