Was Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth a Real Republic?

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Middle and Early Modern Ages continues with a video in which we talk about the Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth also known as Rzeczpospolita, as we ask if the confederation was a real republic. 🎥 Join our YouTube members and patrons to unlock exclusive content! Our community is currently enjoying deep dives into the First Punic War, Pacific War, history of Prussia, Italian Unification Wars, Russo-Japanese War, Albigensian Crusade, and Xenophon’s Anabasis. Become a part of this exclusive circle: youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join or patron: https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals and Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kingsandgenerals as well! Arabia Before Islam: https://youtu.be/07OsSSt0ytc Ancient Origins of the Berbers: https://youtu.be/qMv9Gyc08P8 Berber Empires: https://youtu.be/LeArDH86dRU Early Muslim Expansion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2cEIDZwG5M&list=PLaBYW76inbX6liBZSJNNEyShlv4IsfT3t Muslim Schism: https://youtu.be/-85dXjgMiSU Vandals: https://youtu.be/-IpbeEW6I9Y Thebes - 3d Tour: https://youtu.be/_8vhWNIDPCU Mycenae - 3D Tour: https://youtu.be/LBmqBBdfKwE Hattusa - 3D Tour of the Hittite Capital: https://youtu.be/CgH4CxQrgRc How Rome Conquered Greece: https://youtu.be/v5q1rerf-qw Did the Trojan War Really Happen: https://youtu.be/12eHJL2yRtk Demosthenes: https://youtu.be/ABS1iepXG0U Ancient Greek Politics and Diplomacy: https://youtu.be/MVnp4NilDLI Pyrrhic Wars: https://youtu.be/2QBA6ZPmj3Q Ancient Macedonia before Alexander the Great and Philip II: https://youtu.be/FXX1FVYysjQ Diplomatic Genius of Philip of Macedon: https://youtu.be/yVTrkESkuTw Etruscans: https://youtu.be/FkySjRwUteE Ancient Greek State in Bactria: https://youtu.be/IQATsepKoLE The Greco-Chinese War Over the Heavenly Horses: https://youtu.be/g6Rphg_lwwM Ancient Greek Kingdom in India: https://youtu.be/ZxJk4KHZxi8 How the Ancient Olympics Were Conducted: https://youtu.be/Fr2Z0Ok2e-4 How did the Oracle of Delphi Work?: https://youtu.be/_I0-q-uYul4 How the Greeks Colonized the Mediterranean: https://youtu.be/B9HeRf4f7z8 How Greece was Christianized: https://youtu.be/x_bf3Yszpcw Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals or by joining the youtube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooKPbpq0z8ciEjz5Zmrga4-gWRmripm0u4BHMkkXHVc/edit?usp=sharing The video was made by Sebastiao Reis, while the script was developed by Hleb L. The video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ) ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FwREbyQB9q8KY4Ild8S7QGSKqgr7wpqntUWjbY8urm0/edit?usp=sharing #Documentary #Poland #Lithuania