A Super Quick History of Poland

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  • Опубліковано 18 гру 2022
  • Sources:
    “A Concise History of Poland” (2019) by Jerzy Lukowski and W.H. Zawadzki.. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
    www.britannica.com/place/Pola...
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    #Poland #history

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  • @emolr1365
    @emolr1365 Рік тому +1806

    little fact: Jadwiga wasn't quenn she was actualy a KING, which is often overlooked

    • @memor22
      @memor22 Рік тому +145

      Welcome to poland where queens are kings!

    • @scupakus
      @scupakus Рік тому +165

      @@memor22 king isn’t a person only it’s more like institution.

    • @joe-ob3se
      @joe-ob3se Рік тому +22

      @@memor22 ...Poland...

    • @Bernadetta93
      @Bernadetta93 Рік тому +177

      @@joe-ob3se King was the ruling one, Queen was known as "king's wife". But the "main head" was always the King. Since nobles didn't want a queen as "the main head", Jadwiga was crown as a King 😅 call it a loophole 🤣

    • @joe-ob3se
      @joe-ob3se Рік тому +7

      @@Bernadetta93 Do not explain me who is doktorka and who is doktorowa. My answer was to @ memor2280 - Poland, alway capitol letter.

  • @playlist9389
    @playlist9389 Рік тому +612

    Stay strong brothers! Greetings from Lithuania.

    • @dariuszklimczyk2549
      @dariuszklimczyk2549 Рік тому +34

      Stay strong Lithuania, our belowed sister. From Poland. Niech żyje Litwa, nasza siostra ukochana. Z Polski

    • @mattmichalik5065
      @mattmichalik5065 Рік тому +11

      Geras rytas Lietuva our sister nation!

    • @memor22
      @memor22 Рік тому +19

      They may have put us appart but spiritualy we are still together brothers!

    • @martyfilo0martyfilo082
      @martyfilo0martyfilo082 Рік тому +3

      nawzajem

    • @walsjell
      @walsjell Рік тому

      jacy bracia? pzreciez wy wiecznie bredzicie z epolacy was okupowali w czasie unii .. zreszta prawdizw alitwa to dzisiejsz abialorus a wy jstescie tworem niemieckim by oslabic polske!

  • @amenax7914
    @amenax7914 Рік тому +211

    I think it's important to note that: Poland wasn't on the world map for a terrible 123 years. In the eyes of the world we were non-existent. Yet we survived that time and preserved our language, culture and history, despite oppression, and today stand as a free, independent country. That is incredible.

    • @tomaszniemy6066
      @tomaszniemy6066 Рік тому +1

      That's actually not true, I mean the number. Because there was Rzeczpospolita Krakowska and Księstwo Warszawskie. These entities could have been called Poland. Also today Poland is not a free, independent countries. That's why we are getting fines to pay to European Commision or whatever it is called. There's only a handful of independent countries these days.

    • @sochaoracza1506
      @sochaoracza1506 Рік тому +17

      Except for Turkey which didn't accept Poland's partition. All the years' the sultans' government kept the seat for the Lechistan ambassador. Every time they were presenting ambassadors of Lechictan, answering: did not arrive yet.

    • @amenax7914
      @amenax7914 Рік тому +1

      @@sochaoracza1506 That warms my heart

    • @mandalorqel-droma5876
      @mandalorqel-droma5876 Рік тому

      @@tomaszniemy6066 maybe you should explain why Poland is paying those fines.

    • @tomaszniemy6066
      @tomaszniemy6066 Рік тому +3

      @@mandalorqel-droma5876 For not closing one coal mine and another for apparently judges have to be beyond control of law and the High Court ones cannot be nominated by president (it is like that in Germany). Also stopped post-pandemics money as there's no "rule of law" - something that is not defined in European law. I don't support the ruling party but the rule of law caveat is just bollocks.

  • @nataldoe3035
    @nataldoe3035 Рік тому +1499

    Really well done presentation. Bonus points for including Nazi-Soviet alliance and Katyn massacre which is often overlooked.

    • @TeddyTheAcro
      @TeddyTheAcro Рік тому +13

      It's practically never overlooked 🤨

    • @grubygrzib6308
      @grubygrzib6308 Рік тому +25

      @@TeddyTheAcro I can't even imagine how Nazi-Soviet alliance can be overlooked, it literally started WW2

    • @rafamarcisz2086
      @rafamarcisz2086 Рік тому

      @@TeddyTheAcro it's overlooked in Russia where most of the people believe the war started when Germans invaded them and are viewing Poles as ungrateful for saving from nazi rule :P

    • @superseriooffical7314
      @superseriooffical7314 Рік тому

      @@grubygrzib6308 this literally never came up in any of my history classes, most younger people dont even bother to understand history from what I've seen, youd be surprised how many people I talk to even in my own age group that didnt even know the nazi/Russian alliance was a thing

    • @mikinius
      @mikinius Рік тому +90

      @@TeddyTheAcro I've heard multiple times about Soviets "freeing" Poland from the Nazi occupation, which is untrue.

