A generation after the first Thanksgiving, the sachem of the Wampanoag led a coalition of Native American tribes to battle against the ever-encroaching European colonists of New England.
A generation after the first Thanksgiving, the sachem of the Wampanoag led a coalition of Native American tribes to battle against the ever-encroaching European colonists of New England.
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.comThe Birth of an American Town ~ Episode 1Atun-Shei Films2023-08-27 | The first installment of a three-part documentary series telling the story of the formation of the town of Sudbury, Massachusetts in the 17th century. In this episode, we meet both the indigenous inhabitants of the Musketaquid valley and the Puritan immigrants of the English ship Confidence – two very different peoples on a fateful collision course.
Very special thanks to Pete from @HistoryTime for his guest narration and Callum from @Embracehistoria for his cartography.
[7] Dena Ferran Dincauze. Cremation Cemeteries in Eastern Massachusetts (1962). Peabody Museum Publication Department, Harvard University, Page 12
[8] Daniel Gookin. Historical Collections of the Indians of New England (1792 Edition). Evans Early American Imprint Collection https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=evans;idno=N18748.0001.001
[9] Alfred Sereno Hudson. The History of Sudbury, Massachusetts (1889). The Sudbury Press, Page 11-17
[10] David J. Taylor. The Indian in the Minds of New England Settlers (1960). Bowling Green State University, Page 28-31
[11] King James I. “The New-England Patent” (1620). The Avalon Project https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass01.asp
[12] Henry Fritz-Gilbert Walters. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. II (1848). Samuel G. Drake, Publisher, Page 108-109
[13] Francis J. Bremer. First Founders: American Puritans and Puritanism in an Atlantic World (2012). University of New Hampshire Press, Page 25
[14] Sumner Chilton Powell. Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town (1963). Wesleyan University Press, Page xviii
[20] Samuel G. Drake. Early History of New England; Being a Relation of Hostile Passages Between the Indians and European Voyagers etc. by Increase Mather (1864). Printed for the Editor, Page 161
[21] Taylor, Page 69-74
[22] Cotton Mather. Magnalia Christi Americana: or, An Ecclesiastical History of New England (1702). Printed for Thomas Parkhurst, Page 196
[23] Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Life of Francis Higginson, First Minister in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1891). Dodd, Mead, and Company, Page 38-44The Sudbury Devil – Official TrailerAtun-Shei Films2023-06-27 | In the late 17th century, a pair of Puritan witch hunters travel to a small Massachusetts town investigating rumors of devil worship, and are irrevocably transformed by the ungodly forces they encounter.
"The Sudbury Devil" will premiere in an intimate two-night event on September 9th and 10th at The Satanic Temple World Headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts. The price of admission includes the film, a cast and crew Q&A, and access to the Salem Art Gallery, including TST's famous Baphomet statue. Buy your tickets here (be quick, seating is limited and we expect to sell out): salemartgallery.com/products/the-sudbury-devil-film-premiere-ticket
Atun-Shei Films presents "The Sudbury Devil," written and directed by Andrew Rakich ("Checkmate, Lincolnites!"), and starring Benton Guinness ("Frat House Massacre"), Linnea Gregg ("Sister Tempest"), Josh Popa ("And Just Like That"), Matthew Van Gessel ("Sergeant Pickle"), and Kendra Unique ("Frozen '50s Man"). The film was produced by Veronika Payton ("Ultimate World") and Andrew Rakich, the cinematography is by Eduardo Urueña ("Alien, Baby!") and the original score was composed by Dillon DeRosa (music department, "Zach Snyder's Justice League"). For more information on the cast and crew visit IMDB: imdb.com/title/tt11651640
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.comSolving All the Worlds Problems with Georg Rockall-SchmidtAtun-Shei Films2023-06-20 | Step aside, United Nations! Take a knee, Greenpeace! Two drunk white men on a livestream are about to show you how it's done. On Monday evening, I'll be joined by Georg Rockall-Schmidt of the YouTube channel @GeorgRockallSchmidt – he made videos about movies, then made a film called Collaborator, then disappeared for two years (they say on a vision quest). Now he makes exposes of skeevy billionaires like the Sacklers, and podcasts with his wife, and occasionally also videos about movies. If you like my shit you'll like his shit, so subscribe and all that.
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.comOveranalyzing RavenousAtun-Shei Films2023-06-05 | A leftist vegan queer feminist analysis of Ravenous (no this is not a joke).
[2] George Miller Beard. Sexual Neurasthenia (Nervous Exhaustion): Its Hygiene, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments (Sixth Edition, 1906). E.B. Treat & Company, Page 275-278
[9] Adams, Page 34-35The Worlds Wickedest Man in the City of Sin (feat. Esoterica)Atun-Shei Films2023-05-12 | Dr. Justin Sledge of @TheEsotericaChannel, an expert in western occultism, joins Andrew Rakich of Atun-Shei Films, an expert in getting drunk in the French Quarter, to examine the history behind Aleister Crowley's seminal essay "Absinthe: The Green Goddess," written during the famed occultist's 1918 visit to New Orleans.
