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The Last King Of Poland
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Author : Adam Zamoyski
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-03-19
The Last King Of Poland written by Adam Zamoyski and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-19 with History categories.
A superb study of one of the most important, romantic and dynamic figures of European history. 'A fine book ... the web of political intrigue unfolds like an appetising detective novel' Scotsman The last king of Poland owed his throne largely to his youthful romance with the future Catherine the Great of Russia. But Stanislaw Augustus was nobody's pawn. He was an ambitious, highly intelligent and complex character, a dashing figure in the finest eighteenth-century tradition. A great believer in art and education, he spent fortunes on cultural projects, and finding that he was blocked politically by Catherine, he put his energies into a programme of social and artistic regeneration. He transformed the mood of his country and brought it to a new phase of reform and independence. Poland's neighbours, however, viewed this beacon of liberty in their midst with alarm, and as they invaded and partitioned it, Stanislaw saw the destruction of his life's work, and ultimately was forced to abdicate, a broken man, deceived and disillusioned.
The Last King Of Poland And His Contemporaries
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Author : Robert Nisbet Bain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Last King Of Poland And His Contemporaries written by Robert Nisbet Bain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Poland categories.
Excerpt from The Last King of Poland and His Contemporaries And beneath and behind everything, ever felt though not always seen, is the hand of the Russian Empress, con trolling and determining the course of events through a succession of singularly well-chosen satraps, such as the martial Repnin, the courtly Volkonsky, the brutal Saldem, the sarcastic Stackelberg, and - most dangerous of them all - the suave and sentimental Sivers. The work of these finished diplomatists was mostly dirty work, and the best of them heartily disliked it; nevertheless they did it, as we shall see, well and thoroughly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Poland S Last King And English Culture
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Author : Richard Butterwick
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1998
Poland S Last King And English Culture written by Richard Butterwick and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
In Poland's Last King, Richard Butterwick reassesses the achievement of Poland's most controversial king. He shows how Stanislaw August's radical plans for constitutional reform and the renewal of Polish culture were profoundly influenced by his admiration of England, and examines the successes and limitations of the Polish Enlightenment.
The Last King Of Poland
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Author : Adam Zamoyski
language : en
Publisher: Orion
Release Date : 1997
The Last King Of Poland written by Adam Zamoyski and has been published by Orion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Poland categories.
This is the story of Stanislaw Antoni Poniatowski, the last King of Poland. He was a perfect illustration of the contradictions of Europe's ideological and religious viewpoints: worshipped reason but was led by the heart; professed Catholicism but believed in Protestantism; toyed with the occult and practised freemasonry. He transformed the mood and outlook of his country and brought it to a new phase of independence and reform, culminating in the passing of the Constitution in 1791, hailed in England and France as one of the greatest events of the century. Poland's neighbours, however, viewed this beacon of liberty in their midst with alarm, and as they invaded and partitioned the country, Stanislaw was forced to watch the destruction of his life's work, and was eventually forced to abdicate.
The Last King Of Poland And His Contemporaries
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Author : R. Nisbet Bain
language : en
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Release Date : 2014-03
The Last King Of Poland And His Contemporaries written by R. Nisbet Bain and has been published by Literary Licensing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03 with categories.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1909 Edition.
The Last King Of Poland
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Author : Augustus Stanislaus ((Poniatowski).)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1909
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The Last King Of Poland And His Contemporaries
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Author : R. Nisbet Bain
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-05-09
The Last King Of Poland And His Contemporaries written by R. Nisbet Bain and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-09 with categories.
A sketch of the life of Stanislaus Poniatowski throughout which are vividly pictured the influences that caused the downfall of Poland; among them, class prejudice, religious controversy, useless Diets, and great waste and extravagance. * * * * * "We heartily commend Mr. Bain's book, which is the most sympathetic and authentic on Poland since that published some years ago by George Brandes." --The Athenaeum "Mr. Nisbet Bain has written for us this mournful chapter in the history of a decadent nation, with a brilliancy and point not common excepting in the writings of French historians. The tale is as exciting as a romance, and reflects much of that realistic description of manners, good and bad, which we find in the works of Balzac." --Literary Review
The Last King Of Poland And His Contemporaries Classic Reprint
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Author : R. Nisbet Bain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-08
The Last King Of Poland And His Contemporaries Classic Reprint written by R. Nisbet Bain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-08 with Literary Collections categories.
Excerpt from The Last King of Poland and His Contemporaries The present volume aims at presenting a picture of the social, moral and intellectual condition of Polish society at the moment when the Polish State was about to disappear for ever from the map of Europe. The narrative will also, it is hoped, go far to explain how it was that Poland, originally the most chivalrous, high-spirited and promising of Republics, had, by the end of the eighteenth century, become a nuisance to her neighbours, and an obstacle to the development of her own people. The central figure in this sinister yet engrossing tableau of a decadent nation dancing carelessly towards its doom, is naturally the last King of Poland. There are few more pathetic figures in modern history than Stanislaus Poniatowski, whose dazzling vices and barren virtues were so typical of the age in which he lived, that "Age of Enlightenment" which prophesied the Millennium, and precipitated the Revolution. In him we find an idealist whose principles were as lofty as his practice was contemptible; a reformer who meant excellently well, yet invariably sacrificed honour to expediency; a statesman by instinct whose political outlook was always clear, whose conclusions were always correct - but alas! his moral flabbiness had forfeited beforehand the confidence of those whom he could have guided and might have saved. And this Prince Charming, eighteenth-century to the very tips of his fingers, lived in an environment which, judging by outward appearances, might very well have been the later Middle Ages. Anyhow it was more eastern than western. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Poland S Last King And English Culture
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Author : Richard Butterwick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
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The Last King Of Poland
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Author : R Nisbet (Robert Nisbet) 1854 Bain
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2021-09-09
The Last King Of Poland written by R Nisbet (Robert Nisbet) 1854 Bain and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-09 with categories.
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