About Europe: Timeline of National Flags: 1000 - 2019

See the past millennium of European history from 1000 to the present. Also see periods such as the crusades, medieval period, mongol invasions, black plague, renaissance, age of discovery, protestant reformation, rise of the ottomans, thirty years war, war of the Spanish succession, age of enlightenment, french revolution, napoleon, unification of Italy and Germany, both world wars, the cold war, and the modern era, all with flags. Keep in mind the concept of a "national flag", is rather a modern term. The smaller states of the Holy Roman Empire is shown with the imperial standard, and Muscovy/Russia is shown with the coat of arms on a red background. The flags in centuries up until about the 19th century often were royal standards. Music: Danse Macabre Oppressive Gloom Unholy Knight Final Battle of the Dark Wizards all by Kevin MacLeod Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Oppressive Gloom Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Unholy Knight Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Final Battle of the Dark Wizards Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ #flags #history #europe Sources: Other YouTube history channels The map used in this video comes from the blank atlas. Other main sources: Wikipedia, FOTW, and other various websites.