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The Radziwiłłs, Potockis, Lubomirskis, Ostrogskis and Czartoryskis - the magnate families of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth are an important part of our history. How did this most privileged and wealthy layer of Polish nobility come into being? In modern times, were we a kingdom in which the ruler had less to say than the influential magnate families, and in this way the system being built became the cause of the ruin of the old Republic? We will consider how our history would have turned out if the Jagiellonians had listened to the advice of Callimachus in the 15th century. The system of the old Republic stood out against the background of Europe. What was its specificity? Cezary Korycki and his guest, dr hab. Wojciech Tygielski from the Institute of History of the University of Warsaw (https://ihs.uw.edu.pl/wojciech-tygiel.... Chapters: 00:00 Where did the magnates come from? 00:48 Those who ruled and those who were ruled 17:49 Callimachus's recipes 35:55 The noble oligarch We invite you to listen to other podcasts of the Polish History Museum: 1. The magnate of all time. Jan Zamoyski - • The magnate of all time. Jan Zamoyski 2. About Prince Józef Poniatowski - • About Prince Józef Poniatowski. Zapra... 3. The Polish złoty. A short history - • The Polish złoty. A short history Our podcasts are stories about outstanding figures from centuries ago and the backstage of key events in the history of our country, interwoven with lesser-known, yet fascinating threads from the history of Poland. You can listen to the Polish History Museum podcast on: ● YouTube • Podcasts Polish History Museum ● Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1p3AH9O... ● Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... ● Audioteka https://web.audioteka.com/pl/podcast/... ● and also on other podcast platforms. We invite you to subscribe to our profiles. Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. The podcast was created as part of the task: continuation and expansion of the multimedia information and educational project - Portal Historyczny Dzieje.pl