Map of Europe 1000 AD to present with timeline

[Chris]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grK9fJieCgs

[Mister D]

These are coo. I posted a map of the Hapsburg domains from 1200 or so through the end of the First World War.

[Chris]

I was surprised, I suppose, at the stability of north western Europe, France, England especially, while the rest of the map is in constant flux.

[Mister D]

Not bad having the sea as a border or, in England's case, to be an island. England's kings were of French extraction for much of the Medieval period. They held French fiefs as you can see when the video gets to the 13th and 14th Centuries.

[Chris]

Yep, been listening some to that podcast KC recommended, http://normancenturies.com/.


Is it geography, a sea as border, Spain, Italy, Greece, ME border on the sea, and they've been unstable too.

[KC]

I've often needed videos like this to help me visualize changing borders of Europe's imperial powers. I will definitely hold on to this one of the continent though. Thanks for posting Chris!

Here are some others I like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLSUZ1qlVM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFrv1rCLC7E

[Mister D]

Yep, been listening some to that podcast KC recommended, http://normancenturies.com/.


Is it geography, a sea as border, Spain, Italy, Greece, ME border on the sea, and they've been unstable too.

True. Remember too that these political changes were often meaningless to the great mass of people untl age of ideology and nationalism. Identity was regional/local.

Spain's instability was internal. Regionalism is still strong in Spain even today.

[Chris]

Yes. Still is like that in may respects. A while back, years ago, there was some journalist who went and talked to some Israeli and Palestinian farms and herders about the conflict down in the cities. It meant nothing to them, they traded with each other, they were at peace.