After the Deluge: Poland-Lithuania and the Second Northern War, 1655-1660

1. Introduction: Poland-Lithuania in the mid-seventeenth century 2. The deluge 3. Recovery: July 1655-August 1656 4. The widening conflict: June-December 1656 5. Constructing a coalition: January - December 1657 6. The succession and the failure of the coalition: January - July 1658 7. Political reform 8. Towards a French candidature: 1658-1660 9. Conclusion: the succession and the failure of reform.