The Polish Monarchy Had A Great Impact On The Rise Of Lutheranism. King Sigismund (1506-1548) Turned A Blind Eye To Many Lutheran Activities, And This Study Sees His Tacit Acceptance As An Argument For The Notion That He Didn't See Lutheranism As A Threat To The Existing Catholic Christianity, But As A Variant Form Of The Same Faith. Introduction : Beyond Toleration: The Reformation Before Confessionalization -- Place, People, Texts -- A New Narrative? : The Polish Monarchy And The Early Reformation (1517-c.1540) -- Drama In Danzig : The Crown And Reformation In Royal Prussia -- A Difficult Nephew : The Polish Crown And Lutheran Ducal Prussia -- Hollow Law? : Royal Edicts Against Lutheranism -- 'a Most Pious Prince'? : The Reformation Diplomacy Of Sigismund I -- A Smoked Pig, Monsters, And Sheep : The Polish Church And Lutheranism -- Defining Lutheranism -- Defining Catholicism -- Summary And Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Legal Proceedings Against Followers Of The Early Reformation In The Polish Monarchy, 1517-35 -- Appendix 2: List Of Texts Referring To And/or Discussing The Early Reformation Used In Language Analysis. Natalia Nowakowska. This Edition Previously Issued In Print: 2018. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.