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World History stories covering key events, empires, wars and civilizations shaping our modern world.
Balaton Uplands view

8 wonderful places in Hungary to greet spring

by Dorina Haász
Hollókő népviselet traditional custome dress folk dance néptánc

Lovely Hungarian settlements notable for the Palóc culture

by Lilla Mezei
lehel tér piac

Urban Legend – Budapest city market constructed on a cemetery?

by Lilla Mezei
A Carpathian Folk Song Freedom, Love, Gold book Tarnay

Book review – A Carpathian Folk Song: Freedom, Love, Gold

by Dorina Haász
gypsy musician cymbeline

Minorities in Hungary #8 – Romani people

by Gergely Lajtai-Szabó
Jobbik Gábor Vona

Jobbik and the reality: the party’s secret history – VIDEO

by Alexandra Béni
castle balatonederics

Supernatural phenomena experienced in mysterious Hungarian buildings

by Lilla Mezei
Néprajzi Múzeum Museum of Ethnography

The best non-art related museums in Budapest

by Dorina Haász
slovak slovakian festival traditional

Minorities in Hungary #7 – Slovaks

by Gergely Lajtai-Szabó
minaret featured image

The renovated Turkish minaret of Eger reopening in the summer

by Lilla Mezei
sirok castle hungary

An interesting Hungarian book from Richmond, Virginia- THE AMULET: Journey to Sirok

by Daily News
Capitol Washington

March 15 – US congressmen commemorate Kossuth in Capitol

by Daily News
Batthyány first Hungarian government 1848

Political heroes of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849

by Kitti Erdő-Bonyár
lmp green party Hungary szél bernadett

March 15 – LMP calls for opposition cooperation

by Zsóka Kovács
Pilvax Café 1848 revolution

Secrets of Budapest: The capital city during the revolution of 1848

by Alexandra Béni
Pilvax Café 1848 revolution

6 facts you may not know about the 15th of March

by Dorina Haász
áder jános kövér lászló parliament march 15 flag revolution

March 15 – National flag hoisted by Parliament

by Zsóka Kovács
pécs center city

Walking tour in the city of Pécs with amazing legends

by Lilla Mezei
press conference Parliament

1848 national holiday celebrations kicked off

by Alexandra Béni
Hungary flag

Why is Hungary called Hungary? – VIDEO

by Zsóka Kovács
budapest

10 awesome less-known facts about Hungary

by Lilla Mezei
National Bank of Hungary gold reserve

Hungary takes gold reserves back home

by Alexandra Béni
armenian folk musicians

Minorities in Hungary #6 – Armenians

by Gergely Lajtai-Szabó
Somoskő vár castle Nógrád megye county

Big cities in Hungary – 5 facts you may not know about Salgótarján

by Dorina Haász
győr center visit

4 legendary stories about the town of Győr

by Lilla Mezei
Polish Legion Budapest

Minorities in Hungary #5 – Poles

by Gergely Lajtai-Szabó
hungarian-tourism-Alföld-horse

10 facts about Hungary that amaze every tourist visiting the country

by Lilla Mezei
hungarian face

Guide to pronounce the most unique Hungarian sounds

by Lilla Mezei
Tatabánya turul bird statue hawk eagle

Big cities in Hungary – 5 facts you may not know about Tatabánya

by Dorina Haász
estonia

Estonian Republic’s centenary marked in Budapest

by Alexandra Béni

A steam locomotive depot in Hungary – VIDEO

by Daily News
Day of Victims of Communism marked in Hungary: House of Terror

Day of Victims of Communism marked in Hungary

by Daily News
budapest city center

Amazing unknown legends about our famous sights in Budapest – PART 2

by Lilla Mezei
mátyás szobor

575th birth anniversary of Hungary’s King Matthias

by Daily News
IMG 2824

What is history in Germany is reality in Hungary

by Kitti Erdő-Bonyár
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170 years of the Hungarian Defence Forces

by Zsóka Kovács
Honfoglalás painting Mihály Munkácsy

Geneticists: Hungary’s first ruling dynasty Eurasian, not Finno-Ugric

by Alexandra Béni
january calendar public holiday

Parliament votes to declare January 13 day of religious freedom

by Alexandra Béni
Szekszárd town city hall városháza

Big cities in Hungary – 5 facts you may not know about Szekszárd

by Dorina Haász
citadella2

Amazing unknown legends about our famous sights in Budapest – PART 1

by Lilla Mezei
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