  • @helpponimi7821
    @helpponimi7821 Рік тому +851

    As a Finn I love Poland!!

    • @2137xd
      @2137xd Рік тому +118

      as a pole i love finland

    • @nocharge7189
      @nocharge7189 Рік тому +27

      Kind of a similar history between them being fought over by both Sweden and Russia.

    • @xHAGRITx
      @xHAGRITx Рік тому +15

      A dziękujemy😊

    • @Antares-mo6xh
      @Antares-mo6xh Рік тому +21

      Still holding together Finnish brothers

    • @Sephiroth391
      @Sephiroth391 Рік тому +15

      As a Pole I love Finland, hope I'll return there soon

  • @bobstone0
    @bobstone0 Рік тому +568

    6:46 At the very end, it was only missing to mention Polish games:
    - The Witcher
    - Cyberpunk 2077
    - Frostpunk
    - The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
    - Dead Island
    - Dying Light
    - This War of Mine
    - Painkiller
    - Super hot
    - Bulletstorm
    - Layers of Fears
    - Sniper Ghost Warrior
    - Hellish Quart
    - World War 3
    - Call of Juarez
    And much much more.

  • @danimindak7375
    @danimindak7375 Рік тому +719

    Love Poland from Hungary! Our relationship is old and we helped eachother many times! I love the Polish history and in some way is similar to ours, but in some way different. Wish a better year to Poland (too)!

    • @shylockwesker5530
      @shylockwesker5530 Рік тому +56

      Did you know Poles are genetically conditioned to love Hungary?

    • @callmejcob
      @callmejcob Рік тому +57

      „Polak Węgier dwa bratanki, i do szabli do szklanki...”

    • @danimindak7375
      @danimindak7375 Рік тому +25

      @@shylockwesker5530 This is a very lovely and lovable fact.

    • @trubadur7641
      @trubadur7641 Рік тому +21

      Love from Poland

    • @_epej_
      @_epej_ Рік тому +27

      Polak, Węgier, dwa bratanki, i do szabli, i do szklanki
      Lengyel, magyar - két jó barát, együtt harcol, s issza borát

  • @Donch0
    @Donch0 Рік тому +178

    Love for our Polish brothers from Bulgaria

  • @BunnyhopsX
    @BunnyhopsX Рік тому +474

    Jadwiga was coronated as king of Poland but its a minor and common mistake also very understanable one otherwise great video :)

    • @michadebicki5505
      @michadebicki5505 Рік тому +4

      Its popular myth. On every sigil or document Jadwiga was "Dei gratia Regina Poloniae", not Rex.

    • @BunnyhopsX
      @BunnyhopsX Рік тому +97

      @@michadebicki5505 It isn't a myth. She was crowned as a King because Queen's weren't having any power. She became a Queen when she married Jagiello and most of her reforms and innovations are from era after marrying Jagiello so it can be the reason for her being called "Regina" in documents

    • @michadebicki5505
      @michadebicki5505 Рік тому +3

      @@BunnyhopsX everywhere the title of queen means both consort and sole ruler. We didn't have king Elisabeth II but queen Elisabeth, as well as Catherine the Great was empress, not emperor. There is one line from one chronicle where there is "est in regem Polonie coronata" (instead: reginam) so probably author wanted to emphasize that she was not crowned as queen consort. Based on this 19th century Polish historiography made theory about Jadwiga as "king" (sometimes continued to this day, as we see) but that is ungrammatical and without historical justification.
      In her time that was obvious to everyone that she is a queen, regina, not king, rex. She wasn't the only woman-ruler and all the others are queens: queen Elisabeth of England, queen Isabel of Castile, queen Margaret of Denmark, even Jadwiga's sister: queen Mary of Hungary.

    • @slawomirr12
      @slawomirr12 Рік тому +76

      @@michadebicki5505 The problem is with the language - because there is no direct translation of the word queen into Polish. We usually translate it to "królowa" but "królowa" literally means a wife of a king (król). It's the same with "pułkownikOWA" - a wife of a colonel (pułkownik), not a female colonel (for whom we use title "pani pułkownik" - madam colonel), majorOWA - a wife of a major, not a female major (for whom we use the title "pani major" - madam major), etc. So for Jadwiga the proper title would be "pani król" (madam king or lady king).

    • @michadebicki5505
      @michadebicki5505 Рік тому +1

      @@slawomirr12 etymology doesn't matter. Królowa is direct translation of Queen or Regina. Period. Don't make weird grammatical or translation rules xD
      As I said, saying that Jadwiga was "king" (król) is 19th century abomination and nothing more. The weirder it is being used only in cause of Jadwiga, as if she were the only case of a female monarch on the entire world.

