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Epic History Newsletter #18
🕑 Added 2024-11-15 17:00:21 +0000 UTCDear 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.
Soundtrack releases
We're going to release three more Epic video soundtracks, one of our Patreon perks to all supporters of the 'Lords and Ladies' tier and above. There's been some very enthusiastic comments about our recent scores - so whether it's one of these or an old favourite, let us know your requests in the comments before Friday 22 Nov, and we'll share the winning soundtracks soon after.
Production updates
As many of you know, we currently have three big new series in production. We're doing a lot of research and writing at the moment, so not many screenshots to share yet. But as a taster, here's some quotes we've picked for the opening episodes:
Rise of China
“I venture to make a singular assertion: one day, the reform of the Chinese people will be more profound than that of any other people, and the society of the Chinese people will be more radiant than any other people... Our golden age, our age of glory and splendour, lies before us!”
Mao Zedong, 1919
American Revolution
"There is an idea in some that the colonies are virtually represented in the House [of Commons]. I would fain know by whom an American is represented here. Is he represented by any knight of the shire, in any county in this kingdom? Or will you tell him that he is represented by any representative of a borough? A borough which, perhaps, its own representatives never saw! This is what is called the rotten part of the Constitution. It cannot continue a century.”
William Pitt the Elder, 1763
World War 2
“Germany is again the Germany of before the war, with a new fanatical look in its eye.”
Sir Harold Nicolson, 1934
One Cool History Thing
James writes:
I recently went on a trip to the US with my wife to visit my father-in-law in Maine, and then travel down to Philadelphia, which has become my 'adopted' American city. As with any holiday we take, historical sites and walking tours were a priority.. so it's actually 'a few Cool History Things' this time around!
First, Salem. We took a road trip down to Salem just before Halloween, when it becomes a Mecca for all those of a witchy disposition. We visited the Charter Street Cemetery, one of the oldest European burial sites in the US and the resting place of two people involved in the witchcraft trials - Judge John Hathorne and Magistrate Bartholomew Gedney.
Next to the cemetery, yards from where many of their neighbours are buried, is a moving memorial to the witch trial victims, with 20 benches bearing their names and execution dates. It's a very beautiful, poignant tribute in my opinion.
We then visited the famous 'Witch House', one of the few original buildings connected to the trials. It was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin, who presided over 19 executions, and is where he would have received the accused for 'pretrial examinations'.
One of the guides at the Witch House also explained that Salem's Lyceum Hall was where Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the first long-distance call (with his colleague in Boston) to 500 paying customers in 1877. The audience was apparently stunned, with some in disbelief about what they were witnessing - how ironic that such 'witchcraft' was first demonstrated in Salem!
In Philadelphia, we did a walking tour of the historic district and learned all about the founding fathers. We also joined a 'night tour' to learn some of the city's more macabre history. Two stories stood out:
The first is the undignified end of Gouverneur Morris, 'Penman of the Constitution'. After some 'adventures' in his younger days, like many of his colleagues, Morris suffered with certain *cough* infections. During one particularly bad episode in his 60s, he attempted some self-surgery to clear a blockage in his urinary tract - and decided a thin piece of whale baleen would do the trick... He bled to death as a result.
We also stopped by Philadelphia's Athenaeum, learning how Edgar Allen Poe's 1842 meeting with Charles Dickens inspired his famous poem, The Raven. Poe had read Barnaby Rudge, which featured Dickens' beloved pet bird 'Grip', and was delighted to learn that it was based on a real raven. It's even thought that the "bust of Pallas" that the bird perches upon in the poem is a reference to the bust of Athena at the Athenaeum. The archivists were initially confused that there was no record of this bust, until discovering it was listed as the Roman counterpart, Minerva!
The Athenaeum also holds one of Napoleon's death masks, and a small collection of Joseph Bonaparte's possessions from his time in New Jersey. It seems, whatever history we're exploring, it always comes back to Napoleon somehow!
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That's all for this week, but we'll be back with some soundtracks and more news very soon! Thanks, as always for supporting the channel.
