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A 17th century portrait of Ilona Zrínyi (detail, by unknown painter)

Valour and Beauty — The Extraordinary Life of Countess Ilona Zrínyi

Ilona Zrínyi, a noblewoman hailing from a Croatian–Hungarian aristocratic family, is one of the most defining female figures in Hungarian history. An uncompromising patriot and fearless leader, the Countess defended the castle of Munkács (Mukachevo) for three years against the…
Portrait of Thomas Cranmer by Gerlach Flicke (detail, 1545)

The Anglosphere and Central Europe: A Personal View

‘The failed revolutionary upheavals in 1848 would see thousands of Central Europeans go into exile in Britain. One of the most famous of these was Hungarian national hero Lajos Kossuth, who travelled extensively in the United States before moving to…
Massacre of the Innocents

The Martyrs of Christmas: Witnesses to Faith and Love in the Light of the Season

‘The memory of the martyrs of Christmas invites us to recognize that the season is not only about joy and blessings but also about sacrifice and steadfastness. These saints and unnamed heroes, who gave their lives for Christ, teach us…
Main Square, Lima, Peru

A Hungarian Girl on the Peruvian Stage: The Story of Emőke Schöffer Komlóssy

Emőke’s story from the flight from Hungary as a small baby and an accidental move to Peru to her stage performances in multicultural Lima and her endurance through local crises illustrate the destiny of a unique group of Central Europeans…
A performance at the 2023 Csipketábor

‘We always had folk music played everywhere’ — A conversation with József Salamon, founder of the Csipke Camp

An interview with the artistic director of the Csipke Ensemble about the challenges and beauties of organizing the premier Hungarian dance camp in the United States, as well as about family, Transylvania, folk dancing, and more….
The restored St Stephen's Hall in the Castle District in Budapest in 2021

Rebirth of the Castle: The National Hauszmann Programme and the Aesthetics of Tradition

‘In few countries was the period of 19th century national revival more productive than post-Compromise Hungary, where the national-cultural revival was accompanied by a period of economic prosperity and renewed political prominence. And, within Hungary, no other building complex captures…
The children’s choir at the Magyar Reformed Church in New Brunswick, New Jersey

‘The Magyar Calvinist community of New Brunswick is lucky to be bilingual’ — An Interview with Reverend Zsolt Ötvös

‘The immigrants, such as me, are called Hungarian American, and those who were born here are American Hungarians. Our mentality can differ for many understandable reasons, but we are all bound together by the same mission: our love for God…
szamos

Marzipan — A Christmas Confection and Its History in Hungary

Much like in many European countries, marzipan enjoys a great popularity in Hungary, too. Marzipan first attained admiration in the Hungarian Kingdom under the rule of the Renaissance king, Matthias Corvinus. According to historic records, a chessboard from brown and…

Christmas in 1776: George Washington’s Heroic Crossing of the Delaware

With the Continental Army in dire straits, Commander in Chief George Washington knew he had to do something special to change the tide of the War of Independence at the end of 1776. So, he decided to strike the enemy…
William Blake, The Temptation and Fall of Eve, 1808 (illustration of Milton's Paradise Lost).

A Christmas Reflection in the Eyes of John Milton

‘Lucifer certainly did not want to be God, for he was intelligent enough to know that he was not of the same substance of our Creator, but he wanted to be or rule like God. Envious of God, he thus…

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