Dear Patrons,
Firstly, a belated Happy New Year to you all! I hope you had a very merry holiday season, and wish you all a happy and successful 2022.
I had hoped to have Belisarius Part 4 ready for you today, but some last minute finessing means it won't be ready until early next week. (I've had a last minute rethink on how best to explain the literally Byzantin...
2022-01-14 17:37:34 +0000 UTC View Post
YouTube link here.
Dear Patrons,
I am very pleased to share the new Belisarius episode, in which the Roman Empire recaptures Rome... but then has to hold it. The siege of Rome lasted one year and nine days, and was truly one of the epic sieges of history. I hope you enjoy this account!
Merch for Typos i...
2021-12-06 17:20:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
A quick production update to let you know that Belisarius Part 3 - The Battle of Rome is nearing completion, and should be ready for its world premiere here on Patreon next Monday! It's a dramatic tale of the struggle for the Eternal City, fought between an outnumbered Belisarius and the Ostrogoth kingdom of Italy. We've got Ostrogothic family trees, fan...
2021-12-01 15:48:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
A few months ago we voted for HMS Victory as the next 3D project, working with Simon from 3DArtvision who created the brilliant animations for our 'Perfect Castle' video.
Due to the complexity of all things that float on wa...
2021-11-07 18:22:13 +0000 UTC View Post
YouTube link to Belisarius Part 2
Dear Patrons,
Here is the premiere of Belisarius Part 2 - The Empire Strikes Back! In this episode we see Belisarius given command of the expedition against the Vandals of North Africa, but he's not even left the Hellespont before his Hun mercenaries have started murder...
2021-10-31 19:11:04 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
A quick Belisarius update - Part 2 will be ready for its Patreon premiere at the end of the week. But first - help me pick a title! There are two options, one of which is much more likely to get me sued by George Lucas, but I'm prepared to run the risk. You have 24 hours to vote.
And here are a few exclusive sneak peeks at Part 2, in which Belisarius takes ...
2021-10-26 16:27:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/QOBH7hMh2Xs
I am very pleased to present the world premiere of 'Belisarius Part 1: The Emperor's Sword', ad-free and exclusive for Patreon supporters. This episode features some great artwork from Milek (you may remember his work from 2021-09-26 21:49:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
In my last update, I foolishly suggested that Belisarius Part 1 might be ready for its Patreon release on Thursday! Unfortunately it's going to take a few more days to finalise music and artwork. In the meantime, here's a work-in-progress teaser of the series opener (apologies for the rough audio levels). I hope you enjoy!
Toby
2021-09-22 21:01:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Quick production update and a first look at Belisarius, Rome's Last ... (haven't quite nailed the title yet!)
Episode 1 is coming together, I hope to have it ready for a world premiere on Patreon next Thursday. The first part will set the scene for the 6th Century AD, discuss the reformed Roman army, then get into the action with the Roman-Sassanid war of 5...
2021-09-17 17:18:23 +0000 UTC View Post
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Hwz56hBW9KI
Dear Patrons,
I am pleased to share with you 'Salamis 480 BC - The Battle for Greece'. This is the story of how the ancient Greek city-states came together to defeat the world's greatest empire, in a dramatic naval battle fought near Athens. It's one of history's gre...
2021-08-24 15:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I can finally share a release date for The Battle of Salamis with you, which is Tuesday 24 August. Just in time for the 2,500th anniversary!
It's a project that has faced more than its fair share of challenges (beware naval combat, video-makers), but I hope the end result will prove entertaining and informative. I attach a world exclusive sne...
2021-08-14 11:47:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
A quick update on forthcoming videos. In the pipeline, we have HMS Victory, Belisarius and 1848. But focus now is on the Battle of Salamis, which will be out in late August, just in time for its 2500th anniversary.
(Interesting sidenote - many organisations, including the Greek postal service, celebrated this anniversary in 2020, apparently forgetting there...
2021-07-24 11:17:59 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
Thank you to everyone who got involved with our two recent polls, which delivered two emphatic winners - 1848: Year of Revolutions, and Belisarius. I'm looking forward to getting stuck into both, alongside ongoing production of our HMS Victory and Salamis videos.
(NB many of the poll losers will appear again as future options, and a couple will be subject t...
2021-06-29 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
First a quick production update - work is underway on our two big naval projects, HMS Victory and the Battle of Salamis. These are both large and complex videos, and are still a few months away.
Second, I'll be holding TWO polls next week, in which all Epic History TV Citizens and higher tiers will get a vote.
(Just to re...
2021-06-11 18:12:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I am pleased to present ad-free, early access to the final part in our Apollo Program series! What happens when lightning knocks out your guidance system a few seconds after launch? How did an astronaut's sock save the lives of the Apollo 13 crew? And who was the first person t...
