Adam Zamoyski: Famous Historian on Poland

I'm just reading his book, Poland, and it's a beautifully written book. An erudite and gracious man, it's a pleasure to hear him speak on Polish history.

'The son of Polish aristocrats' leads to the following conclusion: Mr. Adam Zamoyski is an aristocrat, thanks God. I wish Poland would apprieciate so great Polish.Thank you for the interview.

It is an amazing interview. Zamoyski is a Pole living in England since 2nd WW and Patrick Ney, a Brit living in Poland for 10 years.

It is always interesting to read a history of Poland written THIS WAY in English. One may not be a very big fan of learning history with all the kings, queens, wars, dates, but here we have a story, an essay, making the stuff more friendly. To me it is the same thing, as reading the New Testament in German. No explanations, not too much footnotes, just a story to read. Good work, Mr. Adam, and thanks very much for it. In your history Poland becomes more interesting, than in many big books. And what a reading to a Pole! Kawał dobrej roboty, za którą dziękuję najserdeczniej🙂👍♍

I’m currently on Adam Zamoyski binge watch, discovered him few days ago. My grandfather was born near Zamość, a city founded by Jan Zamoyski, so I’ve always been told great stories of this MAGNIFICANT family. Also, my great-grandmother worked at Ordynacja Zamoyska (Zamoyski Family Fee Tail) before the war, so it’s a real pleasure to watch this interview. I will have to inform my grandad about existence of Adam, and how classy he is, haha. Great interview man.

Adam Zamoyski is a fantastic writer and an inspiring, in many ways very european spirit. I enjoyed reading his 1812 book very much, as a historian as much as a simple reader. I wished that Poland would take advice from a man like this, it would be a better country.

Thank you for bringing Mr Zamoyski to do the show. Gripping.

Much appreciated! A great interview Patrick. Adam Zamoyski is so knowledgeable, articulate and at the same time impartial and unbiased. He has revealed so much about the role of Poland in Europe that has been largely hidden and has made his research accessible to the lay reader.

Amazing interview, I wish your channel to gain millions of views and subscribers! Cheers

The few sentences describing Rzeczpospolita part of Central Europe history are the best I’ve ever heard about.

I came across this guy through his debates with Andrew Roberts about Napoleon. I had no idea the Zamoyski family was one of the most powerful in Poland before WW2, with vast holdings across the country. They managed to keep their estates even after the failed Polish Uprisings of the 19th Century.

That was a truly interesting interview I must admit. Thanks so much for your invaluable contribution to popularizing the knowledge of Polish history.

Absolutely fascinating.......💕🙋🏼‍♀️💕

Great interview!

Excellent interview. Patrick asks interesting questions and Adam Zamoyski gives thought-provoking answers. Regrettably, it is common in Poland to wallow in self pity, martyrdom and Messianism while the greatness of the Commonwealth of Both Nations is underappreciated. At school, the emphasis is on the nineteenth century when Poland existed not as a state but only as a nation. Poles are taught a Romantic myth that Poland was always an innocent victim of rapacious neighbours. They instinctively think about Poland as an ethnic community and not as a state. A nation is for them an equivalent of das Volk rather than a nation as a political community as in the Anglo-Saxon tradition. It is an interesting paradox that Poland is a modern, economically developed and technologically advanced country whose inhabitants are still mentally in the nineteenth century. Well, not all of them but the majority. And many historians, which is more puzzling. Something astonishing happened in the history of Poland: Poles were in some aspects more modern during the times of the Commonwealth of Both Nations than they are now. How come, you may ask. The answer is that Poland was then religiously tolerant and multi-confessional, multilingual and multi-ethic, unlike modern Poland.

Amazing interview Patric. Adam is a great man., I like his views as general.

I am from Zamosc.

Jeez, Adam Zamoyski is a real smoothie. I wish I was that suave.

Interesting.

I'm not surprised Zamoyski is interested in the history of the First Republic since his own ancestor literally designed that Polish Republic.