Special thanks to @TheHistocrat for providing the voice of Crowley, and to Maison Absinthe supplying us with some beautiful absinthe paraphernalia. Though it was originally a loan, we loved it so much we bought it! Check out their online store here: maisonabsinthe.com
Ted Gioia. The History of Jazz (1997). Oxford University Press, Page 30-39
“Storyville” (2017). The Historic New Orleans Collection hnoc.org/virtual/storyvilleFrozen 50s Man ~ Episode 3Atun-Shei Films2023-04-17 | Dick finds love while in pursuit of a priceless historic artifact; meanwhile, the tension in his relationship with Alexis reaches a breaking point.
~Guest Starring~ Alexis Buttle . . . Kendra Unique Caroline De Bois . . . Linnea Gregg Thebes Karnak . . . Philip Yiannopoulos Jimmy Two-Dicks . . . Matthew Rigdon Bing Fluffernutters . . . Trent DavisThe Impossible History Quiz #2 (feat. Mr. Beat)Atun-Shei Films2023-04-07 | SSSSMMMMAAACCCCKKKK DDDDOOOOWWWWWNNN!!!!! @iammrbeat asks me insanely obscure questions about things I know a lot about, and I ask Matt insanely obscure questions about things he knows a lot about. THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER. TWO NERDS ENTER, ONE NERD LEAVES. LIGHT VS DARK. DAY VS NIGHT. IT IS THE ULTIMATE BATTLE.
[1] Brianna Melchione. “An Appointment with Dr. Joseph DeJarnette: An Analysis of a Leading Eugenics Advocate and How his Legacy has been Rewritten, 1906-1943” (2016). Masters Theses 119, James Madison University https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019/119
[3] Amanda D. Brocato. “The Campaign for Eugenics in Virginia: The Influence of Dr. J.S. DeJarnette” (2008). Augusta Historical Society, Augusta Historical Bulletin Vol. 44, Page 110-114
[4] “Poe v. Lynchburg Training School and Hospital, 518 F. Supp. 789 (W.D. Va. 1981).” Justia US Law. law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/518/789/2128853Indigenous Weapons and Tactics of King Philips WarAtun-Shei Films2023-01-20 | Native American living historians Drew Shuptar-Rayvis and Dylan Smith help me explore the military history of King Philip's War from the indigenous perspective.
[1] Richard Slotkin & James K. Folsom. So Dreadful a Judgment: Puritan Responses to King Philip's War, 1676-1677 (1978). Wesleyan University Press, Page 60-63
[2] Slotkin & Folsom, Page 244
[3] Benjamin Church. Entertaining Passages Relating to King Philip’s War, Tercentenary Edition (1975). Pequot Press, Page 148
[4] Church, Page 156
[5] Slotkin & Folsom, Page 325Correcting My First King Philips War VideoAtun-Shei Films2022-12-28 | Soy boy Atun-Shei Films finally gets a taste of his own medicine when he is DESTROYED by his FUTURE SELF who CORRECTS MINOR ERRORS and offers CRITIQUES of EUROCENTRIC MISCHARACTERIZATIONS in his KING PHILIP'S WAR DOCUMENTARY!!!!
Maps by Carl Churchill ► twitter.com/CchurchiliQ&A: Aint Nothin Cheap About These LaughsAtun-Shei Films2022-12-18 | Wait, it's yet another Q&A video?? He must be running out of ideas.
I did end up making that Etsy store. The closure tablets all sold out, but there's other cool shit up for sale there: atunsheifilms.etsy.com
Original Music by Dillon DeRosa ► http://dillonderosa.comAn Evening with Knowing BetterAtun-Shei Films2022-12-06 | There hasn't been a match-up like this since when Abraham Lincoln debated Frederick Douglass in the famous Lincoln-Douglass debates which ended the English Civil War.
I have a list of questions for @KnowingBetter – bring your own, too!
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.comAmericas First ConspiracyAtun-Shei Films2022-12-04 | When we think of conspiracies in American history, 17th century Massachusetts is not typically what comes to mind. Nonetheless, proof of a diabolical colonial conspiracy may lie deep within the colonial muster rolls of King Philip's War.
[1] Dennis A. Connole. The Indians of the Nipmuck Country of Southern New England, 1630-1750: A Historical Geography (2001). McFarland & Company Publishing, Page 45-47
[2] Kyle Zelner. Rabble in Arms: Massachusetts Towns and Militiamen in King Philip’s War (2009). New York University Press, Page 71-78
[3] Increase Mather. A Brief History of the War with the Indians in New England (2013 Edition; originally published 1676). Ostara Publishing, Page 15-25
[5] George Bodge. Soldiers in King Philip’s War (1891). Printed for the Author, Page 4-5, 81-88
[6] Bodge, Page 17-21
[7] Zelner, Page 52-55
[8] Zelner, Page 109-115
[9] Zelner, Page 100-107
[10] Zelner, Page 164-166, 214-217
[11] Mather, Page 24-25Klaus Resurrects the Army of the Confederate DeadAtun-Shei Films2022-11-19 | In the cliffhanger of the penultimate episode of Checkmate Lincolnites, Klaus uses the magical Sword of Baron Samedi to resurrect the mummy of Jefferson Davis and his skeleton army. This is an educational channel where we do serious history.
