Search
SUBSCRIBE

history

Scenes from the life of Saint Catherine, painted by Masolino. Rome, San Clemente

Hungarian Pilgrims at St Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai

‘The importance of the Orthodox rite of St Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of the 2,300-metre Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa, also known as Horeb) in the Sinai Peninsula grew only after the loss of Jerusalem in 1187 and the fall…
King Władysław at the Battle of Varna, as imagined by Jan Matejko.

The Battle of Varna: A Missed Opportunity to Save Byzantium

The campaign at Varna was one of the most important campaigns launched to repel the Turks, and it needed little to succeed…Varna opened the way to Byzantium, and thus nothing could prevent the Ottoman siege and fall of Constantinople in…
A Reformed minister with his guests in 1926.

How the Distinctive Clothing of Hungarian Reformed Ministers Took Shape and Changed During the Centuries — Part VIII

On the eve of Reformation Day we are publishing the last instalment of our eight-part series on how the garments worn by Calvinist pastors evolved over the past five hundred years. Part VIII looks at the types of garments worn…
The Battle of Kenyérmező (Breadfield) by Eduard Gurk, 1850.

The Last Success of a Hungarian Army Against the Turks: The Battle at Kenyérmező

‘Hungary gave Western Europe time to prepare itself economically and militarily for centuries of struggle with the Turks. It is true, however, that Hungary projected the false impression that it alone could hold back the Turkish advance, which proved to…
Execution of the Martyrs of Arad by János Thorma.

6 October, a Day of Remembrance and a Day of Mourning

‘Among the executed were counts and commoners, descendants of Croatian and Serbian border guard families, imperial Germans, and native Armenians. Some were connected to the Hungarian cause by family ties, others by their unit or simply by their wealth and…

The American Presidential Election 100 Years Ago: The Election of 1924

The 1924 Democratic National Convention was perhaps the most chaotic party convention in American history. One of the major issues was whether or not the potential nominees were willing to denounce the Ku Klux Klan. The fear was it likely…

Sexual Revolution Discussed at Panel by MCC and XXI. Century Institute

Dorottya Baczoni, Rajmud Fekete, Gábor Megadja, and Gábor Csepregi took part in a captivating panel discussion at the Identity as a Political Weapon event hosted by Mathias Corvinus Collegium and XXI. Century Institute, talking about the sexual revolution that took…
Volunteers fill sandbags during the flood of 1954.

Floods Past and Present: Budapest and the Country Come Together when Under Water

The 1838 flood, commemorated by many memorial plaques and water level signs in the centre of the city, was not only a natural disaster but a tragedy that brought the country together. The heroism of Baron Miklós Wesselényi (1796–1850) for…

‘We need to teach our young people that their country is something to be proud of’ — An Interview with Robert Wilkie

‘You [in Hungary] imbue your young people in primary and secondary school with a sense of Hungary’s place in history…I mean, this was the country that turned back the invasions from Turkey and the Muslim lands and saved European civilization…
The Mamluks of Egypt defeated the Armenians, 1266: Illumination from Le Livre des Merveilles, 15th century.

Pax Mongolica — The Freedom of Christian Conversion

Mongol rule brought not only immense destruction and suffering to the peoples of the conquered territories but also peace, known in modern research as ‘pax Mongolica’. The period of the Mongol Empire (1206–1368) is unique in world history….

Hungarian Conservative is a quarterly magazine on contemporary political, philosophical and cultural issues from a conservative perspective.

ABOUT

GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

PRIVACY POLICY

LOG IN

CONTACT

info@hungarianconservative.com

© Hungarian Conservative 2024

Made by DIGITALHERO

Search

About

SUBSCRIBE

Tired of browsing?

Choose the Hungarian Conservative newsletter. Sign up for free – cancel anytime.

By signing up, you consent to receive our newsletter and allow Hungarian Conservative to use your data for marketing purposes. You can unsubscribe at any time.