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Austro–Hungarian Monarchy

King Charles IV of Hungary with Queen Consort Zita and Crown Prince Otto.

Charles IV and the Last Coronation Ceremony of Hungary

Charles I, Emperor of Austria, was crowned king of Hungary as Charles IV on 30 December 1916, after his father, Emperor and King Francis Joseph passed away on 21 November. His inauguration ceremony was the last public showcasing of the…
The Illustrated London News's illustration of the Christmas Truce: "British and German Soldiers Arm-in-Arm Exchanging Headgear: A Christmas Truce between Opposing Trenches" The subcaption reads "Saxons and Anglo-Saxons fraternising on the field of battle at the season of peace and goodwill: Officers and men from the German and British trenches meet and greet one another—A German officer photographing a group of foes and friends."

Ceasefire for Christmas: The 1914 Winter Truce

The First World War is known as the first dreadful and devastating armed conflict that engulfed almost the entire world. However, a chain of events during the December of 1914, known as the ‘Christmas truce’, showed that humanity and brotherly…
The newly-installed Prime Minister of Hungary Sándor Wekerle and other cabinet members in front of the Matthias Church in Hungary, during the St. Stephen Day's Procession on 20 August 1917.

The Forgotten Harbinger of Modernization in Hungary: Sándor Wekerle

Sándor Wekerle was born 175 years ago in 1848. While being one of the most remarkable and enlightened Hungarian politicians of the Compromise era, he was largely exiled from history in the twentieth century….
Aladár Székely’s photograph of Endre Ady, his mother and his wife from 1917.

‘The Admirer and Friend of Poets’: The Great Photographer Aladár Székely

The legendary photographer passed away 83 years ago today. His ambition was not to commemorate the political elite, the aristocracy, or the world of finance of his time, but rather the contemporary intellectual giants of Hungarian society, the progressive Hungarian…
István Tisza, leader of the National Party of Work gives an electoral speech in Sopron in April 1910.

The ‘Iron Earl’: The Life and Political Credo of István Tisza

Count István Tisza is still blamed by liberal and left-wing historiographers for Hungary entering WWI, despite clear evidence of his anti-war stance. It is rather anachronistic to hold Tisza to democratic standards that did not exist at the time and…
Coronation of Francis Joseph in Buda on 8 June 1867 by Edmund Tull.

Kuruc or Labanc? Hungary’s Eternal Fault Line — Part IV

‘The kuruc were never mindless rabble-rousers, just like the labanc were never simply unpatriotic traitors. While the merits and good practices of kuruc and 49ist politicians have been been amply publicised and celebrated, the labanc side was often sidelined, and…
Austro-Hungarian soldiers in 1914.

Declaration of War — Formality or Game Changer?

‘One might conclude that only rogue states wage war without declaring it, yet the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the prolonged military involvements in Afghanistan and Iraq were not preceded by a declaration of war issued by the United…
Franz Joseph and István Tisza on a 1905 postcard.

The July Crisis of 1914 — The Ultimatum to Serbia the Hungarian Prime Minister Vehemently Opposed

Why did those who had the power to do so not pull in the reins? How could the civilised European populaces celebrate the war? Why did they not choose the path of peace, progress, and constructiveness? On the 109th anniversary…
A scene of a 1965 performance of the theatre adaptation of the book Very Merry by Zsigmond Móricz.

The Bison and the Serval: Nobility and Capitalist Transition in Italian and Hungarian Literature

With culture and identity often taking centre stage in politics nowadays, economic issues are also increasingly looked at from a cultural point of view. In order to gain a better understanding of present-day social clashes, it is important to examine…

Mihály Varga Speaks of the Importance of Financial Independence

The minister reminded all that the independent Hungarian Ministry of Finance was the first lasting success of the revolution. In April 1848, Lajos Kossuth began working on the establishment of the ministry, and it started its operations in May of…

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