The Borderland never slept. For 30 years, heroes held the line—outnumbered, underpaid, but never broken, while kings were betrayed, treasuries looted, and Europe looked away.
This episode shatters the myths:
⚔️ Queen Beatrix’s schemes. Kinizsi’s betrayal. HowMátyás’ legacy was stolen
⚔️ The Jagellonian “Weakness” Lie – Why Ulászló II and Lajos II were not the fools history painted them to be
⚔️ Kinizsi. Korvin János. Berislavić. The commanders who fought relentless wars while Buda’s nobles bickered
⚔️ 1,000+ villages burned. 80+ battles. The untold cost of holding the frontier against the Ottomans
⚔️ Habsburg Mary emptying the treasury as the Fuggers seized Hungary’s silver
⚔️ France + Venice + The Pope – How the League of Cognac sided with the Ottomans
⚔️ How Hungary’s own elite sabotaged their kings—and signed Mohács’ death warrant
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Next time: The Battle of Mohács. The mysterious death of the king.
