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

🎧LISTEN NOW to the Hungarian History Podcast –where history gets a voice, and the past fights back.

👉 On Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hHHvbkUKvrNSWnT3P9YVO?si=EarlAXexSiyXPO5yQpLR2Q

On Substack:

https://open.substack.com/pub/gaborszantai/p/hungarian-history-podcast-episode-3e6?r=3v2wim&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

On Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/hungarian-7-gold-131302171?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

On Buy Me A Coffee:

https://buymeacoffee.com/duhoxoxa/hungarian-history-podcast-episode-7-gold-blood-the-36-year-war-before-mohcs

Next time: The Battle of Mohács. The mysterious death of the king.