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1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 19 Being fair about it, she had a hard edge herself and knew that people often had trouble determining if she was joking or not when she said similar things. Some people, for … Continue reading →

1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 18 Chapter 4 Breslau (Wroclaw) Capital of Lower Silesia By the time the guard got the door to his room open, Jozef Wojtowicz had moved from the bed to the armchair. He’d placed … Continue reading →

1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 17 Chapter 3 Wiśniowiecki town house Warsaw, Poland After the servant poured the wine, Prince Jeremi Wiśniowiecki waved his hand dismissively. The servant, whose name Wiśniowiecki didn’t know–it had never occurred to him … Continue reading →

1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 16 She could hear the clatter of horses–quite few of them–arriving in the square below, but they were out of sight of the window she was standing at. Some large party had arrived … Continue reading →

1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 15 Chapter 2 Breslau (Wroclaw) Capital of Lower Silesia In the chamber in Breslau’s town hall that Gretchen Richter used as her headquarters, Josef Wojtowicz was leaning over another map, also spread across … Continue reading →

1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 14 “I think the emperor is right, Michael,” said Rebecca. Now it was her turn to lean over the map and plant a forefinger on it. In her case, on the western coast … Continue reading →

1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 13 PART I October, 1636 From the east falls, from poison valleys, A river of knives and swords “The Seeress’s Prophecy,” The Poetic Edda Chapter 1 Linz, provisional capital of Austria-Hungary “Interesting idea,” … Continue reading →

1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 12 Still, a revolution could turn very ugly, if the people leading it started crossing certain lines. She shook her head, slightly. Such worries were very premature, after all. So far, from what … Continue reading →