- Duration:
400 x 25’
- Genre:
HISTORICAL PERIOD DRAMA
- Resolution: HD
- Year: since 2018
This colourful costume drama is dedicated to the
medieval history of Poland. The series portrays country’s glory during the
reign of the last king of the Piast dynasty. The script is based on historical
facts and enriched with some fictional elements. Besides the contemporary
language used in the series, the realities of the past times are faithfully
reconstructed.
The telenovela presents the secrets of power,
intrigues at the royal court and the love affairs of main heroes. Wawel Royal
Castle, a meeting place of people of different cultures, knights and
ambassadors serves as the setting of the action that begins in 1326, when King
Władysław I the Elbow-high dreams about the unification of Polish lands and
plans to weaken the alliance between Masovia region and the Teutonic Knights.
Władysław decides to enter into an alliance with Lithuania by ordering his son
Casimir to marry Aldona, who is the daughter of the Grand Duke of Lithuania –
Gediminas. Even though the girl loves another man, she agrees to the will of
her father and comes to Poland where she is baptised and receives a new name –
Anna. From the very beginning, Jadwiga, Queen of Poland is reluctant towards
her future daughter-in-law. After the death of Władysław I the Elbow-high, his
only living son, Casimir, is heir to the throne. How will his reign change the
shape of Poland and Europe?