Original Music by Dillon DeRosa ► http://dillonderosa.comIs Civil War History Being REWRITTEN?!?!?!?!?!Atun-Shei Films2022-11-17 | Episode 9 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Exploring the Lost Cause Myth's origins in the post-war histories of the white South, and tracing the evolution of Civil War memory over the centuries. Meanwhile, your favorite dimension-straddling occult archaeologist emerges from the shadows to enact his most diabolical plan yet.
[1] James McPherson. For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War (1997). Oxford University Press, Page 19-20
[2] McPherson, Page 107-109
[3] Hugh McKee. The McKee Letters 1859-1880: Correspondence of a Georgia Farm Family During the Civil War and Reconstruction (2001). Boyd Publishing Company, Page 40
[4] Sam R. Watkins. Company Aytch: A Side Show of the Big Show (1985 Edition). Macmillan Publishing Company, Page 22
[5] Gary Gallagher & Alan T. Nolan. The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History (2000). Indiana University Press, Page 13-15
[6] Alexander Stephens. A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States (1868). The National Publishing Company, Appendix G
[7] Charles Reagan Wilson. Baptized in Blood: The Religion of the Lost Cause, 1865-1920 (2009 Edition). University of Georgia Press, Page 62-63
[8] Robert M. T. Hunter. “Southern Historical Society Papers” (January 1876), Vol. 1 No. 1
[9] Gallagher & Nolan, Page 38-40
[10] Gallagher & Nolan, Page 129-144
[11] Wilson, Page 82
[12] Wilson, Page 133
[13] Wilson, Page 24-33
[14] Gallagher & Nolan, Page 89-103
[15] Wilson, Page 125, 141-143
[16] Gallagher & Nolan, Page 28
~Guest Starring~ Chud . . . Karl Kasarda The Mummy of Jefferson Davis . . . Matthew RigdonThe Dark Deeds of Freydis EriksdottirAtun-Shei Films2022-10-09 | Swords. Battles. Longships. The gender politics of the Norse North Atlantic. This Leif Erikson Day, let's delve deep into the story of Freydis Eriksdottir and the last Norse voyage to America recorded in the two Vinland sagas.
Original Music by Dillon DeRosa ► http://dillonderosa.comThe Upstairs Lounge Tragedy (feat. InRangeTV)Atun-Shei Films2022-08-24 | In 1973, an arsonist attacked a gay bar in the French Quarter, killing thirty-two people. In the aftermath of the tragedy, the LGBTQ+ community of New Orleans faced ridicule, bigotry, and injustice from the media, law enforcement, and local government, forcing them to agitate openly for their rights and dignity.
The fire at the Upstairs Lounge would prove to be a seminal moment in the history of gay liberation. Join me and @InrangeTv as we explore the history and legacy of this horrific tragedy and the civil rights movement it helped spawn.
Lynn Jordan, Skylar Fein, Johnny Townsend, and Henry Kubicki. “The Upstairs Lounge Fire Gallery.” LGBT Religious Archives Network exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/upstairs-lounge-fire/galleryThe Bad History Drinking Game (feat. Miniminuteman)Atun-Shei Films2022-08-15 | Come play a drinking game with us... forever... and ever... and ever...
Join me and Milo from @miniminuteman773 – TikTok star, archaeology whizz, and the Margaery Tyrell to my Cersei Lannister (younger, more beautiful, etc etc) – as we torture each other with terrible, terrible history from all the dark corners of the internet.
The rules of the game are simple: for each round, we predict what braindead, tired, cliche, awful talking points our ears are about to be assaulted with. Every time we guess right, we drink.
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.comD E M O N O L O G YAtun-Shei Films2022-07-29 | Demonology is a treatise on witchcraft and the occult written by King James VI of Scotland (later James I of England), first published in 1597. The book was a major influence on the Puritan witch hunters of the 17th century, including Matthew Hopkins (the infamous "Witchfinder General" of the English Civil War) and the prosecutors of the Salem Witch Trials.
James frames his argument in a Socratic dialogue between Epistemon, a wholehearted believer in witchcraft, and Philomathes, a skeptic. In this video, an actor will play both parts and present the abridged text of Demonology in the form of a theatrical performance.
As always on this channel, the Early Modern English dialogue will be spoken in Original Pronunciation, a reconstructed accent which approximates with reasonable certainty the dialect of southern England in the Jacobean era. Subtitles are included to aid in comprehension, and James' original spelling has been modified to make the text more accessible to modern audiences.
