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Rzeczpospolita w relacjach berlińskich Philipa Plantamoura: od kwietnia do sierpnia 1702 r

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An important element in historical research is analysis of the diplomatic reports from the Old Commonwealth. They show the history of the state as well as its internal and foreign politics from another historical perspective. In 1700 the Great Northern War broke out and changed the political system in Middle and Eastern Europe for decades to come. The evens were of interest for diplomats from foreign courts. One of them was Philip Plantamour, a secretary to ambassador George Stepney in Berlin. He sent his reports to the British Isles. They included information about war and political opperations in the Polish - Lithuanian state. The analysis of the diplomatic reports provides answer to how the conflict was seen between April and August 1702. How the Polish-Lithuanian elites were seen is also valid to examine, as well as whether the information in the Philip Plantamour,s reports was new and true.