A secret cache of treasure, comprising burial crowns and insignia belonging to Polish and Lithuanian rulers, has been ...

A cache of precious metal regalia recently discovered in a Lithuanian cathedral sheds light on medieval royalty.

Historical treasures hidden for decades have been uncovered in the crypts of a cathedral, with items including burial crowns ...

According to him, the finds include the crown of the Polish king and Grand Duke of Lithuania Alexander, as well as the crown ...

so the rediscovery of the royal regalia in the Vilnius Cathedral proves that this was the burial ground for the elite of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The treasures have been documented and ...

Settlement concentrated only around the most important towns such as Bielsk, Drohiczyn, Lomza, Mielnik, Rajgrod and Suraz. In the XIV century the expansion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was an ...

“This discovery is of particular importance for our statehood, as it shows the location of Vilnius Cathedral as the necropolis of the elite of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.” “These symbols ...

Early in its history, the Podlasie region was inhabited by diverse Slavic tribes, i.e. the Drevlians, Dregoviches and Mazovians; later, it became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and then of the ...