How to Invent a Country cover image

Poland - Obliterated from the map

How to Invent a Country

CHAPTER

The Poles Are Quite Contrarian in Many Ways

Polish gentry resented the powers of the church. So a huge number went over to calvinism, including my family. Thereby they simply got out of paying tithes. They all then drifted back. Within the next hundred years, you'll see the arms of this town have saint thomas on them. He needed to come back to the old and indeed, the founder named his son thomas.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode