Written by Arminius Vambery in 1887, here is the history of Hungary up until that point, written without the poison of political correctness.
Am account of the Hungarian people from their legendary origins on the Eurasian steppes to the emergence of the modern Hungarian nation. Written by one of Hungary’s foremost nineteenth-century scholars, the book combines historical scholarship with a vivid narrative that brings the nation’s dramatic past to life.
The story follows the arrival of the Magyar tribes in the Carpathian Basin, the founding of the Kingdom of Hungary under St. Stephen, and the struggles that shaped the nation through the medieval era. Readers encounter the Mongol invasion, the long conflict with the Ottoman Empire, the exploits of John Hunyadi and King Matthias Corvinus, and the centuries of Habsburg rule that transformed the political landscape of Central Europe.
Vámbéry places Hungary at the crossroads of East and West, showing how its people defended Europe against foreign invasions while preserving their own distinctive language, customs, and national identity. The narrative concludes with the reform movement, the Revolution of 1848, and the political developments that shaped Hungary in the nineteenth century, providing readers with a clear understanding of the country’s remarkable historical journey.
Chapters in the book include the country and the people of Hungary, the various nationalities, Hungary before the Magyars, Panonia and Dacia, Marcomanni, Huns, Avars, Nimrod, Seven Dukes, Bajan, Svatopluk, Arpad, Berengar, Duke Geyza, shamanism, baptism of Stephen, Christianity, Stahlweissenburg, Conrad, House of Arpad, Golden Bull, alliance with Austria, Anjous in Hungary, Charles Robert, depredations of the Czechs, Otto’s march, Zach family, Louis the Great, Andrew, Charles, Sigismund, Kont, Bajazet, Hunyadi’s legacy, Simon Kemeny, Turkish invasion, Capistrano, King Matthias, the Black Troop, Battle of Mohacs, Corvinus, Peasant War, sack of Buda, rout of the Turks, Catholicism vs. Protestantism, Austrian rule, Bethlan, Transylvania, Kurucz, Maria Theresa. social revolution, Joseph II, Leopold II, Hungarian independence, retribution, Hungarian Academy of Science, constitution, Szechneyi, Kossuth, Sebs, Croatians and Wallachs, formation of a modern state, much more.
Softcover, 50 illustrations, 453 pages, #822.
