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U.S. Civil War - Surprising Soldiers - Extra History
- Published_at:2019-05-11
- Category:Education
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- tags: documentary extra credits extra credits history extra history history history lesson james portnow learn history matt krol pop history rob rath study history world history ali r thome us civil war civil war history surprising soldiers thomas sylvanus...
- description: Historians have been learning that the US civil war armies were a lot more diverse than previously accounted for--partly because many soldiers who hailed from other countries and nations used adopted names. Chinese, Hawaiian, Hispanic, and Cherokee...
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Queen Nzinga - Rise of a Legend - Extra History - #1
- Published_at:2019-04-27
- Category:Education
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- tags: documentary extra credits extra credits history extra history history history lesson james portnow learn history matt krol pop history rob rath study history world history nzinga ndongo luanda angola women in history famous historical women badass...
- description: Nzinga didn't start out as a queen--but when she saw how incompetently her brother was running affairs in Ndongo (what would become Angola), she took advantage of his decision to send her to negotiate with the Portuguese--much to his grief later....
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Siege of Vienna - Tunnel War - Extra History - #2
- Published_at:2019-04-13
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- tags: documentary extra credits extra credits history extra history history history lesson james portnow learn history matt krol pop history rob rath study history world history siege of vienna ottoman empire ottoman empire history mehmed iv emperor leopold...
- description: The siege presses on from its initial active resistance phase to the long, routine drudgery of survival on the inside and elaborate defense building on the outside: earthworks and revelins designed by Georg Rimpler. Meanwhile, the Ottomans prepared to...
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Irish Potato Famine - The Young and the Old - Extra History - #5
- Published_at:2019-03-16
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- tags: documentary extra credits extra credits history extra history history history lesson james portnow learn history matt krol pop history rob rath study history world history irish potato famine irish history ireland nick dewitt daniel o'connell repeal...
- description: Irish leaders entered the picture when the 1847 Poor Laws backfired, leading landowners to mass-evict their starving tenants. Daniel O'Connell tried to maintain an alliance with the Whigs, and failed. The Young Irelanders split off from the Repeal...
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Irish Potato Famine - Black '47 - Extra History - #3
- Published_at:2019-03-02
- Category:Education
- Channel:Extra Credits
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- tags: documentary extra credits extra credits history extra history history history lesson james portnow learn history matt krol pop history rob rath study history world history irish potato famine potato blight irish history ireland black 47 sir charles...
- description: Watching the Irish suffer from the view of London, Sir Charles Trevelyan believed that the potato famine was part of God's will. Inspired by the meritocracy-based philosophy of starvation that Thomas Malthus held, Treveylan created a relief plan with...
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Sun Yat-sen - A Kidnapping in London - Extra History - #2
- Published_at:2018-12-22
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- tags: documentary extra credits extra credits history extra history history history lesson james portnow learn history matt krol pop history rob rath study history world history sun yat sen chinese history real life spy stories real life spies revive china...
- description: Sun Yat-sen moves to a new city for safety, but it will not last long--a year after the Revive China society is destroyed and scattered, he is unwittingly kidnapped in London. He must rely on the ingenuity of his outside ally, Dr. James Cantlie......
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Cheng I Sao - Pirate Queen - Extra History
- Published_at:2018-01-27
- Category:Education
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- tags: extra history extra credits james portnow daniel floyd history documentary study educational history lesson world history extra credits history study history learn history chinese history chinese pirates pirate queen cheng i sao opium wars pirate...
- description: She was the most ferocious pirate China had ever known. She was a powerful fleet commander, a sharp businesswoman, and a consummate strategist. She was Cheng I Sao, leader of the Pirate Confederation, and she lived her life on her terms. Support us on...
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