King James believed he was the target of an international Satanic conspiracy – he was personally involved in the infamously lethal North Berwick Witch Trials of the 1590s, an experience which had a profound impact on him and inspired him to write Demonology. If you'd like to learn more about the book's historical context, check out this companion video by Dr. Justin Sledge, an expert on western occultism, over on @TheEsotericaChannel: youtu.be/BkAbfABZOwA
0:00 A Note on the Text 1:02 Foreword by Dr. Justin Sledge
– DEMONOLOGY –
4:15 The Preface to the Reader
BOOK I – MAGIC AND NECROMANCY
9:02 I,I: Scriptural Proof of Black Magic 15:14 I,II: Sins of the Magicians 17:34 I,III: Necromancy 21:27 I,IV: Charms and Astrology 25:20 I,V: Circles and Conjurations 30:33 I,VI: The Devil’s Contract 34:20 I,VII: Unlawfulness of Magic
1:05:13 III,I: Poltergeists and Werewolves 1:12:09 III,II: Evil Spirits and Muses 1:17:11 III,III: Incubi and Succubi 1:21:20 III,IV: Possession and Exorcism 1:25:07 III,V: Fairies 1:28:43 III,VI: Trial and Punishment of Witches
1:33:23 Afterword / CreditsThe Witchfinder General Reacts to the Exoneration of the Last Salem WitchAtun-Shei Films2022-06-22 | Ill tidings from Andover, i'the County of Essex: Elizabeth Johnson, Jr., a slave of the Devil convicted of witchcraft in the late trials at Salem, is to be formally exonerated of her diabolical crimes. Thus, the Witchfinder General of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, driven by conscience of duty to God, shall utterly refute the protestations of those faithless witch-advocates who doubt that that the court at Salem judged aright.
"What's up with the weird accent?" It's a rendition of Original Early Modern English Pronunciation, commonly abbreviated as OP, an accent reconstructed by a linguist and Shakespeare scholar that's our best guess as to what people in southern England sounded like in the 17th century.
Original Music by Dillon DeRosa ► http://dillonderosa.comThe Entire History of Human Content Creation (feat. Stefan Milo)Atun-Shei Films2022-06-17 | Once in a lifetime, a livestream event comes along that defines a generation. This is that livestream. On Thursday evening, my good friend @StefanMilo and I will be covering the entire history of human content creation, and rating said content for advertiser suitability and compliance with YouTube's terms of service.
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.comWasn’t it KINDA About STATES’ RIGHTS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!Atun-Shei Films2022-06-08 | Episode 8 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that the South seceded because of states' rights.
[1] South Carolina General Assembly. “Debates Which Arose in the House of Representatives of South Carolina on the Constitution Framed for the United States” (1831). Printed by A. E. Miller, Page 19-32
[5] Robert E. Bonner. Mastering America: Southern Slaveholders and the Crisis of American Nationhood (2009). Cambridge University Press, Page 41-55
[6] Robert Pierce Forbes. The Missouri Compromise and Its Aftermath: Slavery and the Meaning of America (2007). University of North Carolina Press, Page 38-58
[9] “Amendments Proposed in Congress by Senator John J. Crittenden” (1860). Avalon Project, Lillian Goldman Law Library https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/critten.asp
[10] Wilson Lumpkin, Wymberley Jones De Renne. The Removal of the Cherokee Indians From Georgia, Volume I (1907). Dodd, Mead & Company, Page 45-47
[11] Harold D. Moser, David R. Hoth, & George H. Hoemann. The Papers of Andrew Jackson, Volume IV, 1816-1820 (1994). University of Tennessee Press, Page 95
[12] Joshua A. Lynn. Preserving the White Man’s Republic: Jacksonian Democracy, Race, and the Transformation of American Conservatism (2019). University of Virginia Press, Page 2-14
[15] Gerhard Peters & John T. Woolley. “Andrew Jackson, Seventh Annual Message Online.” The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/200865
[16] Bonner, Page 223-228
[17] George Fitzhugh. “The Revolutions of 1776 and 1861 Contrasted” (1863). Southern Literary Messenger #37 [Nov-Dec 1863], Page 718-722
[18] Bonner, Page 264-269
[19] James Henley Thornwell. The Collected Writings of James Henley Thornwell (1871-73). Presbyterian Committee of Publication, Page 551we did it. we made a movieAtun-Shei Films2022-04-20 | We recently wrapped filming on The Sudbury Devil, my historical feature film. It's looking like it will actually be pretty good. To everyone who supported this project – I can't thank you enough.
Please note: This is not a compilation of every piece of music I've ever used in my videos. It's only original pieces written specifically for the channel.
0:00 Side A Intro 0:53 Frozen '50s Man - Main Title Theme 2:01 Routine Surveillance 2:52 It's About Time 5:02 Mr. McGee 9:14 Dead End 11:41 My Sciatica! 12:32 MAGA Meeting 16:24 Potentially Incriminating Evidence 19:36 Big Fight 22:57 Q Revealed 26:45 The Confession 31:57 Side B Intro 32:22 The Witchfinder General's Theme (Orchestral) 37:11 Davenport Gap 39:41 Die For Your Country 41:56 Le Catacombe Sciliane 46:41 Restoration Comedy 48:56 The Real Meow Meow Liberation Front 52:36 Sickles' Leg 55:40 Stormy Seas
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.comHannah Dustin and the Cycle of Violence in King Williams WarAtun-Shei Films2022-03-11 | There are two sides to every story.
