Hungarian History Podcast / Episode 7 / Gold & Blood – The 36-Year War Before Mohács

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