News Archive

The Knights Hospitaller in Medieval Hungary

2023. October 30.

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The Knights Hospitaller in Medieval Hungary

The aim of this book is to present the history and activity of the Hospi-tallers in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary (c.1150–1543) based on thorough research of primary sources both kept in Hungary and... read more..

Lecture by Szabolcs László at Bielefeld University

2023. October 11.

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Lecture by Szabolcs László at Bielefeld University

Szabolcs László, research fellow at our institute, participated in the conference entitled Dis-/Сonnecting the World: Subjectivities, Networks and Transcultural Encounters across Cold War Boundaries, ... read more..

2023. September 29.

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Lecture by Leslie Waters

On September 26, Leslie Waters, assistant professor of history at the University of Texas at El Paso, gave a lecture at the Institute of History on her newly published book, Borders on the Move: Terri... read more..

2023. September 15.

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Lecture by Heléna Huhák in New Orleans

Heléna Huhák, a research fellow of our institute, participated in the workshop Confronting the Nazi Genocide: New Directions in Holocaust Studies, held at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Sept... read more..

2023. September 5.

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Lecture by Janka Kovács in Oslo

Janka Kovács, a postdoctoral research fellow at our institute, participated in the conference of the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health (EAHH), which took place from 30 August... read more..

Lecture by Gábor Demeter and Péter Földvári in Vienna

2023. September 4.

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Lecture by Gábor Demeter and Péter Földvári in Vienna

On 2 September. 2023 Gábor Demeter, senior research fellow of our institute and Péter Földvári, visiting research professor gave a lecture at the 15th European Historical Economics Society (EHES) Conf... read more..

The Mufassal Tahrir Defteri of the Sanjak of Segedin (1578)

2023. July 21.

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The Mufassal Tahrir Defteri of the Sanjak of Segedin (1578)

An important Ottoman source has become available to researchers as part of the RCH’s 21st-Century Studies in Humanities series. The Mufassal Tahrir Defteri of the Sanjak of Segedin (1578) is the ... read more..

2023. May 12.

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MECERN conference in Bratislava

Our institute was represented by Dániel Bácsatyai, Benjámin Borbás and Bence Péterfi at the fifth biennial conference of the Medieval Central Europe Research Network (MECERN), a three-day scientific g... read more..

Lectures by Tamás Stark in the United States

2023. May 5.

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Lectures by Tamás Stark in the United States

In April 2023, Tamás Stark, Senior Research Fellow of our Institute, gave three lectures in the United States: in New York, Rochester and New Haven about the twentieth century history of Hungary,... read more..

Lectures by Gábor Demeter, Krisztián Csaplár-Degovics and Janka Kovács in Glasgow

2023. April 6.

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Lectures by Gábor Demeter, Krisztián Csaplár-Degovics and Janka Kovács in Glasgow

The annual conference of the Association for British Slavic and East European Studies took place in Glasgow from 31 March to 2 April 2023, where our institute was represented by Gábor Demeter, Senior ... read more..

Book presentation of Réka Újlaki-Nagy's monograph

2023. March 24.

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Book presentation of Réka Újlaki-Nagy's monograph

On March 20, 2023, our institute and the Hungarian Unitarian Church co-organized the presentation of Réka Újlaki-Nagy's book "Christians or Jews? Early Transylvanian Sabbatarianism (1580-1621) in the ... read more..

In the Saddle, on Horseback – The Art of War of the Conquest-Era Magyars

2023. February 28.

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In the Saddle, on Horseback – The Art of War of the Conquest-Era Magyars

With the help of researchers from the Hungarian Prehistory Research Group of the Institute of History of the ELKH Research Centre for the Humanities (RCH) the popular history film In the Saddle, ... read more..

New GISta Hungarorum database and digital atlas

2023. February 15.

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New GISta Hungarorum database and digital atlas

The GISta Hungarorum database and digital atlas supplemented with data from settlement-level surveys and population census from the 1720s, 1750s (Transylvania) and 1780s was completed under the leader... read more..

Remarriage and Stepfamilies in East Central Europe, 1600-1900

2023. January 30.

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Remarriage and Stepfamilies in East Central Europe, 1600-1900

Due to high adult mortality and the custom of remarriage, stepfamilies were a common phenomenon in pre-industrial Europe. Focusing on East Central Europe, a neglected area of Western historiography, t... read more..

The Historical Construction of National Consciousness | Book launch

2022. November 22.

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The Historical Construction of National Consciousness | Book launch

A long essay entitled Three Historical Regions of Europe, appearing first in a samizdat volume in Budapest in 1980, instantly put its author into the forefront of the transnational debate on... read more..

