in our time s24 05 the polish lithuanian commonwealth oct 14 2021
melvyn bragg and guests discuss the republic that emerged from the union of the kingdom of poland and grand duchy of lithuania in the 14th century. at first this was a personal union, similar to that of james i and vi in britain, but this was formalised in 1576 into a vast republic, stretching from the baltic to the black sea. kings and princes from across europe would compete for parliament to elect them king and grand duke, and the greatest power lay with the parliaments. when the system worked well, the commonwealth was a powerhouse, and it was their leader jan sobieski who relieved the siege of vienna in 1683, defeating the ottomans. its neighbours exploited its parliament's need for unanimity, though, and this contributed to its downfall. austria, russia and prussia divided its territory between them from 1772, before the new, smaller states only emerged in the 20th century.
the image above is jan iii sobieski (1629-1696), king of poland and grand duke of lithuania, at the battle of vienna 1683, by marcello bacciarelli (1731-1818)
with robert frost, the burnett fletcher chair of history at the university of aberdeen https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/people/profiles/robert.frost
katarzyna kosior, lecturer in early modern history at northumbria university https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/k/katarzyna-kosior/
norman davies, professor emeritus in history and honorary fellow of st antony’s college, university of oxford https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/people/norman-davies
producer: simon tillotson.
reading list
richard butterwick, the polish-lithuanian commonwealth: light and flame (yale university press, 2020)
patrice dabrowski, poland: the first thousand years (cornell university press, 2014)
norman davies, god's playground: a history of poland (oxford university press, 1981)
norman davies, heart of europe: the past in poland's present (oxford university press, 1984)
norman davies, europe: a history (oxford university press, 1996)
karin friedrich, the other prussia: royal prussia, poland and liberty, 1569 –1772 (cambridge university press, 2008)
robert frost, the oxford history of poland-lithuania: volume 1, the making of the polish-lithuanian union, 1385–1569 (oxford university press, 2015)
katarzyna kosior, becoming a queen in early modern europe: east and west (palgrave macmillan, 2019)
jerzy lukowski, liberty’s folly: the polish-lithuanian commonwealth in the eighteenth century (first published 1991; routledge, 2014)
natalia nowakowska (ed.), remembering the jagiellonians (routledge, 2018)
timothy snyder, the reconstruction of nations: poland, lithuania, ukraine, belarus, 1569–1999 (yale university press, 2004)
adam zamoyski, the last king of poland (w&n, 2020)
adam zamoyski, poland: a history (william collins, 2015)
related links
museum of king jan iii’s palace at wilanów (available in english) https://www.wilanow-palac.pl/pasaz?m=n
polish-lithuanian commonwealth - wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/polish%e2%80%93lithuanian_commonwealth
melvyn bragg and guests discuss the republic that emerged from the union of the kingdom of poland and grand duchy of lithuania in the 14th century. at first this was a personal union, similar to that of james i and vi in britain, but this was formalised in 1576 into a vast republic, stretching from the baltic to the black sea. kings and princes from across europe would compete for parliament to elect them king and grand duke, and the greatest power lay with the parliaments. when the system worked well, the commonwealth was a powerhouse, and it was their leader jan sobieski who relieved the siege of vienna in 1683, defeating the ottomans. its neighbours exploited its parliament's need for unanimity, though, and this contributed to its downfall. austria, russia and prussia divided its territory between them from 1772, before the new, smaller states only emerged in the 20th century.the image above is jan iii sobieski (1629-1696), king of poland and grand duke of lithuania, at the battle of vienna 1683, by marcello bacciarelli (1731-1818)with robert frost, the burnett fletcher chair of history at the university of aberdeen https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/people/profiles/robert.frostkatarzyna kosior, lecturer in early modern history at northumbria university https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/k/katarzyna-kosior/norman davies, professor emeritus in history and honorary fellow of st antony’s college, university of oxford https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/people/norman-daviesproducer: simon tillotson.reading listrichard butterwick, the polish-lithuanian commonwealth: light and flame (yale university press, 2020)patrice dabrowski, poland: the first thousand years (cornell university press, 2014)norman davies, god's playground: a history of poland (oxford university press, 1981)norman davies, heart of europe: the past in poland's present (oxford university press, 1984)norman davies, europe: a history (oxford university press, 1996)karin friedrich, the other prussia: royal prussia, poland and liberty, 1569 –1772 (cambridge university press, 2008)robert frost, the oxford history of poland-lithuania: volume 1, the making of the polish-lithuanian union, 1385–1569 (oxford university press, 2015)katarzyna kosior, becoming a queen in early modern europe: east and west (palgrave macmillan, 2019)jerzy lukowski, liberty’s folly: the polish-lithuanian commonwealth in the eighteenth century (first published 1991; routledge, 2014)natalia nowakowska (ed.), remembering