Episode 58: Stefan Batory

The History of Poland Podcast by Trevor Gilbert

Jul 23, 202121:31Society & Culture

Stefan Batory fills the power vacuum left by the departed Henry de Valois. But will his efforts to reform multiple parts of the Polish and Lithuanian states simultaneously be enough to fight off Ivan the Terrible? Suppor...

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