[1] Michael G. Laramie. King William’s War: The First Contest for North America (2017). Westholme Publishing, Page 104-127
[2] Cotton Mather. Magnalia Christi Americana (1702). Printed for Thomas Parkhurst, Page 90-91
[3] Samuel Sewall. Diary of Samuel Sewall, 1674-1729, Vol. 1 (1878). Massachusetts Historical Society, Page 453
[4] Douglas Edward Leach. Flintlock and Tomahawk: New England in King Philip’s War (1958). Parnassus Imprints, Page 84-85
[5] Peter S. Leavenworth. “‘The Best Title That Indians Can Claime’: Native Agency and Consent in the Transferral of Penacook-Pawtucket Land in the Seventeenth Century” (1999). The New England Quarterly, June 1999, Vol. 72, No. 2, Page 275-300
[6] Leach, Page 213
[7] Lisa Brooks. Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War (2018). Yale University Press, Page 331-333
[8] Laramie, Page 105-106
[9] George M. Bodge. Soldiers in King Philip’s War (1891). Printed for the author, Page 266
[10] George Wingate Chase. The History of Haverhill, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement in 1640, to the Year 1860 (1861). Published by the author, Page 191-192The Impossible History Quiz #1 (feat. Brandon F.)Atun-Shei Films2022-03-07 | SSSSMMMMAAACCCCKKKK DDDDOOOOWWWWWNNN!!!!! @BrandonF asks me insanely obscure questions about things I know a lot about, and I ask Brandon insanely obscure questions about things he knows a lot about. THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER. TWO NERDS ENTER, ONE NERD LEAVES. LIGHT VS DARK. DAY VS NIGHT. IT IS THE ULTIMATE BATTLE.
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.comFrozen 50s Man ~ Episode 2Atun-Shei Films2022-02-10 | Dick and Alexis quickly find themselves in over their heads after they are hired by an FBI agent to infiltrate QAnon.
~Guest Starring~ Alexis Buttle . . . Kendra Unique Gina Buckerson . . . Aubrey Brummett Senator Clint Sleazy . . . Matthew Taylor-Raetz Bill Racehate . . . Matthew Rigdon Tony Edgelord . . . Randy Walker Squeaky McVirgin . . . Trent Davis Adølf H!tler . . . Drew Cothern Coroner . . . Eduardo UrueñaAtun Sheis The Metamorphosis of Prime IntellectAtun-Shei Films2022-01-03 | The novel is available to read for free on the author's website: http://localroger.com/prime-intellect/mopiall.html
That's right, it's another artsy book report! This time, I'm analyzing the science fiction cult classic The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect by Roger Williams. At once both a chilling prediction for humanity's future and a compelling retelling of western civilization's foundational myths, the book tells the story of a sentient supercomputer that achieves Singularity and gains godlike powers.
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.comAndy and Karl Drink Beer and Play with Toy Guns (feat. InRangeTV)Atun-Shei Films2021-12-25 | Nothing says Christmas like two grown men playing with children's toys. Who knows, maybe we'll bring some mud in from outside. Thanks for stopping by, @InrangeTv !
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.comThe Forgotten Confederate Monuments of New OrleansAtun-Shei Films2021-11-11 | In 2017, the city of New Orleans controversially removed four of its Confederate monuments. But few at the time took note of the smaller and less prominent monuments on the neutral ground of Norman C. Francis Parkway in the Mid-City neighborhood. In this shameless cash-grab of a video, I present the histories of these lesser monuments and the men they commemorate – Colonel Charles Didier Dreux, Father Abram J. Ryan, and General Albert Pike.
[3] Joseph Reed Ingersoll. Secession: A Folly and a Crime (1861). King & Baird Printers, Page 60-61
[4] Lawrence Powell. “The Funeral of André Cailloux: Fallen Captain of the Louisiana Native Guards.” New Orleans Historical neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/1379
[5] Octavia Rogers Albert. The House of Bondage (1890). Hunt & Eaton, Page 128-129
[6] David O’Connell. Furl that Banner: The Life of Abram J. Ryan, Poet-Priest of the South (2006). Mercer University Press, Page 1-15
[7] Justin Nystrom. New Orleans After the Civil War: Race, Politics, and a New Birth of Freedom (2010). Johns Hopkins University Press, Page 151-153
[9] Albert Pike. Letters to the People of the Northern States (1856). Publisher Unidentified (Boston Public Library Collection), Page 15-26
[10] Fred Allsopp. Albert Pike: A Biography (1928) Parke-Harper Company, Page 186-194The Witch Commentary (feat. Esoterica)Atun-Shei Films2021-11-01 | Join me and Dr. Justin Sledge of the channel @TheEsotericaChannel for a Halloween night livestream commentary of Robert Eggers' The Witch! Due to copyright restrictions, we can't display the film itself in this livestream, so play the movie on your TV at home starting precisely at 8pm CT to watch along with us. And if you miss the stream, then no worries! It will stay up on my channel after the live broadcast.
