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We're planning ahead, folks! We want to get a head-start on writing the series AFTER Sengoku Jidai, so we're taking a vote on the, er, next-NEXT topic! This series will probably begin on January 16. Vote Now! http://bit.ly/ZYuyH5 Voting closes at midnight (PST) on October 21.

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Vote on a future Extra History topic! This will probably air in January 2015. Voting ends on October 21!

Vote on a future Extra History topic! This will probably air in January 2015. Voting ends on October 21!

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Dara Robinson

Oh man, If he Spanish inquisition wins, what a story. I grew up in Spain and yet know so little, not a topic they teach much of in school.

Dominic Puggi

The unexpected Spanish Inquisition!

Tom Murphy

Spanish Inquisition it is then... Burn those who vote otherwise!

Edmund Vernier

I know the least about the South Sea Company... But I REALLY want to see you guys take on the Inquisition!

Jesse Wallenfels

All 4 options sound awesome, as a heads up if you ever want to do an arc on ancient Assyria or Babylonia I can hook you up with a good history professor.

Steve

whats Spanish inquisition ?

Matt Herbert

Even though I had to vote for one, I do want to add that they all sounded great!

Mask

A lot of interesting options. I'll be happy regardless of which one wins.

Russell Wishard

I've never heard of the South Sea Company, so I suppose it's time I learned more. I voted for the run up to the civil war, though. There are some disturbing parallels between the politics then and now, although no one has been beaten to a pulp in Congress during our current disagreements.

Russell Wishard

It's probably like the Vietnam War in America. It's not something people like to talk about, which only assures that something similar will happen again.

frank sands

I would like very much to know more about the spanish inquisition.

Faren

Im hoping to learn of the events leading up to the civil war.

Clearwood

I voted for South Sea Company seeing as that is something I know very little about. Second choice would be the Julius Caesar one because I think his life story is kind of awesome, but all of the choices seems fine.

Brian Rose

Though I voted for the Run Up to the US Civil War, I now feel I have to clarify: you guys know that you can't do the entire 1848-1860 period justice in just 4-6 episodes, right? You'd either have to do a longer series (something like 10 episodes at least), or focus on particular period (like the secession crisis).

Stephen

Voted for the South Sea Company, partially because I'm curious why James cited that as the first bubble market, rather than Tulipmania...

Ali Fatemi

South Sea does sound pretty neat.

ExtraCredits

We'll often pick one part of a larger period to focus on. Our mini-series are meant to be short pieces that give people enough information to make them interested in a topic and motivate them to do more research on their own. We never expect to be the be-all-end-all resource on any given topic, nor that we can cover the full history of any complicated subject in only four episodes. But we hope to be a great touching-off point!