The ENTIRE History of Poland in 20 Minutes

The entire history of Poland, from Mieszko's baptism in 966 to today, in 20 minutes. In 1797, three empires signed a treaty promising that the name of Poland would be suppressed "forever." The empires are gone. Poland is still here. How did a country that was erased from the map for 123 years keep coming back? Inside: Mieszko's baptism and the first king in 1025, the Teutonic Knights and the battle of Grunwald, Casimir the Great, Jadwiga — crowned King of Poland, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and its liberum veto, the Deluge, the Winged Hussars at Vienna in 1683, the Constitution of 3 May 1791 and the three partitions, Chopin and Marie Skłodowska-Curie, the Miracle on the Vistula, Westerplatte, Witold Pilecki, the occupation and the Holocaust, the Polish codebreakers who cracked Enigma, the Warsaw Uprising, the country that moved west, Solidarity and Lech Wałęsa — and Poland today. What really killed the old Poland — the liberum veto, the neighbours who carved it up, or reforms that came too late? Make your case in the comments. And if your family has Polish roots, tell us where they're from. Chapters 0:00 1797: Three Empires Try to Erase Poland 1:02 966: Mieszko's Baptism and the First Kings 2:10 Poland Split Apart and the Teutonic Knights 3:05 Casimir the Great and the Jewish Community 3:47 Jadwiga, Jogaila and the Battle of Grunwald 4:18 The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Liberum Veto 5:18 The Deluge 5:52 1683: The Winged Hussars Save Vienna 6:52 The Partitions and the Constitution of 1791 7:35 Kościuszko's Uprising and 123 Years Without a State 8:04 Uprisings Against Russia 8:24 Chopin and Marie Curie 9:00 1918 Independence and the Miracle on the Vistula 10:45 1939: Germany and the Soviet Union Invade 11:39 Witold Pilecki in Auschwitz 12:12 The Holocaust in Occupied Poland 13:23 Enigma: The Polish Codebreakers 13:52 The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 14:37 1945: Poland Moves West 15:27 Warsaw Rebuilt and Chopin's Heart 16:08 Liberated, Not Free: Communist Poland 16:33 John Paul II and Solidarity 17:26 Martial Law and the 1989 Elections 18:06 Poland Today: NATO, the EU and the War in Ukraine 19:05 "Poland Has Not Yet Perished": The Anthem Maps: historical borders based on historical-basemaps (aourednik) and Natural Earth. #history #poland #polishhistory