A white eagle on a red background was also present on heraldic flags. The symbol of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a red-white-red banner, with a majestic coat of arms at the centre, divided ...

Everyone always remembers the sheer badassery and battle prowess of the vikings, the samurai and the Roman legionnaires — but the Winged Hussars of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth rarely find ...

In its heyday, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was home to what was probably the most progressive religious movement of the time – the pacifist Minor Reformed Church of Poland, better known as the ...