  • @DevoteaSings
    @DevoteaSings Рік тому +119

    As a Pole, I really appreciate you trying to get the pronounciation of the names correctly (and doing an incredible job at it, given you're not a native)! Thank you, it really is a breath of fresh air :)

    • @alexmultimodalpackrafting915
      @alexmultimodalpackrafting915 Місяць тому +1

      true, although he tripped up a little bit on the most common one as most do: Lech Wałęsa

  • @Pigraider268
    @Pigraider268 Рік тому +253

    Your Polish pronunciation is top notch! 👌

  • @mojekonto9796
    @mojekonto9796 Рік тому +905

    Prawdopodobnie jedno z najlepszych wprowadzeń do historii Polski w całym Internecie 😅🥰🤭

    • @kopaknia
      @kopaknia Рік тому +7

      +

    • @SuperMaciula
      @SuperMaciula Рік тому +7

      no jak mówi o prahistorii to spoko, ale ogólnie myli fakty bo to nie byli Polacy. I jeszcze nie powiedział o innych neolitycznych i kulturze przedłuzyckiej. Bardzo wybrane fakty nawiązujące do jednej z teroii czyli autochtonicznej będącej w opozycji do allochtonicznej.

    • @arturoclementi3505
      @arturoclementi3505 Рік тому +29

      @@SuperMaciula To jest uniwersytet, czy internet? Luzujemy majty

    • @SuperMaciula
      @SuperMaciula Рік тому +5

      @@arturoclementi3505 takie sprawy to w szkole powinny być, a nie na uniwersytecie ;p i spoko zbroja nie obsrana ;)
      dałem jedną no prawie uniwersytecką odpowiedź to uczestnik się na mnie obraził, więc sobie daruję ;)

    • @arturoclementi3505
      @arturoclementi3505 Рік тому +11

      @@SuperMaciula nawet jeśli tak powinno być, to moim zdaniem filmik na yt, kilkuminutowy, musi zawierać uproszczenia. Bez uproszczeń film trwałby kilka godzin, albo i nawet lat (!) i wtedy dopiero ciężko byłoby zrozumieć o co wgl chodzi.

  • @Pan_Krzeslo5008
    @Pan_Krzeslo5008 Рік тому +115

    Jak widze tych ludzi z innych krajów w komentarzach, robi mi sie cieplo na serduszku

  • @paweszelag7969
    @paweszelag7969 Рік тому +380

    "Poland decided to invade it and the two countries have disliked each other ever since". I know that the lack of time prevents elaboration, however it's a lie. Muscovites attacked Lithuania (in union with Poland) since the late XV century, and claimed Ruthenia with Kiev with the title of "tsar of all-russia". There is also of course I Northern War, where the muscovites attacked the lands of the former Livonian Order, which pledged loyalty to Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. So the Polish-muscovite conflict is older than XVII century, and Poland definitely is not the agressor. More than that, even the 1609 invasion was a defensive war, becuase it was an effect of the treaty of Vipuri, where muscovites signed an alliance with Sweden, and Sweden was currently at war with the PLC. I guess it's called "preventive war"

    • @MrOdrzut
      @MrOdrzut Рік тому +26

      Yeah with these kind of relations you can always go back and claim it's the other side who started it. If you want you can start with Ivan the Terrible invading Lithuania. If you want, you can go back few centuries to Casimir the Great invading Ruthenia. And before that Kievan Rus and Polish states fought, all the way back to Bolesław the brave raiding Kyiv in 10th century and Jarosław the Wise revisiting Poznań few years later :) And there were probably wars before that, but the record is spotty at that point :)

    • @justynadzt7728
      @justynadzt7728 Рік тому +3

      There have been 19 wars between Poland and Russia in history, so it's quite complicated

    • @kamilxinsot
      @kamilxinsot Рік тому +1

      @@justynadzt7728 There were more wars vs. Russia. There were hundreds of wars, but we only know about the most important which were written in history books. The chronology about history is fixed that's why we have DARK AGES. The Great wars are collected from other countries and put in books. Even now the new things are coming to light about history as we know

    • @borys8176
      @borys8176 Рік тому

      Bzdury, to nie była żadna wojna tylko zaproszenie przez bojarów rosyjskich którzy byli przeciwnikami cara, nie było żadnej bitwy Moskwa nie została podbita żadną bitwą 🤷‍♂️

    • @kamilxinsot
      @kamilxinsot Рік тому +1

      @@borys8176 Jeżeli nie było żadnej bitwy to ja rozumiem, że Polacy weszli sobie do Moskwy od tak i ją przejęli? I Rosja na to pozwoliła?

