Monday 17 March 2014

Watch as 1000 years of European borders change


Watch as 1000 years of European borders change


[Unfortunately, the rate at which the dates change does not seem precisely to match the timing of the border changes ].

3 comments:

  1. Amazing, really! Especially Poland..

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  2. Yes, but I think the picture (from http://getasword.com/blog/569-battle-of-grunwald-1410-600-anniversary/) says it all, each of those boundary shifts involved the deaths of thousands of individuals fighting on both 'sides'. Tragic.

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  3. all wars are tragic but unfortunately sometimes necessary.
    kyri.

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