Book | Ignas Kapleris | Illustrated History of Lithuania. Volume I

The past is never far away. It is simply waiting for you to open it.

• Who ruled the pagan Lithuanian great power – kings or grand dukes?
• When and where did the ancestors of Lithuanians, Poles, Belarusians, and Ukrainians together crush Muscovite conquerors?
• Does Lithuania have its own Romeo and Juliet love story?
• What far-off lands did the Baroque traveller Radvila the Orphan visit?
• Why did the joint Polish-Lithuanian state fall?

Publishing house “Briedis” presents the second, expanded and revised edition of Dr Ignas Kapleris’s “Illustrated History of Lithuania”.

In the book, readers will find everything – the most important turning points in Lithuanian history, the most significant victories, cultural achievements, scenes of daily life, and the most prominent historical figures.

The first volume is dedicated to the earliest history of Lithuania – from the prehistoric times of the Balts to the era of the Kingdom of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The author invites readers to look at Lithuanian history within a broader European context, rely on scientific facts, and boldly evaluate past events. The book reminds us that history is not just the past – it helps us better understand the present and our place in Europe.

Ignas Kapleris is a graduate of the Faculties of History and Communication at Vilnius University, interested in history didactics, heritage communication, and museology. He is the author of popular history textbooks and teaching materials.

Author: Ignas Kapleris
Publisher: BRIEDIS
Year of publication: 2022
ISBN: 9786094940033
Format: 270 × 280 mm / hardcover
Pages: 288
Language: Lithuanian