Dear Patrons,
A quick note to wish all our Patreon members a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
As you know, we have lots of exciting projects lined up for 2025 and we can't wait to bring them to you. For now, enjoy a satirical cartoon of Mr & Mrs Bull enjoying their Christmas feast in 1805... with a rather unhappy (and captive) guest!
And as a further gift, please a...
2024-12-24 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I'm delighted to share the world premiere of Rise of China - Part 1!
This is the beginning of the epic tale of China's resurgence from 'a century of humiliation', through revolution, occupation, civil wars and Communist rule, to finally reclaim its place as one of the most powerful states on earth.
China's history is large and it is epic, and a l...
2024-12-20 20:15:48 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
Welcome to Epic History newsletter number 20! Here's your latest roundup of news and production updates - and one request for help.
Last week we held a poll to choose our next 3D video topic. We received nearly 400 votes! And the runaway winner with 60% of the vote was military topography.
So we're going to be looking at o...
2024-12-13 18:12:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
First, a belated Happy Thanksgiving to all our US patrons! We hope you had a great one.
This newsletter is packed with updates and announcements, the most obvious one being - we got a new channel trailer! ☝️ I hope you like it! You're the first to see it - we're going to launch it on the channel this weekend.
Other news...
Dear Patrons,
In the past, we have been very bad at sharing our compilation videos with you here on Patreon. Of course, you already have ad-free access to the individual episodes, but I thought some of you might also enjoy revisiting old topics in this long format, without interruption.
And so, here is 'Napoleon in Egypt - All Parts'! (out on YouTube tomorrow). Enjoy!
Toby<...
2024-11-27 15:42:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Welcome to Epic History newsletter number 18! While it might seem a little quieter here, you can rest assured we're very busy behind the scenes.
We also bring news of more soundtrack releases, plus our One Cool History Thing courtesy of James's recent trip to the USA.
We're going to release three more Epic video soundtracks, one of our...
2024-11-15 17:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
Welcome to Epic History newsletter number 17. All team members are on the road this Friday, so this edition will be a quick one! Lots of exciting projects underway, here's the latest...
Rise of China
Writing and animation continues on our epic history of 20th century Chin...
2024-11-01 18:06:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
After a busy fortnight with two new videos, it's time for a newsletter update, featuring a Cool Roman History Thing courtesy of James the Channels Manager, and BIG production news!
It's an exciting time for the Epic History team, as we embark on THREE major new series. Two of these you already know about, and one you d...
2024-10-18 16:00:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
We are very pleased to share the world premiere of our long-awaited 'Voices of the Peninsular War'.
This video features eyewitness accounts from more than a dozen participants - Spanish, French, British, Polish and German. The 'viewer discretion' warning on the front is no joke - there is some grim and graphic testimony in this video (plus plenty of Goya!) so be prepa...
2024-10-09 17:02:12 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
We are very excited to share the latest chapter of our Napoleonic series - the Battle of Marengo! France's First Consul does what we all know by now you should never do - disperse your forces in the face of the enemy... and finds himself in a desperate fight for survival. Fantastic work as usual by Patrick and Mike on this episode - we all hope you enjoy the v...
2024-10-04 16:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Welcome to newsletter #15! Here's your regular roundup of production news and updates, with not one but TWO imminent new releases for Patreon supporters...
Voices of the Peninsular War (ETA 1 week)
This video is our first major focus on eyewitness accounts (aka primary sources) from the...
2024-09-27 12:34:38 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
Welcome to newsletter number 14, this edition with a special merch announcement and a WW2-themed cool history thing...
We're delighted to announce the release of the Epic History 2025 Napoleonic Calendar! We've put this together with our many loyal Napoleonic fans in mind - it features 12 iconic paintings and more than 500 annivers...
2024-09-13 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
As mentioned in our recent newsletter, we've been working on some new Shorts - 13, to be precise. They'll be out on YouTube in the coming weeks, but we wanted to give our Patreon supporters a special preview.
There's a whole range of topics here, from the Silk Road to the British Empire to the Crusades, with a few familiar faces too. I'm aware 60 second history is not...
2024-09-05 17:41:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Here's your latest roundup of production updates, sneak peaks and One Cool History Thing, this week from Harry the Editor...
Voice of the Peninsular War
We've now recorded all our voices for the video, and we've got some great performances to share with you in due ...
2024-08-30 16:33:38 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
It's already that time again! Here's your latest round-up of Epic History news and, of course, One Cool History Thing.
Voices of the Peninsular War
This week we've been busy recruiting talented voice actors to be part of our Voices of the Peninsular War project - an exciting new ...
2024-08-16 16:58:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
It's been a few weeks since our last newsletter - only because we've been releasing so many new videos! It was a busy July, and there's still lots going on, so here's our round-up of the latest production news...
