AngloPolish

In the second half of the seventeenth century Polish nobility developed certain behaviors and habits that led to Sarmatian bravery and willingness to defend the faith and the homeland.

Sigmund Augustus was a great admirer of female charms.No wonder he was not impressed with his wife Elizabeth, a woman suffering from epilepsy, and often sought solace in other women's arms. The most famous of his mistresses was Barbara Radziwill, a Lithuanian woman from aristocratic family, who returned his affection. It was for her that Sigmund Augustus brought to Poland a special kind of swans.

Majestic and dignified manor towered above the fields and forests. It was often surrounded by wide park, which separated the house from the surrounding villages. Polish manor, like churches and oligarch residences, took great part in landscape creating in Poland. Even till now the Polish manor is one of the most characteristic feature of Polish architecture.

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Mustache in Poland were always very popular. Just one look on old portraits it's enough to see that that polish magnates, oligarchs, kings and nobles - all of them had magnificent mustaches. Today however almost every man shaves his face to zero.