Despite having the least amount of impact in the long term, the Norse settlements in North America are by far the most famous product of the Viking Expansion.
2018-11-30 07:51:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Looks like in the spring of 2019 we'll be getting 2 mini-series (2-3 ep each) of Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba and The Siege of Vienna, followed by a Lies episode.
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba: Diplomat, Warrior, Queen
In 1622, Nzinga walked into the peace conference and found that the Portuguese hadn't provided her with a chair. Unfazed, she ordered one of her servants to get down on all fours a... 2018-11-30 01:06:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Poland, alone, faces off both Soviet Russia armies and the Germans for five long weeks. Foreign reporter Julien Bryan captures footage of the siege of Warsaw to deliver to the outside world. A resistance builds inside.
2018-11-29 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
CORRECTION: The dress-up room and the museum that had the exhibit on the Beiyang Warlords was not at the Memorial Hall in Taipei, it was at the Sun Yat-Sen Museum in Hong Kong. These are pics from two different museums.
Back in October, writer Rob Rath visited the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Here are the photos he wanted to share with the patrons! 
2018-11-26 17:01:02 +0000 UTC
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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 in spring 2019.
When it comes to the Extra History video schedule we are currently looking at early spring 2019, and writer/director Rob Rath is going to be taking some well-deserved paternity leave sometime around that season! Anticipating our ne...
2018-11-24 20:46:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Starting right now through Nov. 26 (the Black Friday-Cyber Monday shopping weekend) we have some new merch on the store on sale! This month we have launched a few new products: official logo t-shirts for our shows, a limited-edition, holiday-themed Extra Credits crew poster, and a set of small illustration prints from Extra Sci Fi!
If you are thinking about getting some Extra Credits gifts for a frie...
2018-11-23 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
182 Polish soldiers defend the peninsula. They're under attack from a battleship, dive bombers, field artillery and nearly a division’s worth of German soldiers. Even the local police have thrown in with the Nazis… But they’ll hold for as long as they can.
This extra-Extra History mini-series is brought to you by World of Tanks PC. Check out the game at https://redir.wargaming.net/z3ehuthn/?pub_...
2018-11-22 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Scandinavians stumbled on Iceland, at first on accident--then, gradually exploring it--and finally intentionally migrating there because despite the clash of glaciers and volcanoes, Iceland was full of uninhabited empty land--perfect for settlers and saga-writers.
2018-11-22 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: we are going live in approx 90 minutes, and testing this "notify" feature as an alternative to double-posting. --Belinda
We are doing our monthly Q&A video livestream with some of the Extra Credits crew on Sunday, November 25 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 now (and during the actual livestr...
2018-11-21 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
To our patrons of Extra History--thank you so much for being in this community and directly making this show possible. It has been a little over 4 years since the official launch of this Patreon community, and this show has changed Extra Credits for good.
The above animation was drawn by Extra History artist Nick DeWitt and you can enjoy the Fortnite dance music on Twitter.
Dav...
2018-11-20 02:18:48 +0000 UTC View Post
In the conclusion to this epic Greek myth, Perseus demonstrates that he is not intimidated by the grey women and their eyeball, or by Hermes's complicated directions, or by Medusa, or by a winged horse sprouting out of Medusa's blood, or by Andromeda's boyfriend, or by his own dad who tried to kill him last episode.
This is the last Extra Mythology video we will be posting on this page, as this episode concludes the initial set of 4 that Extra History fans helped us produce in the first ...
2018-11-16 16:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Vikings ventured further inland beyond the coasts of Europe, at first attacking Constantinople as they had everywhere else--but eventually settling into trade agreements and settling among Slavs and steppe nomads, their descendants forming a new kingdom.
2018-11-16 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hearing tales of chaos in Ireland, Thorgest the Sea King arrives with 120 long ships. He builds walls and a port, declaring himself king over all foreigners in Ireland. And he names this new city after its black pools—Dubh-Linn.
NOTE: we are currently aware of an issue in the first minute of this video where the script seemingly jumps from the year 837 to the year 831. Once I have verified the correct/intended year I will add it here. --Belinda
NOTE: We have re-uploaded this video with...
