Patreon newsletter #7 (Patreon)

Dear Patrons,

Welcome to Epic History Newsletter number 7!

I am keenly aware that recently there has been a lot of talk, a few teasers but no new videos! Well that trend continues, but not for long...

We currently have no fewer than SIX videos in production, and three more in development. To give you some idea of the scope and scale of our work behind the scenes, this week Charles and I have recorded scripts on the Brumaire Coup and the Battle of the Nile, while I have also been writing about the Battle of Trafalgar and the Venetian Renaissance.. because, YES, we are finally going to finish our history of La Serenissima - the glorious Republic of Venice. There has been a small but steady call for this from some hardcore Epic History viewers, and they have always had my sympathy, because I never like to leave a thing unfinished.

This week we have some sneak peeks at the Battle of Wabash, before moving on to an especially cool history thing from Harry the Editor...

Also, a moment of eerie coincidence this week. While Charles and I were recording the Battle of the Nile, we were interrupted by the chimes of an old grandfather clock in his house. He later sent a photo of the clock...

One Cool History Thing

Harry writes...

"Last weekend I visited Paris with my Mum and Grandad. This was a particularly special trip for my Grandad, a pilgrimage of kinds to visit Napoleon’s final resting place.

Having grown up on St Helena, my Grandad has had a lifelong fascination with Napoleon and we were able to fulfill one of his dreams by visiting Les Invalides. I’d recommend this to anyone with an interest in Napoleon, it was a truly remarkable building made even better by the accompanying Musée de l'Armée!

That evening we also visited Café Procope. Dating back to 1686, it claims to be the oldest cafe in Paris, and very much looks the part. Over the years it has hosted lots of interesting people, including Napoleon, Benjamin Franklin, and now my Grandad! The icing on the cake, they still have a hat that belonged to Napoleon on display, en route to the toilets..." (to the 'Waterloo'? ed.)

That's it for this edition of the newsletter. We have several videos nearing the finishing line so we will have more updates soon. And thanks as ever for supporting the channel!

Toby