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.comThree Years in Vinland: The Norse Attempt to Colonize AmericaAtun-Shei Films2021-10-09 | Happy Leif Erikson Day! Some time after Thorvald Erikson's disastrous voyage to the mysterious lands west of Greenland, a wealthy Icelander named Thorfinn Karlsefni financed and led an expedition of his own, with the goal of establishing a permanent Norse settlement in Vinland. Karlsefni and his crew would spend three summers in the New World, where they would have to deal with internal division, hostile Native Americans, and (according to some) the wrath of demonic mythological creatures.
[3] Lorraine Boissonault. “L’Anse Aux Meadows and the Viking Discovery of North America” (2005). JSTOR Daily daily.jstor.org/anse-aux-meadows-and-the-viking-discovery-of-north-americaIn Defense of PuritanismAtun-Shei Films2021-09-11 | Many of us think of 17th century Puritans as dour, conservative theocrats – nothing could be further from the truth. This video will argue that Puritanism was, in fact, a radically progressive social justice movement that directly inspired the principles of the Enlightenment, and first articulated foundational modern democratic beliefs about human rights, civil liberties, and individual freedom.
Featuring narration by @StefanMilo, @Embracehistoria, @TheHistocrat, @VoicesofthePast, @BrandonF, @HistoryTime, and @CatherineWarr.
[5] “Future Pres. Kennedy Talks Faith on Face the Nation” (2012). CBS News youtu.be/lVTgEgUuDGM
[6] Rachel Foxley. The Levellers: Radical Political Thought in the English Revolution (2013). Manchester University Press, Page 126
[7] Purkiss, Page 465
[8] Richard C. Jebb. Milton: Areopagitica, with Commentary by Sir Richard C. Jebb and Supplementary Material (1918). Cambridge University Press, Page 21
[9] Foxley, Page 24
[10] Purkiss, Page 476-479
[11] Foxley, Page 92-98
[12] Mary Overton. “The Humble Appeal and Petition of Mary Overton, Prisoner in Bridewell” (1647). Early English Books Online https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo2/A90224.0001.001/1:1?rgn=div1;view=fulltext
[13] Foxley, Page 171
[14] Purkiss, Page 491-496
[15] Sumner Chilton Powell. Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town (1963). Wesleyan University Press, Page 83-91
[16] Bremer, Page 27-28
[17] Bremer, Page 62, 78
[18] Kyle Zelner. A Rabble in Arms: Massachusetts Towns and Militiamen during King Philip’s War (2009). New York University Press, Page 154-155
[23] Cotton Mather & Others. “The Declaration of the Gentlemen, Merchants, and Inhabitants of Boston, and the Country Adjacent” (1689). Early English Books Online https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A50116.0001.001/1:1?rgn=div1;view=fulltext
[24] Frank Pomeroy. The Colors of Witchcraft: Ideas of Race in the Puritan Theory of Witchcraft (2016). Texas State University, Page 29
[25] Increase Mather. “Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits” (1693). Evans Early American Imprint Collection https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/evans/N00531.0001.001/1:1?rgn=div1;view=fulltext
[26] Robert Calef. “More Wonders of the Invisible World” (1700). Early English Books https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A32160.0001.001/1:7?rgn=div1;view=fulltext
[29] John Adams. “A Dissertation on the Canon and the Feudal Law, No. I” (1765) Massachusetts Historical Society masshist.org/publications/adams-papers/index.php/volume/PJA01/pageid/PJA01p115The Witchfinder General Visits Salem, MassachusettsAtun-Shei Films2021-07-30 | O calamity! Due to some unknown diabolism, the godly seaport of Salem in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay hath transformed into a den of heathenry, Popery, debauchery, and witchcraft. Fortunately, the Witchfinder General is near at hand; he will discover the font of this corruption, and redeem this accursed town from the clutches of the Deceiver himself.
"What's up with the weird accent?" It's a rendition of Original Early Modern English Pronunciation, commonly abbreviated as OP, an accent reconstructed by a linguist and Shakespeare scholar that's our best guess as to what people in southern England sounded like in the 17th century.
Next time you're in Salem, I strongly recommend visiting TST and the Salem Art Gallery salemartgallery.com
Special thanks to Kym LaRoux, without a doubt one of the sweetest Satanists I've ever met, for performing in this video instagram.com/kymlaroux
–– "The Witchfinder General's Theme (Orchestral)" –– ↣ Composed by Dillon DeRosa ↣ Mixed & Produced by Peter Kohrman youtube.com/user/PeterKohrman ↣ Andrea Celeste Salazar, Violin 1 + 2 acelestemusic.com ↣ Andrew Tsai, Viola-Cello instagram.com/atsaicomposer ↣ Ryan Fogal, Cello ryanfogalmusic.comFighting for Freedom: The Weapons and Strategies of the 1811 Slave Revolt (feat. InRangeTV)Atun-Shei Films2021-07-21 | I highly recommend visiting the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House during your next trip to the New Orleans area! 1811kidoryhistorichouse.com
Karl from @InrangeTv was recently in town, and we visited the plantation house where the 1811 Slave Revolt began. In this video, we examine the uprising primarily from a military perspective, discussing the weaponry the enslaved army used, the tactics they employed, and the likelihood of the rebels' long-term success if their battle with the local planter militia had gone a little bit differently.