  • @konrad7492
    @konrad7492 Рік тому +61

    Also fun fact: Before its complete destruction in WW2, Warsaw, Polands captial, was often reffered to as "Paris of the east"

    • @mooonsi323
      @mooonsi323 Рік тому +1

      Also the same architect Georges-Eugène Haussmann designed Paris and Szczecin

  • @Sousuke-Kairyuu
    @Sousuke-Kairyuu Рік тому +25

    Polak, Węgier, dwa bratanki,
i do szabli, i do szklanki,
oba zuchy, oba żwawi,
niech im Pan Bóg błogosławi.
    To jest Dzień, w którym oboje będziemy razem przez całą Historię!
    Wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji Dnia Przyjaźni Polsko-Węgierskiej!
    🇵🇱🤝🇭🇺

  • @offside7286
    @offside7286 Рік тому +9

    It cannot be understated how much of a cultural icon St. John Paul II is in Poland. Almost every town and city has a statue of the man.

  • @lisniady
    @lisniady Рік тому +58

    Dude, you nailed every single important event in Polish history better than any of my history teachers that tried to do the same. Dziękuję

  • @mikrosglaros
    @mikrosglaros Рік тому +8

    ❤ Poland, from 🇬🇷

  • @Odyss2023
    @Odyss2023 Рік тому +10

    Poland, the protector of Europe and Christianity.
    Greetings from South Korea.

  • @Codiggity369
    @Codiggity369 Рік тому +14

    Love Poland! Lived in Radom for a year. Great people and great food!

  • @jackswiatek5221
    @jackswiatek5221 Рік тому +39

    Very nice, but it asks to provide several milestones in the Polish history that actually affected the entire Western civilization:
    1. In the 12th - 13th century the Kingdom of Poland set its main principle to not be an imperial style of state (as opposed to most of the other European countries). This is later seen that Poland preferred expansion by union not conquest. This union was the most visible with the creation of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. (Chronica seu originale regum et principum Poloniae - a Latin history of Poland written by Wincenty Kadłubek between 1190 and 1208 CE).
    In 17th century the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth tried to unify together with Russia (and that would be a creation of a super state), but... you can take a slave out of Russian state, but you can't take a slave out of a Russian man.
    2. 1425 - Neminem captivabimus. Law in Poland requiring due process to any arrested person. Next country that came up with a similar law was England 200 years later.
    3. Council of Constance 1478 - Polish legalists defended the rights of pagans and their right to their land over "imperialistic" Western Europe. Next such an idea came up in Spain some 150 years later during South America colonization.
    4. The Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791 - the first in Europe and the second in the world (after the US) modern constitution.

    • @tomaszniemy6066
      @tomaszniemy6066 Рік тому

      🙄
      No Freeman shall be taken or imprisoned, or be disseized of his Freehold, or Liberties, or free Customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or any other wise destroyed; nor will We not pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his Peers, or by the Law of the land.
      Magna Carta, 1215, England

    • @jackswiatek5221
      @jackswiatek5221 Рік тому +1

      @@tomaszniemy6066 Dzieki za info!

    • @alexmultimodalpackrafting915
      @alexmultimodalpackrafting915 Місяць тому

      Thanks, all important mile stones and to add: wasn't the Polish Constitution the first in the world ratified just a couple of month earlier on May 3rd, while the U.S. was ratified on December 15th, 1791?

    • @jackswiatek5221
      @jackswiatek5221 Місяць тому

      @@alexmultimodalpackrafting915 Ill check it. However, due to the fact the US was a federation of states, the ratification process could have gone far longer. Point being, whether we take the first ratification or the last into consideration.

  • @PsychoBTD
    @PsychoBTD Рік тому +7

    I wouldn't say that Poland and Russia disliked each other since 1609, the bad blood started to develop more than 100 years earlier, when muscovites were attacking Lithuania which was already in personal union with Poland.
    But still, the video is great!

  • @trybunnazyleta963
    @trybunnazyleta963 Рік тому +24

    Great video! The only thing I found a little off was naming Jadwiga the queen of Poland. She was actually *the king* of Poland, as there was no queen title at the time.

    • @krzysztofchawrona360
      @krzysztofchawrona360 Рік тому +1

      That is true. Her husband was also called king, we had two kings at this time…

  • @s1rd0r1s2
    @s1rd0r1s2 Рік тому +85

    Poland is just amazing. Thanks Mr History so much information delivered so quickly!

  • @bartosznaswiecie1179
    @bartosznaswiecie1179 Рік тому +52

    I really appreciate your work on pronunciation, using our phrases, pin points of history that shape our perspective and reinforcing our good image at the end. You have not only showed history of Poland, you have, in your own way told the story of Poland.

  • @JohnnyDoe414
    @JohnnyDoe414 Рік тому +86

    Pozdrowienia z Polski 🇵🇱

  • @BartekSycz
    @BartekSycz Рік тому +9

    As a Pole my self, I can agree It is a very well-made and history accurate video about my country. Thanks for including Nazi-Soviet alliance, which is often "censored" and not talked about.

  • @jn1205
    @jn1205 Рік тому +4

    Thank you for the short and concise thousand-year history of Poland...

