A Brief History of Poland, part 5: conflict in the seventeenth century

In the fifth part of our Brief History of Poland series, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill looks at the war-torn seventeenth century and the beginnings of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s decline, covering the period between 1582 and 1699. He examines the Polish occupation of the Moscow Kremlin, the Counter-Reformation and the Baroque, Sarmatian culture, Ukraine and the Khmelnytsky Uprising, conflict with the Ottoman Turks, and the Battle of Vienna. The Brief History of Poland series will cover over a thousand years of Polish political and cultural history, from 966 until today. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski Check out the previous episode in our Brief History of Poland series. Support the show

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A Brief History of Poland, part 5: conflict in the seventeenth century is an episode from Notes from Poland by Stanley Bill.

This episode is 38:22 long.

This episode was published on Mar 31, 2021.

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