This image is a miniature that comes from the handwritten tales of Queen Hedwig (also spelled Jadwiga). She lived in Krakow and was married to King Wladyslaw Jagiello. Many miracles are associated with the good Queen's reign . This miniature shows the Duke Heinrich of Silesia leading the charge against the Tatars before the walls of Liegniz. The Battle of Liegnitz (April 9, 1241), also known as the battle of Legnica or battle of Wahlstatt, was a collision with the aim to stop the relentless advance of the Mongol Horde. Despite the victory, this was the most advanced point reached in Europe by

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This image is a miniature that comes from the handwritten tales of Queen Hedwig (also spelled Jadwiga). She lived in Krakow and was married to King Wladyslaw Jagiello. Many miracles are associated with the good Queen's reign . This miniature shows the Duke Heinrich of Silesia leading the charge against the Tatars before the walls of Liegniz. The Battle of Liegnitz (April 9, 1241), also known as the battle of Legnica or battle of Wahlstatt, was a collision with the aim to stop the relentless advance of the Mongol Horde. Despite the victory, this was the most advanced point reached in Europe by the Tatars, later, the political destabilization of the Mongol Empire led to the retreat of the Horde.

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Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: 1200s, 1240s, 1241, 13th, battle, century, duke, empire, hedwig, heinrich, henry, ii, jadwiga, jagiello, king, legnica, liegnitz., liegniz, mongol, mongols, queen, tatars, wahlstatt