World history

World History stories covering key events, empires, wars and civilizations shaping our modern world.
Hungary Renaissance castle

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Surroundings of Hungary’s only Renaissance castle to get a makeover

date

Hungarian superstitions about love and Valentine’s Day

kecskemét excavation skeleton

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Thousands of years old treasure found near Kecskemét

attila hun warrior king museum hungary

Tomb of Hungarian ancestor Hun king found in Romania?

Móra Ferenc Museum in Szeged - Excavation

PHOTOS: Centuries-old crypts found under a Hungarian church

Greater Hungary

European Football Association UEFA bans Greater Hungary flags

Járóka

Fidesz MEP: we must learn from the Holocaust and reject discrimination

ikarus bus hungary for sale

Now anyone can buy one of the legendary Ikarus buses

Candle-grief

Hollywood’s world-famous Hungarian animal trainer dies

PHOTOS: Budapest in the 1910s through the eyes of a French photographer

jewish

On screen: Central Powers’ Jewish soldiers in WW1

Kesha Hungarian ancestors singer

World stars of Hungarian origin: Kesha, Houdini, Halsey, Drew Barrymore

The craziest aircraft hijackings in the history of Hungary 6

The craziest aircraft hijackings in the history of Hungary

keleti ágnes

VIDEO: Ágnes Keleti, the world’s oldest living Olympic champion, turns 102

adolph zukor

Hungarian founding father of Hollywood was born 150 years ago

Here is what New Year's Eve looked like

PHOTO GALLERY: Here is what New Year’s Eve celebrations looked like in Hungary back in the day

slovakian minorities

18 December, Nationalities’ Day in Hungary: a short history

Egri Bikavér – the history of a world-class Hungaricum

Reviczky

WW2 colonel saving Jews commemorated in Fiumei Street Cemetery

Budapest city landscape

Hidden stories: The unknown heroes of Budapest’s wharf

Hungary Croatia friendship

Forgotten years in Hungarian history

furdo island old map

Budapest’s Atlantis, the sunken island of the Danube

Csomád

Lost emperor discovered in Transylvania!

The most important Hungarian winter traditions - PART II.

The most important Hungarian winter traditions – PART II.

Ferenc Puskás in the world cup final

Hungary at the FIFA World Cup: a short history 

killer violence

House of the notorious Hungarian serial killer is for sale

mátyás hunyadi painting

Unbelievable finding: the genetic heritage of the Hunyadi family has been discovered!

The most important Hungarian winter traditions - PART I.

The most important Hungarian winter traditions – PART I.

László Toroczkai, leader of Mi Hazánk Mozgalom and the mayor of Ásotthalom

Radical politician talks about a Hungarian-Polish border, Ukraine reacts swiftly

Jeffrey Dahmer Hungarian classmate

His Hungarian classmate on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer

budapest st stephen basilica

Budapest’s breathtaking sights: St. Stephen’s Basilica

PM Orbán and Putin Russian gas

Putin: Hungary ceded territory to Ukraine by force

game of thrones hungary interregnum

Game of Thrones: Interregnum in Hungary

budapest retro experience centre

Visit Budapest’s unique retro museum!

connecting railway bridge danube

The first train between Pest and Buda ran 145 years ago

István Belovai

The Hungarian CIA agent who exposed the biggest espionage operation against NATO

1956 fusillade victims commemorated in Budapest

1956 fusillade victims commemorated in Budapest

opposition commemoration 1956

Hungarian opposition parties commemorate 1956 uprising

gloria victis 1956 march 23October

PHOTOS: March in honour of the heroes of the 1956 revolution

flag raising

PHOTOS: Ceremonial flag raising on Kossuth Square, Budapest

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