This video shows the countries of Europe when historically, any predecessors that controlled the most land for that country.
Music: Egmont Overture
The predecessors of countries can be open to interpretation. Some pre modern kingdoms or empires shown didn't necessarily have a flag as we think of it today either.
Egmont Overture Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Errors:
Russia at it's largest extent, the USSR, should not have Istanbul.
North Macedonia's largest extent should be right now, not the Macedonian Empire.
Greece's largest extent should be the Macedonian Empire, not the Byzantine Empire.
Sources:
Other KZread history channels
The map used in this video comes from the blank atlas.
Other main sources: Wikipedia, FOTW, and other various websites.
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