Sąsiedztwo polsko-czeskie w końcu średniowiecza. Wybrane zagadnienia

The author discusses the Polish-Czech relations, mainly during the late Middle Ages. In the article there are examples of positive images of the Poles, which have been taken from the voluminous Czech writing from the 14th century. In the 15th century the main question in the mutual relations was the Hussite cause. Yet, it did not end in breaking the political relations in spite of the fact that the Kingdom of Bohemia was isolated in Europe at that time. Just the reverse, it was just then that a project of a union with the Czechs was created. Finally, it was not implemented, but a representative of the Jagiellonian dynasty ascended the Czech throne (Vladislaus Jagiellon, Czech: Vladislav Jagellonský, Polish: Władysław Jagiellończyk). In the 19th century, when the two nations did not have their own states, the idea of the union between them was often evoked and their ancestors were being criticised for not taking advantage of the chance to build a political power of the Western Slavs, which – it was believed – could have saved the two nations from the subsequent political catastrophe.