Open AccessWarfare in Livonia at the beginning of the 18th century in relations of English ambassador Philippe Plantamour from Berlin
Author(s) -
М. Савицкий
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
žurnal belorusskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. istoriâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-4006
pISSN - 2520-6338
DOI - 10.33581/2520-6338-2019-2-40-46
Subject(s) - commonwealth , diplomatic history , lithuanian , state (computer science) , politics , foreign policy , international relations , power (physics) , history , perspective (graphical) , law , economic history , political science , philosophy , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science , linguistics
An important element in current historical research is the analysis of diplomatic relations focusing on the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. They show the history of the Polish-Lithuanian state, its internal and foreign policy from a different historical perspective. In 1700, the Great Northern War broke out and changed the political power system in Central and Eastern Europe for the next decades. Diplomats from foreign courts were interested in this war, including Philippe Plantamour, secretary of the British embassy in Berlin. He sent his reports to the British Isles in which he posted information on warfare in Livonia. The aim of the article will be to analyze diplomatic reports that can help us answer the question of how the Great Northern War was seen in London. The method used is a critical analysis of the manuscript. The research will explain what information was included in Philippe Plantamours reports and whether they were true.