New Poland

Introduction
'' This page is about the Alternate History. For the nation within the same, see elsewhere '' In the late 11th century AD, the destiny of the Kingdom of Poland would be altered by a prophetic vision had by King Wladyslaw I. The vision would lead to Wladyslaw entering into programmes of unification and aggressive expansionism. Over the next century Poland would be transformed from a backward kingdom, barely more than a duchy and dominated by the Holy Roman Empire into an impressive military power ruling vast swathes of territory, forming the 'Wall of Christendom' against the eastern tribespeoples, and establishing a culture of learning and historical records which would influence European culture for centuries to come.