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The Last King of Poland

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Fascinating biography of the last King of Poland, and an account of a personal dream with all the elements of Grand tragedy. Young King Stanislaw Antoni Poniatowski was a perfect illustration of the contradictions of Europe's ideological and religious viewpoints: worshipped reason but was led by the heart.

Stanislaw was eventually obliged to watch the destruction of his lifes work, and ultimately forced to abdicate, a broken man, deceived and disillusioned.

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0753804964 / 9780753804964
Paperback
14/09/1998
United Kingdom
English
viii, 550p., [16]p. of plates : ill.
22 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 1992.
*Zamoyski's account of the birth and death of Liberalism in Poland offers absorbing parallels with the present' Derwent May, European. *Important chronicle of the birth and death of Liberalism in Poland and the establishment of Russian power in Europe.
*Zamoyski's account of the birth and death of Liberalism in Poland offers absorbing parallels with the present' Derwent May, European. *Important chronicle of the birth and death of Liberalism in Poland and the establishment of Russian power in Europe. 1DVP Poland, BGH Biography: historical, political & military, HBJD European history, HBLL Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900