Welcome
Welcome
Welcome to the most courageous period of Hungarian history.
First of all, I would like to pay tribute to all those Hungarian and non-Hungarian heroes who gave their dearest blood or did even the smallest deed to protect the country, their family, their future, and their faith against the enemy who attacked Hungary from both the east and the west. Europe owes them much.
During the 300 years of the Hungarian-Turkish wars, the number of our dead or enslaved is close to one million men, women, and children who fell victim to the Eastern invaders or the Western mercenaries.
They deserve to be commemorated in English because the general public lacks all the real information about these rough lands and hard times.
Many people outside of Hungary have a keen interest in Hungarian history. Everyone needs to have accurate historical knowledge to clear up any misunderstandings between countries in Central Europe. Knowing historical reasons can ease present-day tensions. It’s therefore essential to make basic historical information about Hungary accessible in English.
About me
I am a teacher and cultural event organizer from Budapest, Hungary, who has traveled extensively in Eastern Europe since the 1980s and lived in the U.S. in the early 1990s. I have a passion for castles, reenacting, and practicing Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), which drives my interest in sharing history.
I launched the Facebook page „Hungaries 1632” in 2016 which currently (30.04.2024) has over 44,000 followers.
For the sake of better understanding, I’ve changed its name to “Hungarian History 1366-1699”. You can find it here:
As a rule, I translate articles by Hungarian historians into English that center around the Hungarian-Ottoman wars period. I verify everything I share or write for accuracy.
It was necessary to create a website in 2019, where I now receive approximately 6,000 to 10,000 monthly visitors. The website serves as a repository for my Facebook posts:
Currently, there are descriptions in English for 360 Hungarian castles, alongside numerous articles about Hungarian historical events. However, the aim is to provide English descriptions for all Hungarian castles in the Carpathian Basin. I have added them to Google My Maps, resulting in the most extensive map of Hungarian castles available in English. (It received 81K views.) I plan to include all Hungarian castles on this map in the future. It can be found here:
My page has been highly recommended as a crucial and informative tool for disseminating Hungarian history, often leading to changes in people’s opinions about Hungary.
Summary
Based on the aforementioned data and observations, I confidently assert that my work represents the sole comprehensive and well-structured source of high-quality content on the history of the Hungarian people within the English-speaking Facebook community.
On Substack, I want to share with you my latest articles, as well as some of the most important ones from the nearly 900 ones I have written over the past eight years.
I would welcome all your valuable comments, questions, and pictures to learn more about this exciting historical period.
Thank you for being part of this great work.