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The Battle of Pákozd by Franz Xaver Zalder.

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

The kuruc-labanc dichotomy did not disappear during the early nineteenth century: it only assumed a different form and became stronger. During the Era of Reform, the kuruc sentiment was wedded to classical liberalism and liberal nationalism….
Portrait of Count István Széchenyi by Miklós Barabás (1848)

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

The kuruc-labanc dichotomy was transformed into a Hungarian version of ‘Court and Country party’ during the early modern age. This framework dominated Hungarian politics during most of the epoch, as well as in the nineteenth century….
Portrait of Maria Theresa by Martin van Meytens (1759)

‘Vitam et sanguinem!’: Shifting Balance of Foreign Policy Power Between Hungary and the Habsburgs During the Early Modern and Modern Age

The debates between the Hungarian government and the European Commission often grab the headlines in the international media these years, with the issues of contention between Budapest and the EC usually being co-existence, sovereignty, and shared responsibility. However, there is…
Portrait of Ferenc Rákóczi II by Ádám Mányoki (1712)

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

Hungary’s place among the nations, and especially in Europe, is one of the most debated issues in Hungarian political thinking. Analysing the so called ‘kuruc–labanc’ dichotomy helps to better understand the present-day disputes between Brussels and Budapest….

Reconciling Progress and Tradition: The Ideas of Aurél Dessewffy and the Young Conservatives

During the last decade, an increasing academic and intellectual effort has emerged to define and redefine Hungarian conservatism. Better understanding 19th-century conservatives is crucial to this process, as these movements are where the roots of Hungarian conservatism lie….

Escape to Victory at Kishegyes — The Last Battle Won By the Hungarian Hussars in the 1848–1849 War of Independence

‘Governor Lajos Kossuth thanked General Guyon for his victory in a letter, writing: “Please accept my and the homeland’s gratitude for your victory won on 14 July. I am looking forward to the rest of your generalship with hope, since…
The bust of Pál Vasvári on the day of its inauguration in the garden of the National Museum in Budapest on 13 March 2021.

Remembering Pál Vasvári — A Martyr Whose Memory Is Still a Cohesive Force for Transylvanian Hungarians

It has been 174 years since Major Pál Vasvári and his Rákóczi Free Army were massacred near Havasnagyfalu (today Mărișel in Romania), on 6 July 1849. Despite all resistance forces, the memory of the young revolutionary and his fellow martyrs…

A Calvinist Reformer of Education — The Legacy of Transylvanian Count Sámuel Teleki

According to poet and politician József Bajza, the Teleki House was a true bastion of the Hungarian language, which was in danger of erosion at the time. For his political activities, his role in improving public education, and his efforts…

Political Networking in the Middle Ages: The Order of the Dragon

Sigismund of Luxembourg, the ruler who ascended the Hungarian throne in 1387, and whose first wife was the granddaughter of Charles I, could, of course, have heard of his predecessor’s order, and perhaps even followed his example when he himself…

The First Day of the Hungarian Revolution — 15 March 1848

In the spring of 1848, there were a series of revolutionary movements aimed to overthrow or reform monarchical government systems and create new nation states throughout the whole of Europe, which partly contributed to the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution…

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