Expositus periculo … Great and small defeats of eastern Greater Poland in the light of seventeenth-century sources from the Gniezno archdeaconry Cover Image

„Expositus periculo…” Klęski duże i małe wschodniej Wielkopolski w świetle siedemnastowiecznych źródeł z archidiakonatu gnieźnieńskiego
Expositus periculo … Great and small defeats of eastern Greater Poland in the light of seventeenth-century sources from the Gniezno archdeaconry

Author(s): Anna Jabłońska
Subject(s): 17th Century
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Gniezno Archdeaconry;basic defeats;epidemics;fire;Swedes;sources;eastern Greater Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article is aimed at portraying defeats in the light of sources from the Gniezno Archdeaconry residents of eastern Greater Poland experienced which in the 17th century. They were it among others: epidemics, fires, abnormal weather conditions, war with Swedes from 1655-1660 years - presence of all sorts armies what meant the entire set of such disasters as death, robbery, damage, epidemic. Also a bad management and overloads of the population could be a misfortune. These defeats caused determined demographic, social and economic effects. Disasters could have a different reach, a duration and a scale.The "Swedish invasion of Poland in 1655-1660" constitutes the dividing line dividing the 17th century into the just any half and second for the discussed area, when happened badly. Many factors made it up, and basic defeats had including their considerable participation. It is possible to notice their presence in contents and the form of types chosen for the purposes of the article of sources above all of church provenance, but also and secular.

  • Issue Year: 63/2015
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 99-117
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish