History buffs will love this "time lapse" of Europe and the endless border changes on that continent over the past 1,000 years, showing the advances of invaders, the collapse of empires, and the rise of new nations.
Timeline: 00:03 1035 00:10 1050 00:17 1143 00:18 1150 00:22 1185 00:28 1217 00:36 Golden Bull (1356) 01:02 Treaty of Bretigny (1360) 01:34 1441 01:49 1492 01:59 1516 02:00 1524 02:18-2:29 1560-90 02:23 1580 02:42 1640 03:11 1707 03:08 1721 Formation of the Russian Empire 04:22 1861 04:26 1871 04:32 Outbreak of WW1 (1914) 04:42 Bolshevik Revolution (1917) 04:47 1936 04:48 Outbreak of WW2 (1939) 04:56 End of WW2 (1945) 05:06 1990 05:10 Early 1990s  

The complete "Centennia Historical Atlas" software, including the exact years, highly detailed accompanying text, search capabilities and variable speeds is available here.   Music: Creepy Blue by Adam Drake, Neil Williams and Alison Pearse