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scot47 Jul 9th 2017 7:44 am

Hungarian History
 
I suspect that our ancestors at the time of Disraeli and Gladstone were better informed about Hungary than we are. How many of us have even heard of Lajos Kossuth ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajos_...#Great_Britain

scot47 Jul 11th 2017 12:05 pm

Re: Hungarian History
 
Hoping to dig out the details of the great man's visit to Edinburgh. heading for the archives now.

scot47 Jul 11th 2017 7:46 pm

Re: Hungarian History
 
While I am on the subject how many have sworn allegiance to thecurrent pretender to the throne ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_von_Habsburg

scot47 Jan 11th 2018 6:03 pm

Re: Hungarian History
 
https://libcom.org/library/hungary-56-andy-anderson

On the events of 1956. I wasas a teen in the 1960s, interested in Imre Nagy and the role he played in these tragic events.

scot47 Feb 2nd 2018 4:37 am

Re: Hungarian History
 
Has anyone bumped into one of these people ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_nobility

mawood47 Feb 25th 2018 9:12 am

Re: Hungarian History
 
Yes but not wiling to Post Here as it's controversial digger47

scrubbedexpat142 Feb 25th 2018 10:35 am

Re: Hungarian History
 

Originally Posted by scot47 (Post 12290050)
I suspect that our ancestors at the time of Disraeli and Gladstone were better informed about Hungary than we are. How many of us have even heard of Lajos

Yes, funny that!

mawood47 Feb 25th 2018 11:07 am

Re: Hungarian History
 

Originally Posted by Expatrick (Post 12450440)
Yes, funny that!

Not really as wishing to now exactly watt Information and sum not being a Topic for all Eyes and Ears digger47

scot47 Feb 26th 2018 3:33 pm

Re: Hungarian History
 
I would love to hear some gossip about the Esterhazy Family !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esterh%C3%A1zy

scrubbedexpat142 Feb 26th 2018 4:07 pm

Re: Hungarian History
 

Originally Posted by scot47 (Post 12451238)
I would love to hear some gossip about the Esterhazy Family !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esterh%C3%A1zy

And the Bathorys, and the Almassys, beyond the obvious!

scot47 Apr 8th 2018 9:43 am

Re: Hungarian History
 
And who can tell us about Admiral Horthy ? An admiral in a state that had no access to the sea !

scrubbedexpat142 Apr 8th 2018 11:20 am

Re: Hungarian History
 

Originally Posted by scot47 (Post 12477807)
And who can tell us about Admiral Horthy ? An admiral in a state that had no access to the sea !

An enterprise that was not entirely successful.

scot47 Apr 9th 2018 5:09 pm

Re: Hungarian History
 
It worked for him. And he was not executed by the Allies after 1945.

scot47 Apr 10th 2018 7:49 am

Re: Hungarian History
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s_Horthy


His title of course included Nagybanya - a place firmly in Romania since the Treaty of Trianon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baia_Mare

scrubbedexpat142 Apr 10th 2018 7:56 am

Re: Hungarian History
 

Originally Posted by scot47 (Post 12479044)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s_Horthy


His title of course included Nagybanya - a place firmly in Romania since the Treaty of Trianon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baia_Mare

Some modern Hungarian history, this lady was related to Horthy -


"Our story" by Dalma Pálóczi Horváth Takács?


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