PINYL #20: The Silent Sejm (Patreon)

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The Silent Sejm of 1717 occupies us in this episode, as we explain why it's not quite as awful as you might think, and why it didn't lead automatically to the end of Polish independence. In actual fact, it was one of the last gasps of legislative independence, and while imperfect, was very far indeed from the capitulation to Russia it's sometimes depicted as. Tune in to learn all about it, in its proper context, and see why it's still contentious to this day...