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Some say he could have become emperor. Others claim that his adventurous policies almost led to the fall of the state. His descendants gave him the nickname "great", and he eventually became "brave", meaning brave! His 33-year reign was called a golden era by his descendants. During his time, Poland became a powerful state. He was the first ruler in our history to put a royal crown on his head. Why are we not sure when this happened? How did it happen that he ruled not only in Gniezno and Kraków, but also for some time ruled Prague and Kiev? How did it happen that he became part of an extraordinary plan to restore the Roman Empire? What was Poland like at the beginning of the 11th century? Did Christianity take root in the country of the Piast dynasty? Why was Saint Adalbert so important to Brave? Łukasz Starowieyski will talk about the outstanding Polish king in the podcast from the series "1000 years. X-ray". His guest is Dr. Tomasz Borowski from the University of Warsaw and the Polish History Museum. Chapters: 00:00 The first king, the great ruler 02:04 The imperial hostage, cut locks and the fight for power 12:38 The camel, the saint worth his weight in gold and the emperor barefoot 31:24 Assassination, the Prague throne and the war 51:16 Rus, Szczerbiec, rape and great treasures We invite you to subscribe to our profiles. The program was implemented as part of the task: continuation and expansion of the multimedia information and educational project - Portal Historyczny Dzieje.pl