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The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Europe's Unlikely Power
Before Poland was partitioned out of existence, it was the heart of a vast, multi-ethnic commonwealth that stretched from the Baltic to the Black Sea. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth—its creation through the Union of Lublin in 1569, its unique political system of a freely elected king and a parliament that required unanimous consent, and the golden age of religious tolerance that made it a haven for Jews, Armenians, and others fleeing persecution. They discuss the Commonwealth's rise under the Jagiellonian dynasty, its cultural flowering during…
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