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Forgotten composer who played for Polish king and co-founded Edinburgh Festival rediscovered after distant relative finds online ad for his rare piano

Josie Dixon had little idea that her great-great-great-great grandfather Felix Yaniewicz was such a notable 19th century composer until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery. With kind permission of Josie Dixon

Josie Dixon had little idea that her great-great-great-great grandfather Felix Yaniewicz was one of the 19th century’s most notable composers until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery.

King’s armour to return to Poland after being sent to Hungary by mistake 100 years ago

The 16th century suit of armour belonging to King Zygmunt II was accidentally attributed to someone else in a bureaucratic blunder which saw it transferred to Budapest at the end of WWI.

The woman that was known as King – on this day, Poland’s last female monarch was crowned

Notoriously unlucky in love, TFN explores the lonely life of Anna Jagiellon, the last of the great Jagiellonian dynasty.

Researchers probe tomb of Władysław the Elbow High in hope of discovering what his face looked like

Footage from an endoscopic camera clearly shows the 14th-century king’s royal sceptre lying across his body and the crumbling remains of a shroud still lying across his face – but mystery still surrounds whether the king actually looks like his portrait.

Royal mail: rare collection of letters from Polish kings goes on sale in the States

The collection includes letters penned by Stephan Báthory, Jan III Sobieski and Stanisław Augustus Poniatowski.

To kill a king: spine-chilling ledger now on show provides details on assassination attempt of King Zygmunt III

Just why Piekarski wanted the king dead was never found out but for his actions the would-be assassin suffered horrific consequences.

Fascinating story of Vasa kings brought to life at Warsaw’s Royal Castle

The new exhibition entitled ‘The World of the Polish Vasas’ is the crowning finale to the Castle’s Year of the Vasas, which celebrates 400 years since the first king of that dynasty put the finishing touches to the Royal Castle in the five-sided form in which it exists today.

Grave business: Conservationists find king’s remains exposed under broken coffin lid as they open up sarcophagus for first time in 100 years

The discovery has created a unique opportunity for experts to carry out archaeological and anthropological research on king Augustus II the Strong’s remains. The two other coffins belonging to Władysław IV and Queen Cecylia Renata will undergo careful restoration work.

Saviour, scapegoat, reformer? However he is viewed, few deny Poland’s last king was a passionate patron of the arts

On the 221st anniversary of King Stanisław Poniatowski’s death, TFN’s Stuart Dowell explores his attempt to drag Poland into the Age of Enlightenment through his promotion of the arts, the most tangible evidence being Royal Łazienki in Warsaw.

Poznań cathedral throws open doors to rarely seen Golden Chapel as Independence Day treat for visitors

The chapel holds the graves of Poland’s first Christian ruler and king, but is usually off-limits to visitors.

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