August 20 marks the traditional foundation of the Kingdom of Hungary by King St Stephen, celebrated ever since as the National Day of Hung...

Altogether, the story of the Hungarian soldier, monarchist and counter-revolutionary Pal Pronay is not a pleasant one. However, having alr...

It is well known that the Hungarian republic of today is greatly diminished from the kingdom it once was. After the disastrous First World...

The First World War saw the venerable Hapsburg dynasty deposed and exiled, their empire, Austria-Hungary, broken up. The Second World War ...

Today is St Stephen's Day, the National Day of Hungary, a fine occasion to reflect on the contribution of the Hungarian nation throug...

Concluded from Part II And what of the two primary partners of the Dual-Monarchy? In the case of Hungary, it is hard to imagine there b...

Istvan Rakovszky de Nagyrako et Nagyselmecz was a Hungarian born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary on June 18, 1858, one of four children born to...

The case of Elisabeth Bathory is an ideal one for the Halloween season. Her life story reads like a modern horror novel and, indeed, the lur...