  • @archael7807
    @archael7807 Рік тому +9

    For those who say that Jadwiga was "King" and not a "Queen". She was "Queen", but ruler, not King's wife.
    The problem is that in Poland there was no instance of female ruler before Jadwiga, so there was no reason to create new title. When Jadwiga was coronated, she was coronated as "Król", but she was female, and english word for female king is "queen". So... Yes, Jadwiga was "Król", but she was not "King", she was "Queen", because both "King" and "Queen" in terms of ruler (not ruler wife/husband) are translated into "Król"... Well, it was, because right now there is sex distinction King = król, Queen = królowa. But back in time of Jadwiga, there was no such distinction, "Królowa" was wife of the King, and "Król" was a ruler despite of their gender, even if in other languages there was distinction. So yes, Jadwiga was Queen, and yes, Jadwiga was "król".

  • @mireklalas
    @mireklalas Рік тому +4

    A fair and balanced review with a good flow and helpful visuals.

  • @BroodingEdgelord
    @BroodingEdgelord Рік тому +7

    techniclly, Jadwiga was a KING weardly enough before her marrage when she became a queen.

  • @sebastianpikieta7263
    @sebastianpikieta7263 Рік тому +6

    As i'm Polish im impress how much work you make to compress history of my homeland in that short video including the most greatest moments in polish history. Im greatfull for that .

  • @mrtimechanger
    @mrtimechanger Рік тому +3

    Finally someone has learned to pronounce Polish stuff good. Great job!

  • @Draaghail
    @Draaghail Рік тому +4

    Can't wrap my head around when I think of how much you had to practice the names pronounciation. Amazing job

  • @pawelm.1583
    @pawelm.1583 Рік тому +4

    It was so joyful to watch this and listen, how you have managed to pronounce all Polish names and surnames. Splendid and cheers to you good sire.

  • @kamilfornalski7799
    @kamilfornalski7799 Рік тому +3

    One of the best movies about the history of Poland! Thanks !!

  • @wojtas-4
    @wojtas-4 Рік тому +6

    Wyjątkowo PROFESJONALNIE RZECZOWO I DOKŁADNIE ! przedstawiona historia Polski.

  • @Montielo_official
    @Montielo_official Рік тому +5

    Im from Poland and here i learn more about Poland in this video than 5 years in school.

  • @radosaworman7628
    @radosaworman7628 Рік тому +13

    Calling winged hussars "heavy cavalery" is bit of a streach as they used both heavy and light cavalery tactics depending on situation, so proper term would be "versatile". They decidedly used heavy cavalery tactics against other cavalery (where they lingered using tactics similar to curasiers of the period) and focused on ligtning fast strikes against infantry (focused on contiuing momentum- and where famous long yet hollow inside lances where used to great effect). They where swiss army knife of a cavalery- using difrent bits for difrent tasks- after all "standard" armament (it was self selective, self stndardisng and self orgasining type of unit structure) of hussar where at couple dozen lances called "little trees"/"drzewko" (as they where single use guaranteeing couple of kills on tightly formed infantry), cavalery sabre (usually "hungarian style"), 1.5m long rapier ("koncerz") or backsword of similar lenght (as a back up for emergency changes when there is no time to grab new lance and there is a need for another charge/selfefence), couple of pistols (preferably multibarelled and using wheellock for reliablity) for anti-cavalery work, and couple of horses (breed that is lost to histry being mix of nimble middle-eastern cavalery horses mixed with heavier bulkier breeds typical for heavy cavalery- so there is a possiblity to recreate that breed just like it was done with many polish breeds of dogs known - like it was done to polish lowland shepard dog).
    Note- hussar armor was usually ligher than curassier armor of same periods featuring little to no protection of legs and back, focusing on frontal effectivness.

  • @AgneDei
    @AgneDei Рік тому +11

    For some reason I shed a tear. I guess Poland's history wasn't all that bad looking at the whole thing.
    Nice video!

    • @Koala8591
      @Koala8591 Рік тому

      Oh it was really bad... But maybe the video wasn't! Either way, have a good one!

  • @One_and_only_Griper
    @One_and_only_Griper Рік тому +7

    Your attemps to use polish pronunciation are very much appreciated. Regards from Poland

  • @SpectraLzz
    @SpectraLzz Рік тому +4

    Never seen your channel before, but when somebody brings up history of my country I’m always grateful.

