The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895-1526Bloomsbury Publishing, 2001 M02 23 - 472 pages Now recognised as the standard work on the subject, Realm of St Stephen is a comprehensive history of medieval Eastern and Central Europe. Pál Engel traces the establishment of the medieval kingdom of Hungary from its conquest by the Magyar tribes in 895 until defeat by the Ottomans at the Battle of Mohacs in 1526. He shows the development of the dominant Magyars who, upon inheriting an almost empty land, absorbed the remaining Slavic peoples into their culture after the original communities had largely disappeared. Engel's book is an accessible and highly readable history. 'This is now the standard English language treatment of medieval Hungary - its internal history as well as its regional and European significance.' --- P W Knoll, University of Southern Carolina (From 'Choice') 'A lively and highly readable narrative ' --- Albrecht Classen, University of Arizona (From 'Mediaevistik') |
Contents
The Twelfth Century | |
Early Hungarian Society | |
The New Monarchy | |
Louis the Great 13421382 | |
The Monarchy of Louis the Great | |
The Years of Crises 13821403 | |
Sigismunds Consolidation | |
Sigismunds Foreign Policy 14031437 | |
Trade and Towns | |
The Rural Landscape | |
The Age of the Golden Bulls | |
The Last Árpádians | |
Charles I of Anjou 13011342 | |
The Age of John Hunyadi 14371457 | |
King Matthias Corvinus 14581490 | |
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