2 manuscripts in one History of A Captivating Guide to Hungarian History, Starting from the Roman Empire through the Magyar Tribes, Austro-Hungarian Empire and Hungarian Revolution to the PresentHistory of A Captivating Guide to Polish HistoryHungary is more than just vampire stories and cheesy violin-playing waiters named "Laszlo." It has a rich history that goes back to the first wild Magyar horsemen, who arrived there in the late 9th century. For a time, the Magyars were both mercenaries and raiders, a horse-bound version of the Vikings in France and Britain. They terrorized the populations of Austria, Germany, and even Italy and eastern France.In the first part of this book, you'll nomadic clans of the Magyar people who moved from central Asia into the areas we call Hungary today and its surroundingsHow the Magyars rapidly changed from a semi-nomadic tribal organization, who terrified the people so much that some prayed to God to relieve them of the "curse of the Magyars" in much the same way that Western monks prayed from relief from the Vikings, to a settled Christian kingdom in the early 1000s.That the first king of a unified Hungary is now the patron saint of the nation, Saint Stephen.That despite his "saintliness," Stephen often tortured his enemies and had their eyes gouged outThe story of Matthias I, known as the "Raven King" or "Matthias Corvinus" for his symbol and his belief that his family had Roman roots in the aristocrat Corvinii family of ancient Rome.The dark day of August 29th, 1526, when the Hungarians were defeated by the Ottomans at Mohacs, which changed Hungarian history forever.How the Austro-Hungarian Empire beganHungary's part in WWI, WWII, and the HolocaustThe revolt of 1956The end of communism in 1989Poland, a modern state in the very center of Europe, used to be a battlefield of many nations. Throughout its history, Poland had to fight for its independence - for its very existence. This Captivating Guide to Polish History will get you acquainted with the country that is probably most overlooked in historical studies. Sure, everyone knows the Second World War started with the Nazi occupation of Poland, but the country is old and very rich in events, great kings, ruling nobles, and defining culture.In the second part of this book, you'll did the Slavs first settle in central Europe?Who united the Slavic tribes and founded the medieval Polish kingdom?How did Poland develop during the Piast period?How was the kingdom divided among brothers?How did distinguished individuals try to reunite Poland, and how did they fail?Who was Wladyslaw I Lokietek, and why did he succeed in reuniting the kingdom?What was the rule of Casimir III the Great like?Why was a Lithuanian grand duke chosen to rule Poland?Who were the Jagiellonians that united Poland and Lithuania?How did the European revolutions and Napoleon Bonaparte influence Poland?Why did Germany, Russia, and Austria decide to destroy Poland?How did the people and their Polishness survive the partitioning period?Why did Poland gain and lose independence during the interwar period?Why did Hitler start the Second World War by occupying Poland? and u003c