Sigismund the Third takes the throne after facing off against the Hapsburg Archduke Maximilian the Third. Stepping into the limelight,... more

Stefan Batory fills the power vacuum left by the departed Henry de Valois. But will his efforts to reform multiple... more

Henry de Valois is ambitious but his brother is already King of France. And so, he has to settle for... more

Sigismund II Augustus reigns during a time of cataclysmic change in Europe. The Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation rages,... more

Casimir IV had so many kids we can’t even follow them all. So instead of trying, we’re going to focus... more

Due to the efforts of King Casimir III and the events of the Thirteen Years War, the Teutonic Order as... more

Władysław II Jagiełło takes the throne in Poland but faces dissent at home in Lithuania. Also, there are the Teutonic... more

In this episode we’re going to very briefly cover the complete history of the state of Lithuania. Definitely won’t skip... more

The ascension of King Louis the Great to the throne of Poland was not all it was cracked up to... more

We wrap up our time with King Casimir the Great by talking about his final years as King, what made... more