The big news is the result of our latest poll, which closed just a few hours ago.
From our All-American shortlist, we have a clear w...
2024-08-02 16:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I am delighted to share the world premiere of 'Napoleon Crosses the Alps: The Road to Marengo'. This is the first of our two-part series covering the Marengo campaign, and features superb animation work from Patrick and a brilliant script from Mike of PMF.
We hope you enjoy the video. Part Two will focus on the Battle of Marengo itself, and will be along in a few wee...
2024-07-26 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
A mere five and a half years after we started our epic history of Venice - we are back to complete the story!
We made some small improvements to the original episode, and combined it with new content to create a giant 36 minute episode. The result is a whirlwind tour across several centuries - I hope you enjoy it, and I'm sure you'll discover a few new things on the ...
2024-07-21 15:02:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year to all our wonderful Patreon supporters!
I’d like to start 2024 by sharing 3 more musical scores to those with 'Lords and Ladies' memberships and above. But first, which soundtracks from past videos would you most like to hear? Let me know in the comments.
2024-01-03 12:42:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I'm very excited to share with you the world premiere of Napoleon in Egypt: Part 1!
Amazing work from Patrick and Mike on this one, with a bit of help from David Curtis on the naval shots (work continues on Nelson's Battles).
Typos for merch is in effect (though we are already updating a British flag, if your eyes are keen enough to s...
2023-12-16 15:25:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I'm very pleased to share the first episode of our two-part series on Admiral Kolchak, Russia's only 'Supreme Ruler', and the man who led the White Russians in their doomed struggle against Lenin's Bolsheviks. Kolchak's life was packed with action and adventure, and episode one only gets us to his appointment as Supreme Ruler, via Arctic exploration, the Russo-Ja...
2023-12-10 17:51:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Ad-free early access to our Napoleon in Italy compilation video! As voted for and made possible by you, our Patreon supporters. This version is two hours long, and I'm pretty sure it must be the most detailed documentary ever made about this immortal campaign.
We'll be releasing it to coincide with the launch of the new Napoleon movie in a couple of weeks. ...
2023-11-12 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I hope you've all had a chance to enjoy our latest video on the Battle of Eylau. Napoleon is everywhere at the moment, with the new film out in just two weeks. We'll be marking the event ourselves by releasing our 'Napoleon in Italy' ALL PARTS video!
Several updates for you today:
New topic reveal - lots of near misses, but no one spotted the (very difficul...
2023-11-09 16:56:13 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
I'm very pleased to share the world premiere of The Battle of Eylau!
It's 1807, and Napoleon is in pursuit of the Russians through a freezing Polish winter. When they finally turn to make their stand at Eylau, one of the bloodiest battles of the age ensues.
Huge thanks to Patrick and Mike for their brilliant work on animation and scripts, to His...
2023-10-20 09:06:37 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
Many of you will be familiar with YouTube 'Shorts' - this is YouTube's attempt to also be Tiktok, with its own 60 second video format.
I've remained slightly aloof from Shorts so far - they seem rather superficial, and in the wrong aspect ratio! But I've been persuaded they may help to entice new viewers to the channel - and so we've made 8 new Shorts, insp...
2023-10-14 16:59:08 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
No new video this September, due to a variety of factors, but we're very busy behind the scenes. This little teaser shows some of the things we're working on, including a first look at Eylau, a first glimpse at our 'top secret naval project', plus another unannounced Russian history video. Can you guess the topics??
ALSO - the good folk at 2023-09-29 16:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Thank you to the 550+ patrons who took part in our latest poll - comfortably the biggest so far. There was a clear winner... Napoleon in Egypt -
However. I also detected some muttering in the rear ranks, about how much longer will we keep marching in this direction...
2023-08-24 19:14:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I'm delighted to share the world premiere of the final episode of Napoleon's First Campaign!
This 30 minute episode covers the climactic Battle of Rivoli, as well as Napoleon's subsequent advance into Austria that triggered negotiations that ended the War o...
2023-08-18 20:17:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I'm very pleased to share the second and final part of our series on the Abbasid Caliphate!
This episode features civil wars, plenty of executions and assassinations, as well as Buyids, Samanids, Saffarids, Seljuks, Mongols and more! It's a sprawling, epic narrative across 400...
2023-07-29 18:25:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I know that many of you really enjoy the music in our videos (most of which is not easily available for casual listening), and I was recently asked if it would be possible to make some of it available to Patreon supporters.
The answer is - yes!
I will soon be sharing some musical scores from past videos here on Patreon, for the Lords and Ladies ($5) tier an...
2023-07-05 14:27:03 +0000 UTC View Post