European Kingdoms Year by Year

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  @UsefulCharts · 7 years ago · pinned

  A lot of people are asking why Britain (or Spain, Portugal, etc.) is not labeled as an empire considering the existence of a "British Empire". Well, Britain may have have had an overseas "empire" but no British monarch has ever held the title "Emperor of Great Britain" or claimed to have had an empire within the borders of the European continent. Several did hold the title of emperor but that was as Emperor of *India" only. As for other decisions I made throughout the video, keep in mind that many of them are indeed subjective and could be debated. But the whole thing is meant to be a broad overview only and that's why I'm not too worried about every little detail.

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  @onlybetashaveyoutubeaccoun898 · 7 years ago

  Crusader Kings 2 > map mode > show kingdoms

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  @stefangrubesic2708 · 7 years ago

  Should do Asia next, I and many other Europeans I'm sure get pretty confused with all dynasties and kingdoms in China alone, so Asia should be fun

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  @Zempleni_Adam_YT · 7 years ago

  In 1920 &nbsp;the Kingdom of Hungary was restored, but the Allies would not accept any return of Charles IV. &nbsp;It was thus decided to select a regent to represent the monarchy. Miklós Horthy, the last commanding admiral of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, was chosen for this position on 1 March. In 1921 Charles IV returned in Hungary, and tried to retake the thorne, but he failed, and exiled to Madeira, where he died in 1922.<br><br><br>Miklós Horthy was a de facto king until 15th October 1944 when the The Arrow Cross Party take over the power, and their leader Ferenc Szálasi established a new Nazi-backed government, effectively turning Hungary into a German-occupied puppet state. <br><br><br><br>According to a widely circulated, if apocryphal contemporary story, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked an aide in the early weeks of the US involvement in what came to be called World War II, if Hungary, which had just declared war against the United States, was a kingdom or a republic. “A kingdom, Mr. President”, the aide replied. This dialogue followed:<br>FDR: What’s the King’s name?<br>Aide: Hungary doesn’t have a King.<br>FDR: Then who runs the kingdom?<br>Aide: A Regent by the name of Admiral Miklós Horthy.<br>FDR: Admiral? Then Hungary must have a powerful navy.<br>Aide: Hungary has no navy; it doesn’t even have access to the sea.<br>FDR: Wars are often fought for religious reasons. What’s the main religion there?<br>Aide: Catholicism, Mr. President. But Admiral Horthy is Protestant.<br>FDR: Did this admiral declare war on us because of territorial claims then?<br>Aide: Hungary’s territorial claims are against Romania.<br>FDR: In that case, did Hungary declare war on Romania?<br>Aide: No, Hungary and Romania are allies.<br>FDR: Let me get this straight. Hungary is a kingdom run by a Regent who’s an admiral without a navy, and it is allied with Romania against which it has territorial claims but it has declared war on the U.S. against which it doesn’t.<br>Aide: That’s right, Mr. President.”

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  @ntm4 · 7 years ago

  I feel like this really could have benefited from some individual colors for the various empires/kingdoms. Especially when things got complicated (HRE controlling Spain, Aragon controlling parts of Italy, etc.)<br>That minor complaint aside, this video was an enjoyable summary and I think this could be a promising format if you decide to do more like it.

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  @EstherH85 · 3 years ago

  “Obviously this blue part here is the land”

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  @RunaSunset · 7 years ago

  THANK YOU for recognizing that huns and magyars are not the same people. As a hungarian it infuriates me

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  @overjee · 7 years ago

  The Scandinavian kingdoms definitively emerged earlier before the north sea empire, having had multiple kings before then.

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  @skrivbordslampan6923 · 7 years ago

  What determine the status of duchies, principalities, kingdoms, empires etc? You should make some video about the ranking and history of different noble and royal titles.

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  @deadiemeyers1661 · 7 years ago

  The visual impact of the last minute of the video is stunning! Such a polite and antiseptic movement of little symbols of icons, representing the shedding of so much blood and the inflicting of so much misery.

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  @UsefulCharts · 7 years ago

  Today&apos;s video is a little different than usual. Let me know what you think.

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  @annbsirius1703 · 7 years ago (edited)

  I liked this video. It understandably &nbsp;left a lot out because it&apos;s a huge, vast subject. I think it&apos;s a great sort of background to help put the more specific events of European history into context. One might even call it a useful chart!

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