2018-11-09 18:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In Argos, centuries and centuries ago, there lived a king, Acrisius. He had a single child, a daughter, more radiant than any of the other women of the world. This child though he valued not, for what he wanted was a son. But you know what they say… be careful what you wish for.
We are sharing these early-access episodes on both Extra History and Extra Mythology communities, as a way to say thanks to the Extra History fans for helping us produce this initial set of 4 episodes (this is #3 of ...
2018-11-02 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostShould you wish to obtain merchandise from the Extra Credits store, you can use code R5DAQRDHHRE7 this month at https://store.dftba.com/collections/extracredits for 15% off.
As a heads-up, sometime next week we will be launching a handful of new products for all our shows, and later this month DFTBA will be running their annual Black Friday sale (not sure what ...
2018-11-02 04:56:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The sack of Paris marks a major turning point in the Viking expansion, a time when simple coastal raids became full-scale invasions. But it didn’t have to happen that way...
You can watch the music video here! We ended up having some extra time to put together a little video for the music for this series--enjoy!
2018-10-28 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We are doing our monthly Q&A video livestream with some of the Extra Credits crew on Sunday, October 28 starting at 7pm 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 (and during the actual livestream itself), and also use this link to watch the video archive after the Q&A ends.
We welcome questions about any/all of our shows and product...
2018-10-26 04:39:10 +0000 UTC View Post
In a house by the sea, somewhere in Norway, a baby is born. History will not remember his name, and no skald will sing of his deeds. His family are not lords or warriors, yet he—and people like him—will spread Scandinavian influence from Constantinople to western lands unseen by Europeans. For this village prizes one skill above all others.
The father takes his newborn son and lays him in a crib—a crib shaped like a boat.
2018-10-25 21:06:04 +0000 UTC View Post
When it comes to the Extra History video schedule we are currently looking at early spring 2019, and writer/director Rob Rath is going to be taking some well-deserved paternity leave sometime around that season! Anticipating our need for flexibility and our desire to make even more patron-chosen topics as fully realized Extra History videos, we are looking for suggestions for shorter seri...
2018-10-23 13:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
You can still watch the "music video" here!
2018-10-20 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
As the age of heroes faded and monsters were cast from the world, Zeus brought a task to the wisest of titans, Prometheus and his brother Epithemeus. They were to create the animals and form man to populate the upcoming age.
We are sharing these early-access episodes on both Extra History and Extra Mythology communities, as a way to say thanks to the Extra History fans for helping us produce this initial set of 4 episodes (this is #2 of 4). However, later episodes we produce, and additi...
2018-10-20 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
What does the quantum revolution mean today? We talk about quantum computing application possibilities in machine learning, cybersecurity, environmental science, and more.
You can see more art by Alisa Bishop at http://alisabishop.com/ We hope to see her more in future Extra History series!
The deluge of extra-Extra History will now return to its regular, once-a-week-only drip--for now....
2018-10-19 14:59:59 +0000 UTC
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Our fantastic writer Rob Rath reviews the mispronunciations we made, the sources we used, and the extra stories we couldn't fit into our series on the Kingdom of Majapahit.
We previously used Google Drive to host the trading cards, but then realized it would be so much easier to just attach them directly to the posts--we've also lost a few of the links in previous posts due to file reorganization, and so I've now put all the current cards in one place for ease of access.
This post also includes a card backside that was designed at the very beginning in case we want to eventually print these as physical merch, but now you have it as well!
--Belinda
2018-10-16 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
You can download the digital trading cards straight from this post now! These have been made by series artist Ali R. Thome. See you for Majapahit Lies this weekend!
2018-10-15 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
What is quantum decoherence? Let’s follow the adventures of these adorable qubits into their low-temperature, extremely sterile environments and find out…
2018-10-12 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Julie d'Aubigny lived during an unusual time in 17th-century France when political and cultural norms were shifting. She was allowed to exist openly as a bisexual woman pursuing her swordsmanship and singing talents in the court of King Louis XIV.
(No worries, Majapahit Lies + music video is coming next week!)
2018-10-11 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Majapahit Lies is still coming, but we decided to swap the airdates with our one-off episode before we head into the Viking Expansion series.
On October 13, we're covering the rambunctious adventures of Julie d'Aubigny, a 17th-century swordswoman and opera singer who gave, as you can see, zero hecks.
2018-10-10 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