  • @yoy8123
    @yoy8123 Рік тому +79

    poland saved europe 2 time yet they get treated badly by everyone

    • @realmadrid9432
      @realmadrid9432 Рік тому +10

      sadly yes

    • @mariolondyn50
      @mariolondyn50 Рік тому +35

      3 times :
      1. Europe was supposed to be Islamist .
      The strongest formation in the world at that time, King Sobieski's Hussars, decided to defeat the biggest on the world Ottoman"s army near Vienna
      2. Europe was supposed to be communist .
      If the Poles had lost the Battle of Warsaw in 1920, the Soviet chords would certainly have reached Berlin, where they would have strengthened the German communist movement there, and then this band of "people's liberators" would have moved to France.
      3 . All Europe was supposed to be lost freedom .
      If Britain had lost to Hitler in 1940, all of Europe would have lost its freedom for many years. (then regaining freedom would be possible if the German army, armed for years, would probably lose to the USA after a long war. And assuming that the American president would take up the fight instead of concluding a non-aggression pact with Hitler)
      Polish pilots during the Battle of Britain accounted for 5% of all pilots and shot down 12% of enemy aircraft.
      After winning the battle, the commander of the Royal Air Force, Sir Hugh Dowding, said that if it had not been for the participation of Polish pilots, the outcome of this battle could have gone differently.
      In this battle, the German air force suffered such heavy losses that Hitler decided to stop attacking altogether. Historians believe that if the battle had lasted about 2 more weeks then the already very tired British air force would have surrendered.
      Someone also calculated that these 12% of shot downs by Polish pilots is the equivalent of these 2 weeks of combat, which would have given the Nazis a victory.
      It can be said that the fate of Europe hung in the balance at that time.

    • @justabunny999
      @justabunny999 Рік тому

      2 or 3 times lol guys how cute.
      Many more times to be factual.
      But the most famous ones are sobieksi saving europe, and defeating lenin yes and who forgets us being the only ones taking moscow ;)

    • @samulikarjalainen6107
      @samulikarjalainen6107 Рік тому

      They literally worked with the Russian Tsar against haidamaks in 1768l.

  • @mariolondyn50
    @mariolondyn50 Рік тому +17

    Thank you very much for presenting the very turbulent, often bloody and sad history of my country. Today, probably no Pole is surprised that in a situation of potential threat on the eastern border of Poland, the government of this country wants to have the strongest army in Europe in a few years. Because Poles, like no other nation, know perfectly well that Freedom is a treasure that is never given forever and must always be ready to defend it.
    P.S. In the ranking of the American CNN station, Poland is in the first place of countries worth visiting. (Mainly because of the best price/service ratio, I think).
    On the other hand, my country is not perfect because there are still many things to improve and new things to do. I would say that Poland is only halfway to achieving a prosperous existence.

  • @CroatiaBall273
    @CroatiaBall273 Рік тому +22

    Croatia's best friend

  • @Eliktro
    @Eliktro Рік тому +14

    as a Polish i gotta say that your Polish pronounciacion is outstanding!

  • @igorpiekarski7015
    @igorpiekarski7015 Рік тому +2

    Hi! You did best job with history in the pill. This is perfect intruduction because it's including every important events but in basic that every person can go deeper with something, but in here you can start to learn more and you will not miss anything. I will recommend this movie, to the tourists.

  • @RAGpikczers
    @RAGpikczers Рік тому +2

    Respect for shining some light on our artists, and excluding a certain filmmaker who some are so keen to defend despite his awful actions and evasion of responsibility.

  • @kapergames5038
    @kapergames5038 Рік тому +20

    Great job, really enjoyed it- particularly the objectivism in this video!

  • @cronosvandust313
    @cronosvandust313 11 місяців тому +2

    Good job! I appreciate it very much as a Pole, since this is perhaps one of the best summaries of Polish history I've seen. It's also impressive that you nailed the pronounciation - brilliant! I only missed the name of Józef Piłsudski, who was a key figure in Poland between the World Wars and should have been noted. Others have already noted the fact of Jadwiga being a king, not a queen (I know, strange - when I learned it at school it was also weird for me - that's how naming worked back then in Polish). Everything else is perfect as for such a short form.

  • @SolidSnake59
    @SolidSnake59 Рік тому +2

    Your effort to pronounce polish names correctly is admirable.
    Btw. when you look at polish history like this it seems last time anything worked in this country was 5 centuries ago.

  • @krakersi
    @krakersi Рік тому +6

    4:34 The Painting used for January Uprising is depicting the November Uprising. During the January Uprising soldiers did not have army uniforms, which was the case during the November uprising. Funnily enough this painting and a question about uprisings was featured in the secondary school exams during my school times. Many people failed that question because they did not consider that it does sometimes snow in November in Poland.

  • @josealves2128
    @josealves2128 Рік тому +11

    It took long, but another amazing video from this channel popped out! Enjoyed as always! Portugal is next!

  • @TotallyCze
    @TotallyCze Рік тому +2

    As a fellow Pole I can assure that this video couldn't be more accurate. I give it a 10/10

  • @agatix
    @agatix Рік тому +2

    Man! For such a short video few facts here and ther are really made in shortcut but you capture vibe and spirit of Poland 👍

  • @mirosawpanasiuk926
    @mirosawpanasiuk926 Рік тому +15

    To jest najlepsze streszczenie polskiej historii dla innych nacji jakie widziałem….
    Brawo!!!!