the jagiellonians (routledge, 2018)timothy snyder, the reconstruction of nations: poland, lithuania, ukraine, belarus, 1569–1999 (yale university press, 2004)adam zamoyski, the last king of poland (w&n, 2020)adam zamoyski, poland: a history (william collins, 2015)related linksmuseum of king jan iii’s palace at wilanów (available in english) https://www.wilanow-palac.pl/pasaz?m=npolish-lithuanian commonwealth - wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/polish%e2%80%93lithuanian_commonwealth britain s bloodiest dynasty betrayal part 1 of 4 the plantagenets documentary timeline ark walking with dinosaurs cinematic planet ark ep 06 finale how henry iii and simon de montfort s started a civil war britain s bloodiest dynasty timeline bbc documentary the black death bbc documentary civilisation man the measure of all things 04 of 13 civilisation episode 10 the smile of reason bbc series frederick the great bbc documentary the seven wonders of the world bbc documentary in our time s7 21 the cambrian period feb 17 2005 in our time s24 05 the polish lithuanian commonwealth oct 14 2021 bbc documentary surviving 9 11 ep 8 special live clip empire episode 4 making a fortune jeremy paxman bbc documentary empire with subtitles ep 7 eternal sunshine ep 6 crystal clear ed kemper interview 1984 1 2 dennis rader b t k full documentary films the most intelligent serial killer crime documentary dennis rader btk killer serial killer documentary hollywood s most horrifying murders full documentary ed 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death britain s worst serial killer true crime documentary real stories ep 2 eclipse exclusive interview with btk killer ivan milat the backpack killer deranged killers charles whitman 2009 murderous minds dr harold shipman serial killer documentary a daughter s justice 2014 serial killer documentary ep 1 the midnight sun taeyang documentary 白夜 white night trailer mazda miata documentaries nd ep5 final chapter mazda miata documentaries nc ep4 forcing change mazda miata documentaries nb ep3 slow evolution mazda miata documentaries ep2 1989 the first na miata mazda miata documentary ep1 why the miata exists killers john william cooper the game show killer testing the 2019 miata and cup race car thestraightpipes included simon cowell s top golden buzzer moments part 1 agt 2022 golden buzzer chapel hart wows the judges with original you can have him jolene agt 2022 the green river killer serial killer documentary britain s bloodiest dynasty betrayal part 1 of 4 the plantagenets documentary timeline ark walking with dinosaurs cinematic planet ark ep 06 finale how henry iii and simon de montfort s started a civil war britain s bloodiest dynasty timeline bbc documentary the black death bbc documentary civilisation man the measure of all things 04 of 13 civilisation episode 10 the smile of reason bbc series frederick the great bbc documentary the seven wonders of the world bbc documentary in our time s7 21 the cambrian period feb 17 2005 in our time s24 05 the polish lithuanian commonwealth oct 14 2021 bbc documentary surviving 9 11 ep 8 special live clip empire episode 4 making a fortune jeremy paxman bbc documentary empire with subtitles ep 7 eternal sunshine ep 6 crystal clear ed kemper interview 1984 1 2 dennis rader b t k full documentary films the most intelligent serial killer crime documentary dennis rader btk killer serial killer documentary hollywood s most horrifying murders full documentary ed kemper interview 1991 extended 10 facts about serial killer edmund kemper the co ed killer russell williams above suspicion the fifth estate true crime canada inside the mark twitchell case 90 women killed by gary ridgway the prostitute killer btk confession full version a killer among us inside the hunt for an alaska serial killer serial killer the jacksonville cannibal documentary interview with a serial killer arthur shawcross full documentary internet slave master 2011 serial killer john edward robinson ep 5 high noon ian brady endgames of a psychopath the grindr serial killer stephen port s murders charles ng and leonard lake the torture bunker duo from hell serial killer crime documentary ep 4 rise again ep 3 daybreak his name was arthur leigh allen serial killers documentaries episodes murderous minds ted bundy serial killer documentary joachim kroll the duisberg cannibal monster of florence serial killer keith hunter jesperson aka the happy face killer crime documentary doctor death britain s worst serial killer true crime documentary real stories ep 2 eclipse exclusive interview with btk killer ivan milat the backpack killer deranged killers charles whitman 2009 murderous minds dr harold shipman serial killer documentary a daughter s justice 2014 serial killer documentary ep 1 the midnight sun taeyang documentary 白夜 white night trailer mazda miata documentaries nd ep5 final chapter mazda miata documentaries nc ep4 forcing change mazda miata documentaries nb ep3 slow evolution mazda miata documentaries ep2 1989 the first na miata mazda miata documentary ep1 why the miata exists killers john william cooper the game show killer testing the 2019 miata and cup race car thestraightpipes included simon cowell s top golden buzzer moments part 1 agt 2022 golden buzzer chapel hart wows the judges with original you can have him jolene agt 2022 the green river killer serial killer documentary britain s bloodiest dynasty betrayal part 1 of 4 the plantagenets documentary timeline ark walking with dinosaurs cinematic planet ark ep 06 finale how henry iii and simon de montfort s started a civil war britain s bloodiest dynasty timeline bbc documentary the black death bbc documentary civilisation