God's Playground: A History of Poland

Maps and Diagrams Illustrations Notes on the Illustrations Chronology I. Introduction: The Origins to 1572 1. Millenium: A Thousand Years of History (Historiography)2. Polska: The Polish Land (Historical Geography)3. Piast: The Polonian Dynasty (to 1370)4. Anjou: The Hungarian Connection (1370-1386)5. Jogaila: The Lithuanian Union (1386-1572) II. The Life and Death of the Polish-Lithuanian Republic (1569-1795) 6. Antemurale: The Bulwark of Christendom (Religion)7. Szlachta: The Nobleman's Paradise (Society)8. Handel: The Baltic Grain Trade (Economy)9. Miasto: The Vicissitudes of Urban Life (The Cities)10. Anarchia: The Noble Democracy (Constitution)11. Serenissima: Diplomacy in Poland-Lithuania (Foreign Affairs)12. Valois: The French Experiment (1572-1575)13. Bathory: The Transylvanian Victor (1576-1586)14. Vasa: The Swedish Connection (1587-1668)15. Michal: The Austrian Connection (1669-1673)16. Sobieski: Terror of the Turk (1674-1696)17. Wettin: The Saxon Era (1697-1763)18. Agonia: The End of the Russian Protectorate (1764-1795) Notes on the Text Index