The History of Poland: Every Year (1000–2024)

A thousand years of Polish borders, one year at a time: the Piast kingdom, the union with Lithuania, one of the largest states in Europe – then three partitions, 123 years off the map, rebirth in 1918, and a country moved 200 km west in 1945. 0:00 1000 – The Piast kingdom 1:24 1138 – Fragmentation 3:17 1320 – The kingdom reunited 3:59 1386 – Union with Lithuania 5:53 1569 – The Commonwealth 6:43 1648 – The Deluge 8:02 1772 – The Partitions 8:19 1795 – Poland off the map 9:40 1918 – Rebirth 9:56 1939 – War, occupation and new borders 10:29 1989 – Poland today The map pauses on the years of the key events. Occupied territories are hatched in the colour of the occupied country. Sources: borders from Cliopatria (Seshat Global History Databank), CC BY 4.0, with corrections · coastlines Natural Earth · relief ETOPO 2022 (NOAA). Music (public domain, performed by the channel): Chopin – Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 · Schubert – Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3 · Chopin – Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 Found an error? Comment the year and the place – corrections go into the next video. #history #map #poland