  • @Morrov
    @Morrov Рік тому +8

    I really appreciate the effort you put into pronunciation, you nailed it!

  • @rafamarcisz2086
    @rafamarcisz2086 Рік тому +7

    Great video, I think that the Duchy of Warsaw is worth mentioning, the time when Napoleon gave Poland few years of independence (at least from previous oppressors). It is mentioned in our national epic Pan Tadeusz.

  • @ThePawcios
    @ThePawcios Рік тому +8

    Just 7 min of incredibly accurate history summary. Good Job!

  • @Citizen0fUtopia
    @Citizen0fUtopia Рік тому +3

    thanks man, learned more about my country's history in 7 minutes then after 9 years of history lessons at school :D
    Well narrated quick facts properly represented visually, sprinkled with some humor, and summarised with appreciation for the nation's achievements - kudos for the formula. I'm diving into your chanell for more info about other countries' history! Thanks!

  • @cringe1020
    @cringe1020 Рік тому +12

    I have been waiting for this as a Pole for ages also really good pronouncation

  • @maksymilian8103
    @maksymilian8103 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for this episode. Good Job.👍

  • @nickurban6201
    @nickurban6201 Рік тому +3

    Excellent video, you've summarised Polish history really well!

  • @koekje111
    @koekje111 Рік тому +4

    bro big respect for almost 90% correctly spell Polish names
    anyways, nice video
    as a Pole, I approve it

  • @FujikkoJP
    @FujikkoJP Рік тому +20

    *I never know a damn thing about poland 🇵🇱 I learn more in mr history's video I think I have an interesting question should I learn more polish history yes differently.*
    *Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇵🇱 from Japan.* 🇯🇵

    • @piotrszymanski9176
      @piotrszymanski9176 Рік тому +4

      "glory to ukraine" is considered chauvinistic slogan in poland

    • @mgtowninja
      @mgtowninja Рік тому +8

      @@piotrszymanski9176 Lie, don't mislead others.

    • @piotrszymanski9176
      @piotrszymanski9176 Рік тому

      @@mgtowninja in germany as well

    • @mgtowninja
      @mgtowninja Рік тому +2

      @@piotrszymanski9176 XD

    • @asdkjh4370
      @asdkjh4370 Рік тому

      Nope Ukraine is nazi country

  • @Dramatic240p
    @Dramatic240p Рік тому +3

    Quite on point, well done, gratuluję :D

  • @milesbrown8016
    @milesbrown8016 Рік тому +18

    Short and sweet. Well done..Slava Polski

  • @kermitage
    @kermitage Рік тому +3

    Very well made recap of Poland's tough history, thank you! Cheers from Warsaw :)

  • @tomaszzaremba5924
    @tomaszzaremba5924 Рік тому +5

    Greatly done! I would personally model a little bit the part about XVII century to include swedish deluge and cossacks uprising and maybe add some things about constitution of 3rd may and nobles priviligese but your choice is as good as mine! Thanks for popularizing polish history.

  • @magrad3002
    @magrad3002 Рік тому +2

    Coming from a Pole GREAT JOB! You did mention all of the most important things in our history that are deeply embedded in our culture, very nice video

  • @Sousuke-Kairyuu
    @Sousuke-Kairyuu Рік тому +63

    Najlepsze wideo w historii! Panie Historii, dałeś mi najlepszy dzień w historii, kiedy mój kraj został najechany, ustał, a następnie ponownie powstał z rąk obcych mocarstw z Prus, Austro-Węgier i Czarskiej Rosji ucisku, nazistowskich Niemiec i im komunistycznej Rosji, aż uzyskaliśmy niepodległość i wolność od ucisku! Jestem Polakiem i kocham mój kraj, daliście mi najszczęśliwszy dzień w historii dla całej Polski i Polaków! Dziękuje! NIECH ŻYJE POLSKA!!!!!!
    ⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
    ⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
    🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴
    🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

  • @Serial_Designation_FS
    @Serial_Designation_FS Рік тому +10

    Ten film dał mi więcej informacji niż wszystkie moje podręczniki od historii

    • @fekalistagrzybowory7619
      @fekalistagrzybowory7619 Рік тому +17

      Bo się kurwa czytać nie chciało?

    • @Serial_Designation_FS
      @Serial_Designation_FS Рік тому

      @@fekalistagrzybowory7619 ...tak

    • @infeltk
      @infeltk Рік тому +1

      @@fekalistagrzybowory7619 w punkt!

    • @Yeah...........
      @Yeah........... Рік тому

      @@fekalistagrzybowory7619 jak się ma rozszerzoną historię i książkę która ma prawie 600 stron, to rzeczywiście nie chce się czytać

    • @JezElectro13
      @JezElectro13 Рік тому +1

      @@fekalistagrzybowory7619 I nie zajmuje roku szkolnego a przerwy na historię innych państ nie są wymagane.