The 1811 Revolt, despite being the largest rebellion of enslaved people in American history, has not been the subject of much scholarship, and in many ways is still poorly understood. Regardless, we were surprised how much our visit forced us to rethink the conventional historical narrative. In Karl's companion video, we discuss alternative perspectives of the revolt and speculate about what truths may have been lost to history. Watch Karl's video here: youtu.be/57suMVkhwsM
Daniel Rasmussen. American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt (2011). Harper Perennial
"Freedom or Death: The Louisiana Slave Revolt of 1811" (2019). Atun-Shei Films youtu.be/1zUPNtP3Yn0
"Creoles, Kaintucks, and the Culture War of Early New Orleans" (2020). Atun-Shei Films youtu.be/i0mDwK47Qq0Did the CONFEDERACY Have BETTER GENERALS?!?!?!Atun-Shei Films2021-07-04 | Episode 7 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking Lost Cause myths – as well as more benign common misconceptions – about the military leadership of the Civil War. Did the South really have all the best battlefield talent? Was the key to Union victory a simple strategy of overwhelming the Confederate army with numbers and resources? Who was better at their job, Ulysses S. Grant or Robert E. Lee?
I'd say watch and find out, but the answer is obviously Grant.
[8] Report of the Joint Select Committee Appointed to Inquire into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States, so Far as Regards the Execution of Laws, and the Safety of the Lives and Property of the Citizens of the United States and Testimony Taken (1872). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/ACA4911.0013.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext
[24] “Ulysses S. Grant and General Orders No. 11” National Park Service nps.gov/articles/000/ulysses-s-grant-and-general-orders-no-11.htmHow a Civil War-Era Politician Invented AtlantisAtun-Shei Films2021-05-26 | In the late 1870s, a former congressman named Ignatius Donnelly sat down to write a book about Atlantis. His ideas went on to singlehandedly kickstart the modern obsession with Plato's mythical lost city, and inspired countless other related conspiracy theories. Today, he's regarded as the father of pseudoarchaeology.
With the expert help of fellow history YouTubers @HistorywithCy and @WorldofAntiquity, I explore the legend of Atlantis through the lens of Ignatius Donnelly's life and legacy. Though informed more by his own distaste with Gilded Age America than any legitimate archaeological evidence, Donnelly's feverish theories have enjoyed remarkable longevity – in fact, you've probably heard one or two of them on the History Channel.
Be sure to check out these related videos:
"Ancient Aliens! Atlantis! What is Pseudoarchaeology?" by History with Cy: youtu.be/c2Qmi3v7Iaw
"The Founder of Modern Alternative Ancient History: Ignatius Donnelly" by World of Antiquity: youtu.be/Au3K3zd44Kw
[1] "Paranormal America 2018: Chapman University Survey of American Fears" (2018). https://blogs.chapman.edu/wilkinson/2018/10/16/paranormal-america-2018/
[2] Martin Ridge. Ignatius Donnelly: The Portrait of a Politician (1962). University of Chicago Press, Page 2-12
[8] Edward H. Abrahams. "Ignatius Donnelly and the Apocalyptic Style" (1978). Minnesota History Magazine collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/46/v46i03p102-111.pdfThe Witchfinder General Gives Spiritual AdviceAtun-Shei Films2021-05-15 | The Witchfinder General of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay answers correspondence from his many admirers all over Christendom; and, by his judgments and deliberations thereof, offers succor to those suffering from maladies of a religious nature.
"What's up with the weird accent?" It's a rendition of Original Early Modern English Pronunciation, commonly abbreviated as OP, an accent reconstructed by a linguist and Shakespeare scholar that's our best guess as to what people in southern England sounded like in the 17th century.
Original Music by Dillon DeRosa ► http://dillonderosa.comFollowing Bienville: The Founding of New OrleansAtun-Shei Films2021-04-15 | The origin story of New Orleans is a tale of rampant corruption, unchecked greed, fiendish vice, and gross incompetence – not much has changed!
Join me on an epic journey of discovery as I trace the route of the first French explorers to this area by paddling down Bayou St. John and walking overland to the French Quarter, exploring the geography and history of the city along the way.
[1] B.F. French. Historical Collections of Louisiana and Florida, Including Translations of Original Manuscripts Relating to Their Discovery and Settlement (1875). Albert Mason, Page 24-25
[2] Lawrence N. Powell. The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans (2012). Harvard University Press, Page 11-15
[3] Philomena Hauck. Bienville: Father of Louisiana (1998). Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Page 12-13
[9] Richard Campanella. Bienville’s Dilemma: A Historical Geography of New Orleans (2008). Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Page 109-110
[15] Karen Ordahl Kupperman. A True and Exact History of the Island of Barbados by Richard Ligon (2011). Hackett Publishing Company, Page 19
[16] Hauck, Page 89
[17] Powell, Page 56-58Frozen 50s Man ~ Episode 1Atun-Shei Films2021-03-21 | A private detective is cryogenically frozen in 1958 and awakes in 2021. Hijinks ensue.
