World History

World History stories covering key events, empires, wars and civilizations shaping our modern world.
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Unexpected discovery: Second World War shipwreck found in the depths of the Pacific Ocean after 80 years

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Transylvania’s new sensation: Unparalleled dinosaur site unearthed! – photos

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Map reveals previously unknown roads of the Roman Empire

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

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The 1.5-million-year mystery of the “Nutcracker Man” may finally be solved

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

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Orbán’s ‘territorial claims’ spur Slovak minister’s mandatory military training plan

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Hungary and Azerbaijan team up: New universities, scholarships, and even Attila the Hun exhibit!

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The Titanic’s sister ship also earned a chilling reputation as a ghost ship

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Slovak minister proposes conscription, fears territorial threat from Hungary

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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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The Crypt of Civilization was sealed 85 years ago and won’t be opened until 8113

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Király 39M géppisztoly submachine gun Hungary weapon

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

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Buda Castle National Hauszmann Program medieval architecture history

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?

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Sarmatians migration Carpathian Basin genetic evidence

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

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Battle of Mohács Memorial

499 years ago: the Battle of Mohács Memorial today – photos and video

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Denny Neanderthal Denisovan hybrid

Meet Denny, the first and only known human hybrid of Neanderthal and Denisovan descent

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Budapest’s Keleti station reveals hidden underground tunnels

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Balatonfüred Balaton settlement history

The fascinating legend of “Lake Balaton’s capital”

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Nopcsa Castle Transylvania restored reopening

Beautifully renovated Transylvanian castle opens doors to visitors: guess who it belonged to?

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Restoration Budapest Honvéd General Headquarters National Hauszmann Program

Restoration progresses on Budapest’s iconic building

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Archaeologists discover 1.5-million-year-old tool where humans weren’t supposed to be

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Ancient fast food? New research reveals what Pompeii residents ate – and what was left on their plates

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Operation Iraq chemical weapons Hungary

Declassified report: Did Hungary supply chemical weapons to Iraq?

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End of an era: Budapest’s iconic confectionery closed in Buda Castle

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Türkiye archaeology

Türkiye declares itself world leader in archaeology – 13,000 artefacts reclaimed!

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Danger of collapse: Agatha Christie’s historic Baghdad home in ruins – PHOTOS

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Hungarian archaeology student uncovers rare bronze figurines at Roman-Era site

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The great British train robbery: How a 15-man gang stole £2.6 million in 1963

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Queen backstage: Never-before-seen photos of Freddie Mercury’s days in Budapest on exhibition!

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Frustrating mystery: Genghis Khan’s death remains unsolved after 800 years, here are the theories

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Ancient Sarmatian cemetery unearthed in Hungary during sports complex construction

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The mysterious tombstone in Budapest’s City Park: Who was buried beneath the word ‘FUIT’?

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Beyond ‘Brussels’: Belgian Ambassador Jeroen Vergeylen on EU unity, trade & culture in Hungary – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

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Mária Magdolna Torony

Budapest’s 600-year-old church tower reborn as a vibrant cultural space

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Archaeologists uncover centuries of changes on Veszprém castle

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arsenic killers Tiszazug Hungarian criminal history poison-mixers

The Tiszazug Poison-mixers: A dark chapter in Hungarian criminal history

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Hungarian engineers Big Wind firefighting Kuwait oil war

Hungarian engineers once put two jet engines on a tank and called it a fire truck

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Is it a misconception that Hungarians did not eat horse meat? Here’s what archaeologists say

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