New book publication on medieval merchants

2021. August 30.

Lendület: Középkori gazdaságtörténet

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New book publication on medieval merchants

In December 2018, the Lendület (‘Momentum’) Medieval Hungarian Economic History Research Group won a grant from the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) of Hungary for the prep... read more..

2019. October 14.

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International Conference on Economic Functions of Urban Spaces

The International Commission for the History of Towns (ICHT) held its annual meeting in Budapest, September 18–20, 2019, co-organized with the “Lendület” Medieval Hungarian Economic History Research G... read more..

New book publication on Communist Eastern Europe, edited by Péter Apor and Sándor Horváth

2017. November 21.

Horizon 2020

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New book publication on Communist Eastern Europe, edited by Péter Apor and Sándor Horváth

Secret Agents and the Memory of Everyday Collaboration in Communist Eastern Europe is now available through Anthem Press and JSTOR. This collection of essays addresses institutions that deve... read more..

The International Conference Francis Joseph and Croats in World War I

2016. December 2.

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The International Conference Francis Joseph and Croats in World War I

The International Conference Francis Joseph and Croats in World War I (Medjunarodni znanstveni skup Franjo Josip i Hrvati u prvome svjetskom ratu) took place on November 21, 2016 in Zagreb. The event,... read more..

The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 2, 2016

2016. September 30.

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The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 2, 2016

The latest thematic issue of The Hungarian Historical Review is entitled Humanities & Nationalism. Its contents are available here The periodical can be purchased or ordered at the HAS RCH Institu... read more..

2016. September 29.

Egyéb hírek

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’Szigetvár 1566’ Conference

Between September 6 and 9, 2016 an international scientific conference has been held in Pécs organized by our institute in cooperation with the Scientific University of Pécs. The conference took place... read more..

Crucifix and Crosshair – The new issue of World History (Világtörténet)

2016. September 28.

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Crucifix and Crosshair – The new issue of World History (Világtörténet)

The second issue of Világtörténet this year is now available at the Institute of History of the HAS Research Centre for the Humanities. The present issue is entitled Crucifix and Crosshair – Friars an... read more..

The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 1, 2016

2016. September 20.

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The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 1, 2016

The latest thematic issue of The Hungarian Historical Review is entitled Continuities and Discontinuities: Political Thought in the Habsburg Empire in the Long Nineteenth Century. Its contents are ava... read more..

Applications for translation into English of Hungarian language books and manuscripts on 20th century Hungarian history

2016. September 19.

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Applications for translation into English of Hungarian language books and manuscripts on 20th century Hungarian history

The Tetmajer Committee of indiana University invites applications for translation into English of Hungarian language books and manuscripts on 20th century Hungarian history. Works starting chronologic... read more..

2016. June 29.

Horizon 2020

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Second Workshop Meeting of the Horizon2020 project COURAGE, Warsaw, 16/17 June, 2016

The Second Workshop Meeting of the Horizon2020 project COURAGE (“Cultural Opposition – Understanding the CultuRal HeritAGE of Dissent in the Former Socialist Countries”) took place in Warsaw at the Po... read more..

COURAGE participated at RICHES policy seminar in Brussels

2016. June 4.

Horizon 2020

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COURAGE participated at RICHES policy seminar in Brussels

The scope of the seminar was to discuss how the RICHES project and its network including cultural heritage projects can provide insights to support evidence-based policymaking in Europe. The seminar i... read more..

2016. May 17.

Horizon 2020

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www.cultural-opposition.eu

Culture in Eastern Europe before 1989 meant more than socialist realism and dull propaganda art. An alternative cultural scene flourished despite the controls of socialist regimes, and its diverse pra... read more..

International Conference on Power Representations of Early Modern Europe

2016. April 11.

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International Conference on Power Representations of Early Modern Europe

International conference was held in Budapest, organized by the Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences on 5–6 April, 2016, titled “The Representations of Power and Sovereign... read more..

2016. February 11.

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COURAGE (a new Horizon2020 project) – Launching Press Release

COURAGE – Connecting Collections Cultural Opposition – Understanding the Cultural Heritage of Dissent in the Former Socialist Countries On 1 February, 2016 an international consorti... read more..

The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 4, 2015: Business History: Enterprises in Adaptation – www.hunghist.org

2016. February 11.

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The Hungarian Historical Review, Issue 4, 2015: Business History: Enterprises in Adaptation – www.hunghist.org

This issue examines the history of enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe in the processes of adaptation. The histories of enterprises thus are not themselves the focal point of inquiry. Rather, th... read more..