Episode 12: Imperial Chaos, or The Investiture Controversy

Sigismund the Third takes the throne after facing off against the Hapsburg Archduke Maximilian the Third. Stepping into the limelight, this member of the House of Vasa and heir to the Swedish throne i...

4 Apr 202215min

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 ...

23 Juli 202121min

Henry de Valois is ambitious but his brother is already King of France. And so, he has to settle for another throne (poor Henry): the throne of Poland. But how long will he last? Henrician Articles i...

7 Mars 202118min

Sigismund II Augustus reigns during a time of cataclysmic change in Europe. The Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation rages, while poor Sigismund keeps having his wives murdered ...

7 Dec 202017min

Casimir IV had so many kids we can't even follow them all. So instead of trying, we're going to focus on the three sons that became King of Poland: John Albert, Alexander, and Sigismund the Old. Suppo...

20 Sep 202024min

Due to the efforts of King Casimir III and the events of the Thirteen Years War, the Teutonic Order as it had once existed is effectively at an end. But that's not all! We also discuss Elisabeth of Au...

29 Juni 202019min

Władysław II Jagiełło takes the throne in Poland but faces dissent at home in Lithuania. Also, there are the Teutonic Knights to deal with, what with the Battle of Grunwald and all. The 1400's were a ...

1 Juni 202016min

In this episode we're going to very briefly cover the complete history of the state of Lithuania. Definitely won't skip anything. Support the show(s) on Patreon: patreon.com/historyofpolandpodcast Fol...

19 Maj 202012min