Extra History Topic Suggestions are OPEN until 3/19! (Patreon)

Hello Historians, our next Extra History theme is The Rise to Power!

How a figure rises to power can tell you much about both them and the times they lived in. Whether it was the ideas which radicalized them, the deals they struck to get their hands on the levers of state, or the unique circumstances that convinced others they were the right person for the job.

This series will deal with the superhero (or supervillain) origin story of a historical figure, detailing how they became a major force in history. Generally, it will end with them achieving power or influence, ready to implement their ideas.

This need not be a political figure—it could a a religious one like Martin Luther, or even a scientist making their greatest achievement, so long as it focuses on the part of their career that involves the struggle or journey of discovery that put them where they needed to be.

You can enter YOUR suggestions for the topic HERE in this form.

Some notes about suggestions:

• Suggestions should feature content before the 1930s
• If a suggestion we encounter only has enough research material/production scope for a one-off episode instead of a full series, we file it in a separate list to reference later when we are planning to schedule a one-off episode between series (this is true for every survey we do).
• Only one suggestion per person, please! Multiple suggestions from the same person during any given survey period will be manually removed. Extra History Suggestion Survey is OPEN until 1/15.

We can't wait to read all your suggested topics!