Natalia Nowakowska: 2 books
King Sigismund of Poland and Martin Luther
The Reformation before Confessionalization
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2017
The first major study of the early Reformation and the Polish monarchy for over a century, this volume asks why Crown and church in the reign of King Sigismund I (1506-1548) did not persecute Lutherans. It offers a new narrative of Luther's dramatic impact on this monarchy — which saw violent urban...
Church, State and Dynasty in Renaissance Poland
The Career of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon (1468–1503)
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the career of Fryderyk Jagiellon (1468-1503) arguably the most powerful churchman in medieval or early modern Central Europe. Royal prince, bishop of Kraków, Polish primate, cardinal, regent and brother to the rulers of Hungary, Poland, Bohemia...