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A Polish Envoy in England - Ioannes Dantiscus’s Visit to ‘a Very Dear Island’

29.11.2022

This year sees the 500th anniversary of the visit to England of the first Polish envoy, Ioannes Dantiscus. To mark the occasion, learn his fascinating story from the commemorative publication "A Polish Envoy in England – Five Hundredth Anniversary of Ioannes Dantiscus’s Visit to ‘a Very Dear Island’".

Portrait of Ioannes Dantiscus, oil on oak panel, copy of a painting by a Netherlandish painter after Jan Gossaert? c. 1654. © Royal Castle in Warsaw - Museum. Photo credit: Małgorzata Niewiadomska.

"A Polish Envoy in England – Five Hundredth Anniversary of Ioannes Dantiscus’s Visit to ‘a Very Dear Island’" is written by Katarzyna Jasińska-Zdun and published by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London. Drawing from the latest research and analysis of letters by Ioannes Dantiscus (1485-1548) to the Royal Court, this brochure provides a unique insight into life in England in the early 16th century through the eyes of its first Polish diplomat. Known as the ‘Father of Polish Diplomacy’, Dantiscus was a Renaissance scholar, a distinguished diplomat and bishop of Chełmno and Warmia who travelled to almost every country of Europe. He maintained contact with numerous prominent personalities of his time.

See the publication here.

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