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Record-Breaking Launch for Hungary’s Historical Drama Hunyadi

Hungary’s epic historical drama Hunyadi launched to spectacular viewership, with over one million viewers per episode, securing the top spot on last week’s ratings. The series, blending international talent and historical grandeur, has captivated audiences and critics alike….

John Hunyadi TV Series to Debut on 8 March

The first two of the ten episodes of the new historical drama series Rise of the Raven will air on TV2 at 8pm on 8 March. The show centres around John Hunyadi, a military leader and statesman in the Kingdom…
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…

Rise of the Raven: World Premiere in Cannes

The world premiere of the ten-part Rise of the Raven (Hunyadi) TV series was held at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France at MIPCOM, one of the most important annual events for the film, television and…
St John of Capistrano – Combative Lion at the Service of the Church

St John of Capistrano, Hero of the 1456 Victory at Nándorfehérvár

The crusader army numbering tens of thousands that St John of Capistrano recruited played an important role in the successful defence of the Fortress of Nándorfehérvár and in the battle that ended the siege. John Hunyadi would have been defeated…

Hungarian Historical Drama ‘Hunyadi’ Set for Release in Early 2025

The preparatory work lasted three years, while the filming took one year. Director Orsi Nagypál mentioned that reading the foundational novels written by Hungarian contemporary author Mór Bán on the 15th century military leader John Hunyadi, known as the Turk-buster,…

Matthias Corvinus of Hungary — A Ruler Straddling Two Epochs

His courtly representation, international Gothicism, and the reception of the Renaissance in Hungary can be considered Matthias’ most brilliant achievements, which were also highly appreciated by his contemporaries. It is undoubtedly a unique phenomenon of 15th-century Hungarian history that the…

Hungarian Friar Csaba Böjte Launches Peace Mission

The most significant Hungarian Christian response to Pope Francis’ Economy of Francesco initiative and his peace mission has been the launching of the ‘Noon Bell – Pulsatio Meridiana, the Voice of Oikophilia’ regenerative economic platform (PM), which is planned to…
Pope Callixtus hands over his Prayer Bull to the clergy.

Praying for Christian Europe — The History of the Noon Bell

The purpose of Cum hiis superioribus annis, a papal bull issued by Pope Callixtus III in 1456, was to exhort Christians to pray, as the success of the Hungarian crusader army against the Turks was key for the future of…

Hungary, the ‘Bulwark of Christendom’

The concept of the ‘Bulwark of Christendom’ appeared in all border areas where two civilisations and religions came into contact. However, the conscious and regular use of the term is linked to the Italian humanists of the 15th-century Renaissance, who…

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