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For $500 goal, which miniseries on Polish history should I undertake?

  • 16th Century 4
  • 17th Century 5
  • 18th Century 14
  • 19th Century 4
  • 20th Century 1
  • 2017-02-28
  • —2017-03-30
  • multiple choice
  • 28 votes
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Once we reach the $500 p/m goal, I'll tackle a miniseries on Polish history to celebrate. I need your help to choose the period of Polish history I should delve into - which century should I base my coverage on?

Comments

Rasmus

Having just listened to Mike Duncan on the French Revolution, I'd be very interested in the 18th century indeed.

Damase Olsson

The partitions are not so much failure, but success for the other 3 powers (okay maybe failure for the Polish peoples, but not the aristocrats)

Fe Armizare

A series on Józef Piłsudski. What a guy.

Robbie Monsma

Touring Poland this fall! Plus biking the Baltic states!

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Jealous! The last time I was in Poland was for a wedding in 2010. Let's just say I've not looked at vodka the same way since!

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Well I've ordered the books - no going back now history friends! I'm secretly rooting for the 18th century by the way, I find it absolutely fascinating!

Holly M

Can you stick in a bit of background on how the whole Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth came to be and got so huge before the partitions? I work with both a native Pole and a native Lithuanian and neither could give me any background other than arguing over of the dual states was really running the show.

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Oh absolutely Holly! Background is one of my favourite parts of a story so I'll make sure to include a neat introduction to it all. I too have worked with many Poles, and they always worked harder than me!