Thanks for your patience with us while we got these ready for you! Art on these cards is by Nick DeWitt.
In related news, we are ABOUT to receive, in the mail, our test print copy of the initial set of physical Extra History trading cards. We will have another update to share on those very soon! :)
2019-08-27 20:09:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We are doing our monthly Q&A video livestream with some of the Extra Credits crew (it's James and Rob on board!) on Monday, August 26 starting at 5pm Pacific time (GMT - 7). It will be 1-2 hours long depending on how many questions we get (we always do our best to answer all of them!)
You can post questions at the link starting now 2019-08-23 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Cusco, Peru, sits at nearly 3,400 meters, or 11,200 feet. When you walk the cobblestone streets, you feel dizzy and have to stop for breath after a few blocks. And you start to notice something strange. Every large Spanish building in the city has been built on a foundation of Incan stone--because the Spanish did not build Cusco, they merely built on top of it. It was the Inca who, despite the altitude, built a city here. And not just any city--a city that ruled the largest Indigenous empire ...
2019-08-22 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Recommended reading:
4:01 - really cool side characters that didn't make the final video scripts (but did show up in Game of Thrones??)
8:12 - multiple ve...
2019-08-16 03:11:21 +0000 UTC View Post
In 1494, among the colonization forces from Spain, eight pigs arrived in Cuba. With multiple uses in culinary and craft trades, as well as their general top-tier hardiness, pigs would naturally propagate themselves throughout the Caribbean, and then to Central, South, and North America--but they were also incredibly destructive.
And if you want to dig more into how OP pigs really are, Tierzoo's video is right here: ht...
2019-08-09 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The Polish are determined to make Poland matter on the world stage, and they will not wait for whatever mercies may come from the Russians. So the Home Army stages their own uprising to liberate Warsaw, and for some 60-odd days, their strongest members, the Grey Ranks, tragically held steadfast.
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2019-08-01 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Joan had been sold out to the English. Bishop Pierre Cauchon was determined to prove the inaccuracy of her visions and her motivations so that Charles could have no claim to the throne. But Joan held on to the bitter end.
2019-08-01 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hot dang! This is one of our closest polls ever between *all four choices*! But we nonetheless do have a winner, airing end of 2019/beginning of 2020:
Policing London: Thief-Takers to Scotland Yard
In 1700, Britain's criminal justice system was deeply dysfunctional—and nowhere more than London. With no police force, bounty hunters patrolled its streets. Its private prisons were so inadequate, the government was shipping prisoners to faraway colonies or ... 2019-07-31 18:35:12 +0000 UTC View Post
City after city surrendered to Joan of Arc without a fight. Her mission was complete... or was it?
2019-07-26 15:27:09 +0000 UTC View PostWhat series would you like us to air on Extra History? Cast your vote(s) below and let us know!
Friendly reminder: You can vote for as many choices as you want! This style of voting helps us see what people are most interested in without having to make tough decisions between a couple of close favorites. The poll will end at 11:59 PM PT on Tuesday, July 30.
Current Schedule: Joan of Arc --> The Inca Empire --> An...
2019-07-26 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We are doing our monthly Q&A video livestream with some of the Extra Credits crew (it's Matt and Rob and Joe and Arthur on board!) on Monday, July 29 starting at 5pm Pacific time (GMT - 8). It will be 1-2 hours long depending on how many questions we get (we always do our best to answer all of them!)
You can post questions at the link starting...
2019-07-24 19:56:25 +0000 UTC View Post
When Joan met the army of Orleans, they weren't exactly keen on her idea to just GET 'EM and go completely offensive--thinking she would have more use as a mascot. But both they, and she, would be in for many surprises...
2019-07-19 00:29:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Joan of Arc was on a mission from God--a mission to guide the Armagnacs into a holy war.
2019-07-11 22:24:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Before we can really get into Joan of Arc's life, we have to get a bit into the civil war between the Burgundians and the Armagnacs. Time for some royal family drama with King Charles VI's madness and Queen Isabeau's friend Louis.
2019-07-04 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode, we are going to get into some more royal family drama happening in France during their civil war, setting up the context for Joan's debut.
Art by Nick DeWitt.
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2019-07-01 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Defeat was, for England, victory. The 116-year struggle helped define the English, and English became a common popular language. During the religious wars of the 16th century, this sense of unity would enable England to defeat the mightiest armada Europe had ever seen. In France, the wars forced the French kings to centralize and tackle the separatist forces of the royal Dukes, and by so doing, with the fall of the Dukes of Burgundy, France became the undisputed arbiter of Europe. <...
2019-06-27 21:09:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to our friends at Fanbyte Media, Extra History will now also be released as a podcast, for those historians who prefer listening to the tides of time while doing chores, during a commute, or when you have to watch the cookies bake. We currently have Catherine the Great and D-Day live now, with more on the way soon!
Henry V is a serious contender for the most impressive man ever to rule England. On his death, a chronicler wrote: "He did not leave his like upon earth among Christian kings or princes." His only fault was to die young… well, that, and being so horrifically ruthless and cold, that another historian wrote of Henry that he was "conclusive proof that a man may be a hero and yet a monster."
2019-06-20 17:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We are doing our monthly Q&A video livestream with some of the Extra Credits crew (today it's Matt and Rob on board) on Sunday, June 23 starting at 5pm Pacific time (GMT - 8).
It will be 1-2 hours long depending on how many questions we get (we always do our best to answer all of them!)
You can post questions at the link starting no...
2019-06-20 13:17:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Bertrand du Guesclin was the hero the French needed. Focused on fortifying defenses and cities, Guesclin rebutted the advances of the Black Prince--who ended up contracting an illness that undid his iconic image of triumph and chivalry. Edward became beset by drama in the royal court, and England started to lose power...
2019-06-14 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Things weren’t looking good for France. Edward VI successfully besieged Calais for months, and England would keep it in its hand for 200 years to come. But the Yersinia Pestis bacterium had other plans in mind for all of Europe…
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2019-06-01 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
On the 26th of August,1346, Philip's army drew near the English force. The French were strung out for miles. Phillip's best commanders advised caution: put on those comfy jim-jams the Queen gave you last Christmas, don the royal slippers, get a goodnight's snooze, and let everyone catch up, then drown the English in a river of their own blood after a light breakfast. But Phillip looked upon the current puny size of the English army, and ordered the attack anyway...
2019-05-30 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Later this year we are getting a series on Angkor: A Clash of Gods!
Between the years of 1100-1200 CE, roughly 0.1% of Earth's population was supported by the city of Angkor. It was a marvel. A place where the Khmer god-kings quarried huge blocks of stone thirty miles away, and floated them to construction sites via specially-excavated canals. But these temples were anything but serene. With a royal family split between the worship of Shiva, Vishnu, and Buddha,... 2019-05-29 21:12:53 +0000 UTC View Post
What series would you like us to air on Extra History? Cast your vote(s) below and let us know! This series is expected to air later in 2019.
Friendly reminder: You can vote for as many choices as you want! This style of voting helps us see what people are most interested in without having to make tough decisions between a couple of close favorites. The poll will end at 11:59 PM PT on Tuesday, May 28.
Current Schedule: Histo...
2019-05-25 03:23:44 +0000 UTC View Post
At stake on the English side was trade, the English role in Christendom, the king’s lands in France held by right for 150 years, and the reputation and honor of the king. On the French side, a unified country, national prestige, and the right of their monarch to his own throne.
2019-05-24 16:42:42 +0000 UTC View Post
