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THE STORY OF THE NATIONS
OCTAVO, ILLUSTRATED. PER VOL., $1.50
THE EARLIER VOLUMES WILL BE

THE STORY OF GREECE. By Prof. Jas. A. Harrison THE STORY OF ROME. By Arthur Gilman THE STORY OF THE JEWS. By Prof. Jas. K. Hosmer THE STORY OF CHALDEA. By Z. Ragzin THE STORY OF NORWAY. By Prof. H. H. Boyesen THE STORY OF GERMANY. By S. Baring-Gould THE STORY OF SPAIN. By E. E. and Susan Hale THE STORY OF HUNGARY. By Prof. A. Vmbry THE STORY OF THE SARACENS. By Arthur Gilman THE STORY OF ASSYRIA. By Z. Ragzin THE STORY OF THE GOTHS. By Henry Bradley THE STORY OF THE NORMANS. By Sarah O. Jewett

For prospectus of the series see end of this volume

G. P. PUTNAMS SONS NEW YORK AND LONDON

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SALLY FROM FORTRESS OF SZIGETVR. Frontispiece. SALLY FROM FORTRESS OF SZIGETVR. (See p. )

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THE
STORY OF HUNGARY

BY
ARMINIUS VMBRY
PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BUDA-PESTH
WITH THE COLLABORATION OF
LOUIS HEILPRIN
NEW YORK & LONDON
G. P. PUTNAMS SONS
The Knickerbocker Press
1886

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COPYRIGHT BY
G. P. PUTNAMS SONS
1886
Press of
G. P. Putnams Sons
New York

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PREFACE.

In complying with the request of the publishers of the Nations Series to write the Story of Hungary, I undertook a task which was out of the range of my previous literary undertakings, which had for the most part been devoted to the geography, history, and philology of Central Asia. The principal reason which induced me to enter upon what is for me a new literary field, was my desire to make American and English readers acquainted with the record of my native country, and to present the various phases of the history of Hungary in the light best suited to attract the attention of the citizens of England and of the Great Republic, to whose opinion we Hungarians are by no means indifferent.

My willingness to prepare the present volume was further due to the fact, that it was not the History, but the Story of Hungary, I was asked to write; an undertaking in which I had simply to deal with the salient events, the most noteworthy personalities, and the most thrilling episodes in a narrative which covered nearly a thousand years, and was not called upon to consider the philosophical side of the history, or to discuss the deeper-lying motives or the less significant details of national action.

For a task such as that presented to me, I concluded that the knowledge and the ideas of a Hungarian man of letters were not inadequate; I have, nevertheless, had recourse, in certain instances, to the assistance of writers who had given special attention to our national history, with the idea of making as accurate as possible this the first Story of Hungary written in English.

The distance between Buda-Pesth and New York rendered it impossible for me to give my personal attention to the proofs while the volume was being put into type. The proof-reading was therefore entrusted to the care of Mr. Louis Heilprin, a gentleman who is evidently thoroughly familiar with the subject, and to whom I desire to express my obligations not only for the care he has taken with the proof-reading, but also for his attention in securing in my English text the most accurate and most effective forms of expression.

I take this opportunity of expressing, also, my thanks for the kind coperation of my countrymen, Messrs. Sebestyn, Csnki, Acsdy, and Vargha.

A. V.

Buda-Pesth , August, 1886.

CONTENTS.

I.
PAGE
The Country and the People of Hungary	-17
A birds-eye view, .
II.
Hungary before the Occupation by the Magyars	-26
Prehistoric times, .
III
The Origin of the Hungarians	-41
Nimrod and his descendants, .
IV.
The Reign of the Dukes	-52
rpd the first duke, .
V.
The Conversion to Christianity	-64
Shamanism, .
VI.
St. Stephen, the First King of Hungary	-96
St. Stephens Day, .
VII.
The Kings of the House of rpd	-150
Wealth of the rpds, .
VIII.
The Anjous in Hungary	-193
The Czech party victorious, .
IX.
John Hunyadi; the Great Champion of Christianity	-216
Every noble a born soldier, .
X
King Matthias	-256
Personal courage, .
XI.
The Period of National Decline, and the Disastrous Battle of Mohcs	-289
A dark page, .
XII.
The Turkish World, and the Rise of Protestantism in Hungary	-336
Sack of Buda, .
XIII.
The Austrian Rule (1526-1780)	-373
Ferdinand elevated to the throne of Hungary, .
XIV.
The Emperor Joseph II.The National Reaction and the Napoleonic Wars	-399
A king refuses to be crowned, .
XV.
Szchenyi, Kossuth, and the Struggle for Liberty in 1848-1849	-440
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, .

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE

SALLY FROM FORTRESS OF SZIGETVR

SELF-IMMOLATION OF SZONDI

DANUBE FROM THE RUINS OF VISEGRD

ICE GROTTO OF DEMNFALVA

BORDERS OF THE DANUBE

BUDA-PESTH

COACHMAN

HUNGARIAN TYPES

CHILDREN FROM THE DISTRICT OF THE SAVE

A KOLA

ROMAN AND DACIANS, FROM TRAJANs COLUMN

A ROMAN TEMPLE

HUNGARIAN SHEPHERD

ELECTION OF LMOS, THE FIRST DUKE

RPD TAKES POSSESSION OF HUNGARY

BAPTISM OF ST. STEPHEN

CORONATION OF ST. STEPHEN

THE PEOPLE SEDUCED BY VATHA CLAIM THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF PAGANISM

DUEL BETWEEN ST. LADISLAUS AND AKERS

BLA IV. RETURNS TO HIS COUNTRY, DEVASTATED BY THE MONGOLS

CASTLE OF RVA

CATHEDRAL OF GRAN

CASTLE OF BETZK

CASTLE OF HUNYAD

PRESBURG

FORTRESS OF BUDA

RUINS OF VISEGRD

JELLACHICH SQUARE, AGRAM

HEROIC DEFENCE OF ERLAU

PASHAS HOUSE

HUNGARIAN PEASANTS IN AN INN

A CSIKS

HUNGARIAN PEASANTS

PEASANT GIRL FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF BUDA-PESTH

HUNGARIAN PEASANT

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