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How climate helped the conquering Hungarians settle in Central Europe

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Budapest as you’ve never seen it: new film album brings the city’s lost past to life!

Communism in Hungary

Victims of Communism Remembrance Day in Hungary: our country denied Communism multiple times

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This is where the Hungarian language comes from: Harvard solved the mystery

WWII bombs found at Budapest Airport

Second World War bomb discovered in popular Budapest park!

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Ancient settlement and cemetery found during M1 motorway expansion works – Photos

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Hungarian-born microbiologist’s name to be put on the Eiffel Tower!

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Unexpected tragedy: Tower of 15th-century Hungarian Reformed church collapses – photos

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Restored Budapest Jewish cemetery memorials inaugurated – photos

Sensational discovery: Remains of a medieval church found near Esztergom, Hungary

Sensational discovery: Remains of a medieval church found near Esztergom, Hungary – photos

1,100-year-old elite warrior burials discovered in Hungary

1,100-year-old elite warrior burials discovered in Hungary

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Remembering the Don Bend: a tragedy that still speaks to Hungarians

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Hungarian historical figures: test your knowledge – quiz

Here's where you can welcomes the New Year with a centuries-old whip-cracking ritual in Hungary!

Here’s where you can welcome the New Year with a centuries-old whip-cracking ritual in Hungary!

What Christmas was like in Hungary’s Kádár era: Escapes, secret masses and silenced longings

What Christmas was like in Hungary’s Kádár era: Escapes, secret masses and silenced longings

One of Budapest’s oldest cafés to reopen: Historic 150-year-old venue returns after 2020 closure

One of Budapest’s oldest cafés to reopen: Historic 150-year-old venue returns after 2020 closure

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How the future Hungarian Palatine Werbőczy tried to “convert” Martin Luther in a completely novel way

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Sensational discovery: Remains of brutally murdered Hungarian prince identified

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This tiny aluminium coin could be worth millions! Here’s how to spot the valuable 1-forint piece

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Why are Hungarians mourning today with flags half-mast?

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Archaeologists uncover 1,300-year-old warrior from the Avar era in Hungary

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The Biatorbágy train bombing – One of the bloodiest acts of terror in Hungarian history

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Amazing: Long-lost plans of Chain Bridge in Budapest have been found

János Kádár Ferihegy

“A plane can crash, a ship can sink” – Did you know Hungarian Communist leader Kádár was terrified of travelling?

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Why the West refused to help Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956

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Budapest’s libraries go digital: Get to know the Hungarian capital’s heritage online!

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Genetic evidence suggests that some conquering Hungarians were of Uralic origin!

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Traces of a lost Roman-era city found beneath a Hungarian town

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National Day of Mourning: the secret Habsburg scheme that sparked brutal revenge on 6 October 1849

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Gorbachev’s “alcohol ban”: was this really why the Soviet Union collapsed?

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Where is the Atlantis of Hungary? The story of the long-lost fishing village

János Kádár's villa in Balatonaliga

The secrets of the Kádár villa: the luxury life of Hungary’s communist leader

Extraordinary 117-year-old time capsule found in Debrecen cathedral tower (Copy)

Extraordinary 117-year-old time capsule found in Debrecen cathedral tower

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New big budget Hungarian film hits cinemas this October

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Why Hungarian freedom fighter Rákóczi called in the Russian troops

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Was life better back then? A look at housing costs for Hungarian workers in the 20th century

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Did you know that Hungary had a special weapon in WWII?

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Medieval cellar unearthed beneath Buda Castle reveals secrets from 600 years ago

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How does Hungarian ancestry look in terms of genetics?

Sarmatians migration Carpathian Basin genetic evidence

Hungarian researchers uncover DNA link between steppe Sarmatians and Carpathian Basin populations

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