Episode Details

In this episode, we focus on the Kingdom of Hungary from the mid 12th century to the start of the 13th. This is an important time in Hungarian History, and lays the groundwork for their century of change, through internal strife, and foreign invasions of all of their neighbors. At the heart of the conflicts is a search for identity beyond the exploits of their traditional past, and their search will tie them in with the changes taking place across the continent.

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Sources

Intro: Zachary Wheeler and Nathaniel Scarborough, "Hej, Sokoły" folk tune

Outro: Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 (London Symphony Orchestra 1960)

Engel, Pal. The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary. International Library of Historical Studies, 2005.

Cantor, Norman. The Civilization of the Middle Ages. Harper Perennial, 1993.

Berend, Nora. Urbanczyk, Przemyslaw. Wiszewski, Przemyslaw. Central Europe in the High Middle Ages: Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland, C.900-C.1300. Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Rady, Martyn. The Middle Kingdoms. Basic Books, 2023.