man the measure of all things 04 of 13 civilisation episode 10 the smile of reason bbc series frederick the great bbc documentary the seven wonders of the world bbc documentary in our time s7 21 the cambrian period feb 17 2005 in our time s24 05 the polish lithuanian commonwealth oct 14 2021 bbc documentary surviving 9 11 ep 8 special live clip empire episode 4 making a fortune jeremy paxman bbc documentary empire with subtitles ep 7 eternal sunshine ep 6 crystal clear ed kemper interview 1984 1 2 dennis rader b t k full documentary films the most intelligent serial killer crime documentary dennis rader btk killer serial killer documentary hollywood s most horrifying murders full documentary ed kemper interview 1991 extended 10 facts about serial killer edmund kemper the co ed killer russell williams above suspicion the fifth estate true crime canada inside the mark twitchell case 90 women killed by gary ridgway the prostitute killer btk confession full version a killer among us inside the hunt for an alaska serial killer serial killer the jacksonville cannibal documentary interview with a serial killer arthur shawcross full documentary internet slave master 2011 serial killer john edward robinson ep 5 high noon ian brady endgames of a psychopath the grindr serial killer stephen port s murders charles ng and leonard lake the torture bunker duo from hell serial killer crime documentary ep 4 rise again ep 3 daybreak his name was arthur leigh allen serial killers documentaries episodes murderous minds ted bundy serial killer documentary joachim kroll the duisberg cannibal monster of florence serial killer keith hunter jesperson aka the happy face killer crime documentary doctor death britain s worst serial killer true crime documentary real stories ep 2 eclipse exclusive interview with btk killer ivan milat the backpack killer deranged killers charles whitman 2009 murderous minds dr harold shipman serial killer documentary a daughter s justice 2014 serial killer documentary ep 1 the midnight sun taeyang documentary 白夜 white night trailer mazda miata documentaries nd ep5 final chapter mazda miata documentaries nc ep4 forcing change mazda miata documentaries nb ep3 slow evolution mazda miata documentaries ep2 1989 the first na miata mazda miata documentary ep1 why the miata exists killers john william cooper the game show killer testing the 2019 miata and cup race car thestraightpipes included simon cowell s top golden buzzer moments part 1 agt 2022 golden buzzer chapel hart wows the judges with original you can have him jolene agt 2022 the green river killer serial killer documentary melvyn bragg and guests discuss the republic that emerged from the union of the kingdom of poland and grand duchy of lithuania in the 14th century. at first this was a personal union, similar to that of james i and vi in britain, but this was formalised in 1576 into a vast republic, stretching from the baltic to the black sea. kings and princes from across europe would compete for parliament to elect them king and grand duke, and the greatest power lay with the parliaments. when the system worked well, the commonwealth was a powerhouse, and it was their leader jan sobieski who relieved the siege of vienna in 1683, defeating the ottomans. its neighbours exploited its parliament's need for unanimity, though, and this contributed to its downfall. austria, russia and prussia divided its territory between them from 1772, before the new, smaller states only emerged in the 20th century.
the image above is jan iii sobieski (1629-1696), king of poland and grand duke of lithuania, at the battle of vienna 1683, by marcello bacciarelli (1731-1818)
with robert frost, the burnett fletcher chair of history at the university of aberdeen https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/people/profiles/robert.frost
katarzyna kosior, lecturer in early modern history at northumbria university https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/k/katarzyna-kosior/
norman davies, professor emeritus in history and honorary fellow of st antony’s college, university of oxford https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/people/norman-davies
producer: simon tillotson.
reading list
richard butterwick, the polish-lithuanian commonwealth: light and flame (yale university press, 2020)
patrice dabrowski, poland: the first thousand years (cornell university press, 2014)
norman davies, god's playground: a history of poland (oxford university press, 1981)
norman davies, heart of europe: the past in poland's present (oxford university press, 1984)
norman davies, europe: a history (oxford university press, 1996)
karin friedrich, the other prussia: royal prussia, poland and liberty, 1569 –1772 (cambridge university press, 2008)
robert frost, the oxford history of poland-lithuania: volume 1, the making of the polish-lithuanian union, 1385–1569 (oxford university press, 2015)
katarzyna kosior, becoming a queen in early modern europe: east and west (palgrave macmillan, 2019)
jerzy lukowski, liberty’s folly: the polish-lithuanian commonwealth in the eighteenth century (first published 1991; routledge, 2014)
natalia nowakowska (ed.), remembering the jagiellonians (routledge, 2018)
timothy snyder, the reconstruction of nations: poland, lithuania, ukraine, belarus, 1569–1999 (yale university press, 2004)
adam zamoyski, the last king of poland (w&n, 2020)
adam zamoyski, poland: a history (william collins, 2015)
related links
museum of king jan iii’s palace at wilanów (available in english) https://www.wilanow-palac.pl/pasaz?m=n
polish-lithuanian commonwealth - wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/polish%e2%80%93lithuanian_commonwealth