Norman Davies, Europe: A History, Pimlico 1997, pp. 554: "Poland-Lithuania was another country which experienced its 'Golden Age' during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
Norman Davies, Europe: A History, Pimlico 1997, s. 554 "Polen-Litauen var et andet land, der oplevede sin 'guldalder' i det sekstende og tidlige syttende århundrede.