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World History stories covering key events, empires, wars and civilizations shaping our modern world.
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The Vikings of the East: Hungarian invasions after the Hungarian Conquest

Budapest

These videos show you all the secrets of Budapest

The Mummies of the World exhibition Budapest

The Mummies of the World exhibition in Budapest – It can only be visited until 20 January

flood of Buda

The most horrid floods in Hungarian history

don disaster

The Don Disaster – 76 years since the destruction of the Hungarian Army

don disaster

Don disaster ‘black day of Hungarian army’, says government official

parliament, building

All the beauties of the Hungarian Parliament

Munkácsy Golgotha

Government buys legendary Hungarian painter Munkacsy’s Golgotha

Hungarian Card Magyar Kártya

Traditional Hungarian card games you might not have known

exhibition museum art

US Supreme Court passes on WW2 art claim against Hungary

János Esterházy

Commission preparing beatification of János Esterházy sworn in

Hussars exhibition London

Exhibition about the Hungarian hussars opens in London

Szekler Hungarian cohesion

Hungarian government committed to strengthening national cohesion

Red Wedding Game of Thrones

The Red Wedding from Game of Thrones has happened in the past in Hungary

Ralph Fiennes portrayed him on screen but who was the real English patient, László Almásy? – video

Hungarian castle

5 must see castles in Hungary you must put on your bucket list – photos

Lakihegy Tower, building, architecture

The story of Hungary’s tallest building

zwack, unicum, bitter

CNN: The history of Unicum, the famous Hungarian bitter

Bill Holst, caviar, business man

World’s greatest caviar establishment born at Hungarian farm

treaty trianon

Between the United States of Austria and Greater Romania

hungarian language history conquest of the carpathian basin

Orbán cabinet sets up Institute for Hungarian Studies

Budapest, old, picture, postcard

Four places in Budapest you cannot see anymore

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Millions of Chinese know the works of this Hungarian poet by heart – video

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Secrets of the 100-year-old Gellért Hotel – what’s underneath it?

Viktor Orbán, new, office, Karmelita

PM Orbán soon moves into luxurious office – Photo Gallery

budapest-nagy imre statue

Imre Nagy memorial removed from Martyrs’ Square

Dracula

The best forts to visit in Hungary – Part 2

hyperinflation

When one bread cost 5.85 billion pengő – the Hungarian hyperinflation – photos

Almásy Castle Almásy-kastély_esti_fényei

The most beautiful castles of Hungary – Part 2

vajdahunyad castle, romania

The best forts to visit in Hungary – Part 1

castle festetics

The most beautiful castles of Hungary – Part 1

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Who brings the presents in Hungary at Christmas? – a photo report

birthday, cake, celebration

The origins and traditions of birthday celebrations

The most sly Hungarians – myth, literature, history; part 6

Ski Síelés Fortepan

Once upon a time, people from Budapest started using ’foot sleighs’

Ford Modet T Hertz Car

Did you know? The Ford Model T and Hertz Car Rental are of Hungarian origin

history, coin, money

Archaeologists find coin from the age of Huns in Budapest

parliament

When the opposition destroyed the furniture of the Hungarian Parliament – photos, video

The most feared Hungarians – myth, literature, history; part 5

mummy, exhibition

Curious find in Hungary – a mummy with no heart

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