  • @victoriab.6601
    @victoriab.6601 9 місяців тому +3

    This was very helpful and interesting!! I'm from Buenos Aires and I'm very interested in learning more about Polish history (because I'm researching a T. Kantor's work). I wonder if you could recommend material to continue learning about the history of Poland? Thank you !! 🤍

  • @enwyz
    @enwyz Рік тому +8

    as a pole, thank you so much for pronouncing the names correctly

  • @scandathepole723
    @scandathepole723 Рік тому +37

    Proud to be Polish

  • @mixer0935
    @mixer0935 Рік тому +2

    you did quite well with the Polish words

  • @deon5729
    @deon5729 Рік тому +3

    thanks for doing it, its amazing but some of the names pronaunced sounded a bit funny but its cool still congrats for even trying and getting most of them right

  • @Antares-mo6xh
    @Antares-mo6xh Рік тому +1

    Beautiful film, Good work! I Wonder if You could make longer and more precise video once.

  • @iggybe
    @iggybe Рік тому +1

    Awesome vid. One thing though Jadwiga was a King not a Queen. In Polish history Queen was a title given to Kings wife. :)

  • @invis911
    @invis911 Рік тому +5

    2:30 as a Pole i need to correct u . she wasnt a queen she was a king

  • @athen3564
    @athen3564 Рік тому +4

    Thank You for doing such an amazing job at telling the history of Poland. But i am a little sad that u didn't include the real reason why Russia "hates us", basically Poland was the only country to ever capture Moscow while it was the capital city. The only other time Moscow was captured, which was done by Napoleon, St.Petersburg was the capital at that time and also they kinda marched into an abandoned city couse of the defensive tactics used by the Russians. Sooo yeah. keep up the great work

  • @Yatzo
    @Yatzo Рік тому

    WOOOW. THIS IS PREPERED SO ACURATE! GREAT WORK

  • @kml8732
    @kml8732 Рік тому +2

    Very nicely done.

  • @TrustyEngineer
    @TrustyEngineer Рік тому +2

    Nice one. I've spotten only two errors:
    1. Lack of mentioning Polish Allied Forces during WWII (Batttle of Britain, Monte Cassino etc.)
    2. Solidarity was not a trade union but workers union.

  • @LowQualityComedy.mp4
    @LowQualityComedy.mp4 Рік тому +3

    MR HISTORY UPLOADED YES LOVE YOUR VIDS

  • @MiloXOXO4
    @MiloXOXO4 Рік тому +1

    8 years of my history lesson in just 7 min

  • @Randomowy_urzytkownik
    @Randomowy_urzytkownik Рік тому

    Thank you and youtube for recommending this video, I now know more about my country and why some countris dislike Poland

  • @bicyclemk2851
    @bicyclemk2851 Рік тому +5

    Why didn't you include the chunk with napoleon

    • @aetavism838
      @aetavism838 Рік тому +1

      This. The entire period with the Polish Legions and the Duchy of Warsaw isn’t mentioned at all.

  • @0ofland
    @0ofland Рік тому +4

    I'm amazed how good your pronounciation of Polish names is

  • @MurdokEXTRA
    @MurdokEXTRA Рік тому

    The effort you'd put in pronunciation is appreciated.

  • @antoninaminos3258
    @antoninaminos3258 Рік тому

    your pronunciation is really great actually, i'm impressed

  • @po_prostu_w_2137
    @po_prostu_w_2137 Рік тому +4

    I'm Poland citizen and this film it's very accurate.

  • @dariuszzawadzki3116
    @dariuszzawadzki3116 Рік тому +2

    dobry film fajnie wymawiasz polskie nazwiska :D

  • @agnespn3670
    @agnespn3670 Рік тому

    Loved it!

  • @adriankoszalka3131
    @adriankoszalka3131 6 місяців тому

    Thank you Mr History for the quick and easy to remember movie

  • @Bornous
    @Bornous Рік тому +2

    Fun fact - english videos about Poland are often very popular, as many Polish people watch them. From my personal view, it's a thing because we were taught about 123 years being erased from the maps. At that time, patriotism was practised by people with talents/skills to go to other countries and contribute to the culture/society, being known as a Polish people of non-existing country... because if people will remember about Poland then we won't get extinct. So... this mentality of being proud of Polish history, talking about it in global media is still visible, and still lives on because at that time it was the only hope we got to get back on the maps.

    • @Bornous
      @Bornous Рік тому +2

      I think it's the biggest country-level trauma in here - being erased from maps, being forbidden to use Polish language... Fortunately, as globalisation goes on, newer generations are being more free of it

  • @kosmateusz8947
    @kosmateusz8947 Рік тому +2

    I am Polish and I approve this video

  • @Lukasz10000000000000
    @Lukasz10000000000000 Рік тому

    Hey, dziękuję for the effort on the pronunciation :)

  • @FALkoon08
    @FALkoon08 Рік тому

    Im from Poland and Im happy about your video! 🇵🇱