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The Deluge: How 17th Century Invasions Reshaped Poland
In 1655, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth faced a catastrophe that nearly erased it from the map. The Deluge—a series of invasions by Sweden, Russia, Brandenburg, and Transylvania—saw Warsaw and Kraków fall, the king flee, and the Commonwealth lose a third of its population. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how this period of chaos paradoxically forged a national identity that would survive centuries of partition. They examine the Swedish invasion's brutality, the heroic defense of Jasna Góra monastery, the treachery of magnates like Janusz Radziwiłł, and the guerrilla…
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