The History of Partition Era Poland

Tadeusz Kościuszko, leader of the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794, portrait by Józef Kosiński

Tadeusz Kościuszko and the Kościuszko Uprising ...

Explore Tadeusz Kościuszko and the 1794 uprising through its history, proclamations, manuscripts, newspapers, rare books, Racławice and the Połaniec Manifesto.

Tadeusz Kościuszko and the Kościuszko Uprising ...

Explore Tadeusz Kościuszko and the 1794 uprising through its history, proclamations, manuscripts, newspapers, rare books, Racławice and the Połaniec Manifesto.

A bilingual French and Polish edition of the May 3 1791 Polish Constitution

The First Editions of the Polish Constitution o...

A bibliography of the first Polish editions and early French, English and German translations of the Constitution of 3 May 1791, with identification points and edition history.

The First Editions of the Polish Constitution o...

A bibliography of the first Polish editions and early French, English and German translations of the Constitution of 3 May 1791, with identification points and edition history.

An antique painting showing the proclamation of Poland's May 3 Constitution

The Constitution of 3 May 1791 and the Great Sejm

Explore the Constitution of 3 May 1791 through the Great Sejm, manuscript drafts, first editions, political printing and the reform of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The Constitution of 3 May 1791 and the Great Sejm

Explore the Constitution of 3 May 1791 through the Great Sejm, manuscript drafts, first editions, political printing and the reform of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The prayer of the Bar Confederates before the Battle of Lanckorona

The Bar Confederation, 1768–1772

Explore the Bar Confederation of 1768–1772, its resistance to Russian influence, Kazimierz Pułaski, the fighting across the Commonwealth and the road to the First Partition.

The Bar Confederation, 1768–1772

Explore the Bar Confederation of 1768–1772, its resistance to Russian influence, Kazimierz Pułaski, the fighting across the Commonwealth and the road to the First Partition.