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1000 year map of european borders as they change over time... (Original Post) msongs Feb 2022 OP
Fascinating cally Feb 2022 #1
Good video, Wednesdays Feb 2022 #2
WOW !!! Didn't know Germany was fairly young country !! uponit7771 Feb 2022 #3
It wasn't unified until latter half of nineteenth century.... lastlib Feb 2022 #6
Interesting to see it like this! Makes me realize I don't know much about world history IcyPeas Feb 2022 #4
That's really cool leftstreet Feb 2022 #5

Wednesdays

(17,311 posts)
2. Good video,
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 11:25 PM
Feb 2022

but I think the map is about 40 years ahead of the time indicated.

For example, England occupied the northern 1/3 of France in 1428, and the Emirate of Granada lasted until the year Columbus first sailed to the Americas.

lastlib

(23,149 posts)
6. It wasn't unified until latter half of nineteenth century....
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:29 AM
Feb 2022

under Bismarck. Even in the middle of that century, it was a political basket-case.

IcyPeas

(21,841 posts)
4. Interesting to see it like this! Makes me realize I don't know much about world history
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:11 AM
Feb 2022

And yeah, that area from Germany down to Italy was very turbulent.

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