Preface Notes on the Contributors Pronunciation Guide Maps Gazetteer Glossary Chronology of Polish-Lithuanian Monarchs Genealogical Table Introduction; R.Butterwick The Polish-Lithuanian Monarchy in International Context; R.J.W.Evans The Development of Monarchies in Western Europe, c.1500-1800; I.Green The Formation of the Polish-Lithuanian Monarchy in the Sixteenth Century; A.Bues The Grand Dukes and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Sixteenth Century: Reflections on the Lithuanian Political Nation and the Union of Lublin; J.Kiaupiene Nobles, Burghers and the Monarchy in Poland-Lithuania: The Case of Royal Prussia, 1545-1772/932; K.Friedrich Polish Views on European Monarchies; A.Grzeskowiak-Krwawicz The Szlachta and the Monarchy: Reflections on the Struggle inter maiestatem ac libertatem ; J.Lukowski Obsequious Disrespect: The Problem of Royal Power in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Under the Vasas, 1587-1668; R.I.Frost The Functioning of the Monarchy During the Reigns of the Electors of Saxony, 1697-1763; M.Markiewicz The Enlightened Monarchy of Stanislaw August Poniatowski, 1764-1795; R.Butterwick A Guide to Further Reading Index