{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/699e36ed123f974082087563/69a1dd24bbda7540f470aeb0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Union of Lublin – Part 4: The world remade in the aftermath","description":"Across the vast lands between the Baltic and Black Seas, a new flag fluttered in the wind. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was born—and the world took notice. But could this grand experiment survive the burdens of power, ambition, and diversity?\r\n\r\nIn the months after the Union of Lublin, the political map of Europe shifted. The Commonwealth stretched from Riga to Kiev, its territory rivaling the greatest empires of its day. The joint Sejm, now the heart of governance, brought nobles from Poland and Lithuania together in heated debate. The king, elected by the nobility, held a crown that was both prize and burden. For the first time, two nations shared not only a monarch, but a system of shared decision-making.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/union-of-lublin","author_name":"The Archive Network"}