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 init...
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-...
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 str...
2019-08-22 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 pro...
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 Wa...
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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 he...
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...
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 st...
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).&nbs...
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 ...
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 ...
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 d...
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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 un...
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...
2019-06-25 19:45:16 +0000 UTC View Post
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 ...
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 ...
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 hi...
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...
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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 yo...
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 o... 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 ma...
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 un...
2019-05-24 16:42:42 +0000 UTC View Post
