In this paper I analyse the place of religious images in the construction of a vision of the history of the so-called Piast era. Using contemporary iconographic material from Lesser Poland (Małopolska), Mazovia (Mazowsze), Western Pomerania (Pomorze Zachodnie), and Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) found in church interiors, I consider the history-making role of images and architectural details. I also examine the contexts in which images of medieval figures, both saints and rulers, are presented and the meanings given to them by church spaces. Drawing on the now classic studies of religious imagery by David Freedberg and the materiality of images by David Morgan, I consider the impact of visual elements placed in religious space on the vision of history. My reflections focus on almost iconic representations such as the baptism of Mieszko I, the martyrdom of St Adalbert or the resurrection of Peter (Piotrowin) by St Stanislaus. They are not only part of the religious tradition, but also in