2021-06-04 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
As many of you spotted - Epic History TV just passed a million subscribers on YouTube. It's a big milestone, and gives me the suspicion that I may now technically be a 'YouTuber'?!
There's a lot of people I owe this good fortune to, including Charles Nove, who had no idea what he was getting involved with back in 2015!
Also very high on the list is every single Patreon supporter - t...
2021-05-18 11:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I am pleased to present 'Wellington's Triumph: Vitoria 1813' ad-free early access!
I hope you enjoy the video, and look forward to your feedback. Thank you to HistoryMarche for the lavish battlefield map.
Merch for typos is in effect, usual rules apply....
2021-05-14 18:44:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I've created a compilation video of all 6 episodes of Napoleon's Marshals - 3 hours of video, 23,000 words of script! You can watch it now on YouTube - it goes live later this afternoon. (Obviously there's no Patreon charge for compilation videos).
I also thought I'd share a few sneak peeks at the new Vitoria video (very much still work-in-progress, though you ca...
2021-04-23 11:42:48 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
As you know, the Apollo Program series is being created by a talented motion graphics artist named James Malcolm, who has a lifelong interest in the history of space exploration. James has put together a 'behind the scenes' post about the research, editing and graphics of our Apollo Program series. It...
2021-04-16 08:30:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Here is your exclusive ad-free early access to The Apollo Program Part 2: One Giant Leap.
YouTube link here.
(If you have problems with the Patreon player try this Vimeo link). 2021-04-06 17:38:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
As promised, here's a new Patreon thread exclusively for patrons, where you can ask me anything - about my background, how the videos are made, or whatever you're curious to know about myself or Epic History TV.
A bit of background - I am Toby, I am not Charles Nove! (People often think we are the same person.) I make the videos, and Charles is the voice of Epic ...
2021-04-03 14:54:04 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
I hope you are all having a good Friday and looking forward to the weekend, wherever you may be. Here's a quick update on what I'm working on and what's coming next...
Early next week, I'll be able to share exclusive early access to The Apollo Program Part 2. For those who've seen Part 1, you'll know that James Malcolm has done an amazing job on the VFX for this ...
2021-04-02 16:26:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Youtube link here
Dear Patrons,
Here is your early access to the final part of Napoleon's Marshals! I hope you enjoy. It's been a long journey and we've met some interesting characters along the way, but perhaps none as impressive as these final three.
I can now reveal the Marshal's baton competition wi...
2021-03-19 19:46:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
A quick update on the Napoleon's Marshals series: the final episode will be available here on Patreon on Friday 19 March. I've attached a few sneak peeks - I don't need to keep the identities hidden this time as we all know the last episode will cover Berthier, Davout and Lannes - but in which order?! The video will be accompanied by news on which lucky Patrons guessed...
2021-03-10 11:10:33 +0000 UTC View Post
YouTube link here
Dear Patrons,
Here it is, the next installment in the Napoleon's Marshals series! I hope you enjoy, it's the longest episode yet with heaps of detail about the lives and careers of three great Marshals.
I won't say too much about the content or rankings here (#nospoilers), ...
2021-02-14 20:01:11 +0000 UTC View Post
** COMPETITION NOW CLOSED! NO MORE ANSWERS PLEASE **
Dear Patrons,
The long-awaited Napoleon's Marshals Part 5 will be out on Patreon this weekend, and Part 6 follows a few weeks later. Finally we'll reveal our top 6 Marshals of the Empire.
To mark the conclusion of this epic series, I've organised a competition with som...
2021-02-10 14:44:49 +0000 UTC View Post
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/YWhMCXo4lkQ
Dear Patrons,
It's a new topic for Epic History TV, but I hope you're going to enjoy 'Tragedy to Triumph: The Apollo Program Part 1'. It's a story that's familiar to most of us, but it never hurts to revisit these topics, especially when they're packed with such astonishin...
2021-01-26 18:31:31 +0000 UTC View Post
A new year, a new channel trailer! These are always fun to make, I hope you enjoy.
This won't be public until tomorrow so this is another Patreon exclusive premiere.
Thank you for all your support, and there will be an Apollo Program Part 1 for you early next week...
Toby
2021-01-21 16:29:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
A happy Friday to you all, I hope you are keeping well, safe and warm wherever you may be.
A quick EHTV production update - here you can see world-exclusive first peaks at our Apollo Program series, which will be blasting off (plenty more space puns to come!) at the end of January. As you can see, it's going to be a great looking series, packed full of detail abo...
2021-01-15 15:56:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
A happy 2021 to you all! Fingers crossed for less 'interesting times' ahead.
As promised, here's an exclusive 8 minutes of extra content from the interview with Prof. Tom Shippey. Topics include Ragnarr's death song, Hrolf's were-bear, and did the Vikings really believe in Valhalla? There's also some more clips of Tom reading Old Norse poetry. I hope you en...
2021-01-02 17:03:13 +0000 UTC View Post