Welcome!

We’re an educational YouTube channel made up of entertainment enthusiasts with backgrounds in game design, television production, literature and academia. Our team creates short-form animated video essays every week about world history, mythology, and other subjects, all of which may or may not involve a cat!

EXTRA HISTORY
History is the best novel you've ever read. Join us every Saturday as we explore dramatic adventures in world history!

EXTRA MYTHOLOGY
Our myths define us. They are the basis of our culture. Join us every other Wednesday as we delve into some of the coolest stories of world mythology!

SO YOU HAVEN'T READ
Books take us to places we've never been and inspire our imagination. Join us every other Wednesday as we delve into some of the most courageous tales written throughout time!

Check us out on Twitch at: www.twitch.tv/extracredits

Check out our sister channel Extra Credits (gaming) here: youtube.com/@extracredits


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Hey Ya Extra Historians,

We wanted to let you all know that while Nebula recently increased the price of their lifetime memberships to $500, but as of the time of this post, you can still use our link to get the old price of $300 –> go.nebula.tv/extrahistory

We’re not sure how long our discount will last, but if you’ve been considering it, we wanted to make sure you were able to lock in a lifetime of Nebula at the old price.

As always, any Nebula signups help our studio to make the shows you love, so thanks a bunch in advance. Have a great weekend all!

Thank You!
The EH Crew

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 3,049

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🚨 Hey Extra Historians! 🚨
Thanks to YOU, our Kickstarter has been incredible, but time’s almost up! ⏳ You only have 20 hours left to join or adjust your pledge for the 2026 History Happens Every Day Calendar 👉 bit.ly/EH2026CalendarLIVE

Right now, we’re on the verge of hitting $70K, which unlocks physical puzzles for you all! 🧩 And backers get to decide which one makes it into our store. We cannot wait to see the results, and if you want to make history, head on over to the Kickstarter now!

Thank you for helping us bring history to life (and making this campaign amazing)! ❤️

2 months ago | [YT] | 2,738

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🎉 Hey Extra Historians! Our final Shorts vote—Weird Holiday History—is live on Kickstarter! 👉 bit.ly/ExtraHistory2026Calendar

From slapping monarchs 👑 to feeding hungry ghosts 👻 to making babies cry for “good luck” 👶 You'll get to choose which bizarre holiday we cover next.

⏳ AND, with just DAYS left in the campaign, don’t miss out on those exclusive Zoey thumbtacks, historical bean art, table coasters, and more in the 2026 History Happens Every Day Calendar!

2 months ago | [YT] | 1,097

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#ThisDayInHistory
Our favorite huckleberry, Doc Holliday, was born in 1851!

For more "Historical Happenings," like this, check out our Kickstarter: bit.ly/ExtraHistory2026Calendar
Or to learn more about Doc Holliday, check out the Shootout at the OK Corral here: https://youtu.be/LSW1HCNbsYE

2 months ago | [YT] | 1,287

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Hey there Extra Historians! We've passed 50K on our "History Happens Every Day" Calendar, and that means our vote for which art piece will grace our calendar for the 13th month! You can get all the details on how to put in our vote here. 👉 bit.ly/ExtraHistory2026Calendar and check out all the art we've released, like Botticelli’s Workshop. Where the Medici brothers are stopping by to view their commissioned painting of Venus.


We also have some fun news over on Patreon! You can give your series suggestions for "Historical Tyrants". That's right! You can suggest all those people who assumed emergency powers, declared themselves gods, and fiddled while Rome burned (okay, probably not that last one). We're looking for the most famous tyrants and dictators in history, and we're gonna tell their stories in a future series. To make suggestions you can use the link here.
👉 www.patreon.com/posts/extra-history-8-131085787

2 months ago | [YT] | 2,928

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#ThisDayInHistory A baddie named Eleanor of Aquitaine became the Queen of France in 1137. Which was only the first of two European powers she would dominate.

For more "Historical Happenings," like this, you can check out our Kickstarter for our 2026 Extra History Calendar: bit.ly/EH2026CalendarLIVE
OR
You can go straight to the source and watch our series on Eleanore of Aquitaine here: https://youtu.be/fjalQSOLZE4

2 months ago | [YT] | 1,658

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🚨 We've released NEW ART from one of our favorite series Garibaldi. 🚨 ⁠ Where we see Garibaldi and Anita showing off their explosive chemistry, stealing a kiss during the Siege of Rome. 🤌 This spicy scene pays homage to The Kiss, or Il Bacio, an 1859 Romantic-style oil painting by Italian artist Francesco Hayez. 🔥💋

Backers are also close to choosing a WINNER for the Exclusive Kickstarter Thumbtack. So if you haven't voted on your favorite, make sure to head on over to the Kickstarter and do so ASAP! 👉 bit.ly/EH2026CalendarLIVE

2 months ago | [YT] | 2,939

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🚨 It’s here! 🚨⁠ The Extra History 2026 Calendar Kickstarter is officially LIVE! 🎉⁠
With new art, new daily historical facts, exclusive merch voted on by you, and Early Bird rewards if you're quick!⁠

📅 Grab yours now: bit.ly/EH2026CalendarLIVE

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 2,447

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Hey there, Extra Historians, please consider this video your official “save the date” for our 2026 Extra History Calendar Kickstarter! Because you all made last year’s campaign so successful that we’re doing it again with brand new daily historical happenings, brand new art, better shipping options, more voting, and brand new exclusive Kickstarter merch!

Our Kickstarter goes live next week on Tuesday, July 22nd at 8 am Pacific, 11 am Eastern! Bookmark the page at the link below to get a reminder and help snag yourself one of our Early Bird packages! bit.ly/ExtraHistory2026Calendar

OR

Get a sneak peek at what is to come here https://youtu.be/_VjyLBKq118

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 567

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Your humble Narrator & Zoey’s Food-distribution Unit Matt here.

I hope you are enjoying the finale of our Mutiny on the Bounty series. Don’t forget to leave a question in the comments for Rob’s upcoming LIES episode.

But now that we have returned to dry land, I come to you with a request. That you cast your vote for me to return to the Abolish Everything! stage for Season 2. You can do so until EOD on June 30th by heading right here:

tally.so/r/3EEBxL

If you do me this kindness, I promise* you three things:
1) I will fight back against the “Political Establishment” harder than ever.
2) I’ll yell even louder than before while I do so.
3) If I am invited back, I’ll do a brainstorm stream over on Twitch so we can come up with ideas on what I should try to abolish together!

Thanks so much in advance, and I’ll see you all in a week and a half for our Tuskegee Airmen episode!

Matt

P.S. If you don’t know what Abolish Everything! is, the trailer can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXiwT...

P.P.S. If you still don’t have a Nebula subscription, here is a discount code:
go.nebula.tv/extrahistory

*I may or may not have typed this while behind a lectern ;)

4 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 2,989