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Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Hungary (Part 1)

Monday, 12 February 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Kingdom of Hungary has a long history and emerged from the principality of Hungary in the year 1000 with the coronation of King Stephen I of Hungary. He reigned until 1038 with Gisela of Bavaria by his side. They had one son, who died at the age of 24 while boar-hunting. He left no [read more]

Małgorzata Buczkowska as Queen Elisabeth of Bosnia in Korona królów

Elizabeth of Bosnia – A Queen in a tough situation (Part 2)

Tuesday, 16 January 2018, 7:00 CaraBeth 2

In my previous article, I discussed the early years of Elizabeth of Bosnia’s life, her life as queen consort, and her early regency. This second part will focus on her fairly short, but eventful regency. The Polish Succession The Polish did not want to be in union with Hungary and wanted their monarch to reside [read more]

Elizabeth of Bosnia – A Queen in a tough situation (Part one)

Tuesday, 9 January 2018, 7:00 CaraBeth 1

With the formidable Elizabeth of Poland as her mother-in-law, Elizabeth of Bosnia was bound to pick up some of her traits as a powerful Queen Mother. But the younger Elizabeth’s circumstances as a widowed queen were more difficult; when Elizabeth of Poland was widowed, her capable son was the new king. As for Elizabeth of [read more]

Katarzyna Czapla as Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary in Korona królów

Elizabeth of Poland – A true survivor

Thursday, 14 December 2017, 7:00 CaraBeth 1

Elizabeth of Poland was a true survivor. Her long and eventful life spanned three-quarters of the turbulent fourteenth century. She was involved in some of the fourteenth century’s key events in Poland, Hungary, and Naples. For decades, even in her old age, she was active in the politics of Hungary and Poland. She quite possibly [read more]

Elizabeth Báthory – Between fact and fiction

Friday, 23 June 2017, 7:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

Erzsebet or Elizabeth Báthory; the sixteenth-century Hungarian Countess is not a household name, but her story is embedded in popular culture. Elizabeth is believed to have been a mass murderer, with the highest number of victims in the world. Part fact, part legend, the idea of Elizabeth as a crazed, vampiric, lesbian has contributed massively [read more]

Book Review: The Diary of the Favourite Daughter of Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Thursday, 2 February 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

This article was written by Franziska. Among all the books that have been written about the famous Elisabeth of Austria, the diary of her youngest and favourite daughter is a special one. Martha and Horst Schad have edited the diary of Marie Valerie for a wider audience. The diary was first published in 2005 by [read more]