62 episodes
The History of Poland Podcast Trevor Gilbert
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4.8 • 287 Ratings
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For many episodes to come, we'll be exploring the rich history of Poland. From it's humble beginnings, we'll follow the people of Poland as they form their own unique cultural identity, rise into a great European power, cross paths with the Mongol Horde, save Europe from an Ottoman invasion, and do their best to keep their independence firm from one generation to the next.
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Rats!
We start with the legendary beginnings of the Polish state, face down an army of rats intent on exacting justice, and set the stage for entering the historical era.
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Mieszko the First
We jump from the legendary past into the era of recorded Polish history and meet up with a man named Mieszko, the first historical ruler of Poland. We'll join him as he establishes the original state of Poland, fights against the rascally nobleman Wichmann, and begins the process of converting Poland to Latin Christianity.
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The Baptism of Poland
Mieszko continues to turn Poland from an Eastern Pagan state into a Western Christian state. It won't be perfectly smooth sailing, but by the end of his life Mieszko will have left his mark on both Poland and Europe.
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Introducing Bolesław
Mieszko is gone and the seat of power in the early Polish state lies vacant, only to be filled by Mieszko's son Bolesław. His reign will feature some of the most daring exploits for a state that has only recently been formed, but before we get to that, let's get to know a little bit more about Bolesław, his early years, and about a friend he made named Adalbert.
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Adalbert's Demise
Adalbert sets off towards Prussia where he meets some fellows who are not at all enthusiastic to see him or his companions. Not to spoil anything, but by the end of his trip I'm guessing that he wished he had brought along those guards Bolesław had lent him.
Silver lining: The Congress of Gniezno is the result of Adalbert's missionary journey, which we'll also be covering this week.
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Will No One Rid Me of This Turbulent Duke?
Bolesław mourns his old friend Emperor Otto III, tries to intervene in the succession crisis in the Empire, picks the losing side, and then ends up in a two-decade war with the Holy Roman Empire that ends with no clear winner.
It's a long slog for Bolesław, but luckily for us we get to enjoy it from the comfort of our favorite podcast app.
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Customer Reviews
Informative and easy to follow
So happy to have stumbled on this podcast. I know shockingly little about my own heritage. This podcast has been wonderful to listen to. It is easy to understand, is well researched, and the host has great comedic timing. Big fan!!
Great History Lesson
It’s great to find a podcast that I can relate to, the history of my ancestors. Unfortunately the show looks to be on hiatus, sure hope it comes back.
Middling podcast poorly delivered
Cadence and speech: The presenter speaks far to fast, inexplicably whispers in numerous episodes, swallows his consonants, and slurs his way through multi syllable words. It is a chore to process his speech. Source material: At least a half of each episode is the presenter reading source material verbatim rather than synthesis of the material he has read. This is terribly boring to listen to. When he does speak in his own voice he does a fairly good job presenting his analysis but with an air of irreverence that quickly becomes tired and unprofessional. Pronunciation: The presenter fails to assign the right sounds to the right letters in Polish place names. While learning proper pronunciation is very hard - and I wouldn't expect him to learn Polish for a podcast series - you can get a basic handle on the alphabet in a day. If he hasnt done this most basic research before embarking on a sixty episode podcast it brings into question the rest of his research. (His reading of Wrocław is a particularly galling example) Picture a Polish podcaster of American history referencing “Nev Uork” and “Tsonetsitsoot” instead of New York and Connecticut - you would doubt their command of the material.