The migration of Deak
how Francis Josef visited Pesth
the fall of Bach
how the Hungarians refused to send representatives to the "Imperial Parliament"
and how the Emperor of Austria lost his temper
the Bloodless war
the failure of force and "conciliation"
the royal visit of 1865
the Austro-Prussian war
Count Beust
the surrender of Austria
the Ausgleich
present and past Hungary
Hungary and Ireland. Appendices
- Pitt's policy
the Sinn F in policy
the economic oppression of Ireland
the renunciation act
Hungary's Sinn F in institutions
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