Where are the History Nerds on Youtube?
April 11, 2016 6:45 PM   Subscribe

I looove watching all the great educational content that's on Youtube. But most of it is Science & Philosophy based. What are some good History channels I should tap into?

I love Extra Credits and Crash Course but pretty much everything else seems to be Science based. What else should I be checking out?
posted by Caravantea to Media & Arts (12 answers total) 37 users marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: CGP Grey
posted by Confess, Fletch at 7:00 PM on April 11, 2016


Best answer: Time Team.
posted by worldswalker at 7:58 PM on April 11, 2016 [4 favorites]


You could try Quora. You need to register.
posted by H21 at 9:21 PM on April 11, 2016


Best answer: I like CrashCourse.
posted by fingersandtoes at 9:52 PM on April 11, 2016


ha, sorry I didn't see you already listed it! Too late to edit, sorry bout that.
posted by fingersandtoes at 10:00 PM on April 11, 2016


Best answer: Alternate History Hub?
posted by Gordafarin at 1:22 AM on April 12, 2016


Khan Academy has a History section.

You also have universities posting on Youtube. Here's the playlists of Yale and Harvard, which include history courses.

There's also the US National Archives.

The Brain Scoop is mostly science (sorry), but it sometimes dives into history in really interesting ways.
posted by flibbertigibbet at 3:33 AM on April 12, 2016


Best answer: If you want something more specific/specialist, then for Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) I can recommend Schola Gladiatora's Matt Easton.

Knyght Errant for late Medieval European armor.
posted by coolname at 5:16 AM on April 12, 2016


Best answer: Lindy Beige
posted by Confess, Fletch at 10:52 AM on April 12, 2016


I can't believe the Hardcore History podcast hasn't been mentioned. Passionate and enlightenig, with loooong episodes.

http://www.dancarlin.com/product-category/hardcore-history/

Newer episodes are free. The recent series on WWI was amazing.
posted by pantufla_milagrosa at 1:16 PM on June 12, 2016


Oh you were after video content I guess. No video in Hardcore History but still good.
posted by pantufla_milagrosa at 1:16 PM on June 12, 2016


Some of it is on yt, so there's that: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIJumiHv10VhoiQHAahw2E9ErgZ-jc0tC
posted by pantufla_milagrosa at 2:39 PM on June 12, 2016


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