A uniquely decentralized dual monarchy encompassing Poland and Lithuania that was one of the largest and most populous states in 16th–17th century Europe, characterized by elected kings and noble democracy.
Partitioned out of existence by Russia, Prussia, and Austria in the Third Partition of Poland in 1795.
The atlas holds 5 border frames for Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth — the shape you scrub through changes in 1569 · 1675 · 1708 · 1772 · 1793.
Covers the Commonwealth's formation, golden age, and decline through the three partitions.
The authoritative modern account of the union that created the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth fighting for its life in the 1648 Cossack uprising.