~Guest Starring~ Alexis Buttle . . . Kendra Unique Joel McGee . . . Matthew Taylor-Raetz Conrad the Comrade . . . Randy Walker Kit Thistle . . . Philip Yiannopolous Kit's Wife . . . Aubrey Brummett Chuck / Shadowy Figure . . . Nathaniel Beckett Coroner . . . Eduardo UrueñaQ&A: Shooting the $ɦ!t with InRangeTVAtun-Shei Films2021-02-26 | Atun-Shei and InRange finally got together for a chat! In this video we answer questions from our generous patrons, discussing New Orleans culture, Creole food, the gunfight at the OK Corral, urban life in the ancient world, Confederate monuments, historical justifications for slavery, Louisiana Voodoo, Cajun French, Ron Maxwell movies, and the importance of compassion and empathy.
Please note: This is not a compilation of every piece of music I've ever used in my videos. It's only original pieces written specifically for the channel.
0:00 The 1861 Overture (Checkmate Lincolnites Theme) 16:55 The Witchfinder General's Theme 21:28 Klaus's Theme 25:48 In the Court of the Scarlet Whore 29:26 The Great Swamp 33:41 Evening in Transylvania 38:38 March of the Union Men, Mov. I 42:58 March of the Union Men, Mov. II 46:47 March of the Union Men, Mov. III 48:12 March of the Union Men, Mov. IV 52:53 Passage to Midoriyama
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.comThe New World: A Beautiful MessAtun-Shei Films2021-02-03 | A review of the Terrence Malick film The New World, a lavish and beautifully shot historical epic that nonetheless falls short in a few important ways.
Original Music by Dillon DeRosa ► http://dillonderosa.comInside the Neurotic Mind of Stonewall JacksonAtun-Shei Films2021-01-15 | Let's gossip about a man who's been dead for 158 years.
[11] Mary Anna Jackson. Memoirs of Stonewall Jackson by his Widow, Marry Anna Jackson (1895). Prentice Press, Page 108
[12] Jackson, Page 120-121
[13] Hettle, Page 13-15
[14] Royster, Page 202Atun-Shei Films Live StreamAtun-Shei Films2021-01-04 | ...Were There Really BLACK CONFEDERATES???!!!Atun-Shei Films2020-12-24 | Episode 6 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that tens of thousands of black men served as soldiers in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.
[11] James G. Hollandsworth, Jr. Looking for Bob: Black Confederate Pensioners After the Civil War (2007). The Journal of Mississippi History, Vol. LXVIX, Page 304-306
[12] Lewis H. Steiner. An Account of the Operations of the U.S. Sanitary Commission During the Campaign in Maryland, September 1862 (1862). Anson D. F. Randolph, Page 19-20
[13] Levin, Page 32-33
[14] Charles Augustus Stevens. Berdan’s United States Sharpshooters in the Army of the Potomac (1892). Price-McGill Company, Page 54-55
[20] Levin, Page 46So You Want to be a YouTuber (feat. Everyone)Atun-Shei Films2020-12-10 | Thanks to Blinkist for sponsoring this video! The first 100 people to go to blinkist.com/atunsheifilms can get a 7 day free trial and 25% off a premium membership.
Making a living on YouTube seems like an incredibly exciting career prospect. But should you quit your day job and start chasing the dream? I did, and eventually succeeded in my goals – but being a YouTuber is by no means an easy gig, and presents unexpected challenges. In this video, I talk at length about how I ended up in this job and how it affected my life.
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[*] J.C. Lupis. The State of Traditional TV: Updated With Q1 2020 Data (2020). Marketing Charts marketingcharts.com/featured-105414The Witchfinder General vs. The Mainstream MediaAtun-Shei Films2020-11-21 | A Video in Two Parts: In the First, the Witchfinder General of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay preacheth against those Printers of Gazettes who doth bear False Witness, and publish blasphemous notions about Witchcraft and the Power of the Devil; In the Second, an examination of Donald Trump, the Royal Governor of these Colonies – is he a Champion of the True Christian Religion?
"What's up with the weird accent?" It's a rendition of Original Early Modern English Pronunciation, commonly abbreviated as OP, an accent reconstructed by a linguist and Shakespeare scholar that's our best guess as to what people in southern England sounded like in the 17th century.
Original Music by Dillon DeRosa ► http://dillonderosa.comColonel Joshua L. Chamberlain on Clutch Little Round Top Win | Potomac-N.Virginia PostbattleAtun-Shei Films2020-11-09 | Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's postbattle interview following the 20th Maine's successful defense of Little Round Top at the extreme left of the Union line during the Battle of Gettysburg in the 1863 Civil War season.