Toby
Comments
Gaius Julius Caesar
Alright. Thanks!
Epic History
We've not released it on those platforms! It will appear in some of the video soundtracks we release here on Patreon.
Gaius Julius Caesar
What platform do I try to find it? I can't find it in Filmstro nor YouTube.
Epic History
That track is The Chosen by Ben Hayden (an original commission).
Epic History
Yes, once in that tier you will have access to the back catalogue of music scores!
Epic History
It's difficult to know, as it has been used on a number of soundtracks, but that will certainly be one of the longer versions. We have releaced this soundtrack on Patreon, as well as the Kolchak and Rivoli scores, where it also appears.
Gaius Julius Caesar
Btw, whats the music at Marengo when Melas agrees to sign a armistice? I can’t find it.
MrAH2010
A 3 minute version of Arch Enemy exists on the Battle of Mantua track. Is there a video that has a longer version?
Iain MacColl
Agreed, since the Italian videos, the intro's and music have been buffed so much. Also really like the new map thingy majiggy on the voices of the peninsular.
Stuart Carver
WW1 soundtrack for sure. Wow James has had quite a trip I am jealous.
Epic History
Just waiting on the 3D animations, should have this ready in January.
Epic History
I'm sure they knew that! But it's whether you remember to check for both names in an index..
Geraint Thatcher
For the rise of China I hope you give a mention to William Jardine arguably the biggest drug runner of the 19th Century and the real life basis for James Clavell book Tai Pan
MCC
How does Lords and Ladies access to the soundtracks work - do we get access to the older ones too? Those were some of my personal favorites :)
Medin Burnic
Approved here!
First Consul
Marengo definitely needs a music score
Hi Man
How is the progress on the Trafalgar video btw? Haven't heard anything about it in a hot minute.
PastInNumbers
Interested stat I heard this week I thought you lot might enjoy: 16 deaths a minute. Every minute. For 6 years in a row… Total deaths for WW2
John Fekete
First Crusade! WW1! & Marengo! Please & thank You! 💚
Luis Cordero
Hey! I’m also from Maine! Always nice to see a fellow Mainer in these history communities.
MrAH2010
The Escarmouche by Florian Clar you released is one of my favorite instrumental peices, not just on this channel, but of all time.
MrAH2010
Music for Marengo, and the HMS Victory! (And the Nile if we're getting optimistic!) Jusy want to say again, while the old stuff is great, something about the change in selections/style you guys did mid Napoleon in Italy (1st Campaign) really made your music come to a Epic ;) level of quality.
Discorules
Glad James got to visit Maine, my home state. In fact, I live not far from Wells where one of the more famous witch trial defendants was seized: George Burroughs. Hope it was an all around great trip.
Kevin Xu
I hope you also get a chance to learn about the black history of America! Philadelphia is known for its large black population, especially after the Great Migration. It’s also known for the MOVE bombing of 1985
George
A bit hard to believe an archivist at the Athenaeum didn't know that Pallas and Minerva both mean Athena
Sean Hogerheide
May you please release the full song/soundtrack of Arch Enemy?! I constantly replay your videos with that tune when I workout, hike, walk my dog and drive. Such a great snd thrilling song
James Shuker
Battle of Marengo soundtrack all the way! Best chosen by far! Especially Ben Hayden's best made original The Fallen King!
TankerBricks
Marengo all the way!
Taha Addam
I believe I have said it before, but I would love to have either the rise or fall of the Abbassid's soundtrack, that whole Middle Eastern vibe you brought to that video for me personally made it a hundred times more relatable. But if the people want to see Marengo's soundtracks I would also be happy to see them released! :D Keep up the amazing work you guys ❤️
Chirag
Marengo soundtrack! Especially “Hero of Our Time”
HyperSonicX
I mean Marengo is an easy choice, the music in that one is incredible
Straw Micah
Definitely the battle of Marengo best recent score
Francis Morin
Both marengo videos have awesome soundtracks. Do it!
Luca Schneider
Both Marengo videos have amazing soundtracks, I therefore vote for those two and then the battle of the Nile as the third :)
