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Matthias Corvinus and Charles the Bold
The paper investigates the diplomatic relations of Matthias Corvinus with the Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, focusing on the 1460s and ‘70s.
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Climate of Doubt: A re-evaluation of Büntgen and Di Cosmo’s environmental...
Büntgen and Di Cosmo’s recent article in Scientific Reports attempts to tackle an important historical mystery (the abrupt Mongol withdrawal from medieval Hungary). We agree with their underlying...
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Escaping the Mongols: A Survivor’s Account from the 13th century
In the year 1241, a Mongol army invaded eastern Europe, ravaging Poland, Hungary, Croatia and Romania.
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From magical pots to horse skulls and sacrificed dogs: ritual deposits at...
Were they building sacrifices or part of fertility rituals? Can they be seen as remains of "heathen" belief systems, or do they mirror superstitions of medieval folk Christianity - or witchcraft? Can...
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Hungary’s Castle Defense Strategy in the Aftermath of the Mongol Invasion...
Following the Mongol withdrawal from Europe in 1242, there was a flurry of castle-building in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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Contextualizing the Mongol Invasion of Hungary in 1241–42: Short- and...
Questions remain about the level and distribution of destruction and population loss, the role that environmental factors played in the invasion, the reasons for the Mongol withdrawal, and how this...
View ArticleThe Mongol Conquest of Hungary in 1241-2
The story of the Mongol invasion in 1241, the Battle of Mohi, and why the Mongols withdrew from Hungary a year later.
View ArticleThe Life of Vlad the Impaler: A Timeline (1429-1476)
A look at the events that took place in southeastern Europe during the fifteenth century and the role that Vlad III, Voivode of Wallachia, would play in its many conflicts.
View ArticleStealing the King’s Crown in 1440
A servant named Helene Kottanner was tasked with stealing the crown of the King of Hungary. Helene tells us how she did it.
View ArticleEscaping the Mongols: A Survivor’s Account from the 13th century
The story of Master Roger, one of the many people caught up in the Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1241.
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