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Reformation in Poland I. Introduction II. Preconditions to Polish pluralism A. Size B. Diversity C. Pattern of Christianization III. Reformation in Poland A. External Developments B. Internal Diversity. Religious Communities in Reformation Poland.
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Reformation in Poland I. Introduction II. Preconditions to Polish pluralism A. Size B. Diversity C. Pattern of Christianization III. Reformation in Poland A. External Developments B. Internal Diversity
Poland’s decentralized political culture Elective Monarchy --Nobility’s right to elect regardless of dynastic plans of king --Nobility’s right to declare war and impose taxes --Nobility’s fundamental right of resistance Poland’s Representative Assembly Sejm (pronounced same) Liberum veto
Lwów--aka Leopolis, Ľviv, Lemberg Now in the Ukraine