# The History Explorer: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-29, The History Explorer has 553,000 subscribers, 37,346,259 total views, and 141 videos. It ranks #138,065 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [The History Explorer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for The History Explorer is “They REMOVED the Danger Tree! \| Battle of the Somme \| WW1”, a long-form video published Aug 21, 2026.
- These are The History Explorer’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Oct 22, 2025 and Aug 21, 2026 (14 long-form videos and 34 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 48,529. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “The Salem Witch Trials – The Real Locations \| American History (No AI Documentary)” (911,524 views, Jan 23, 2026). Least viewed: “The Dark Truth About the Concord Ambush \| War Of Independence” (3,192 views, Jul 4, 2026).
- Median length: 15:23 for 14 long-form videos; 0:50 for 34 Shorts.
- In this sample, The History Explorer’s consecutive uploads were a median of 3 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 58 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 17, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [They REMOVED the Danger Tree! \| Battle of the Somme \| WW1](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/c92akC8GZaM/) | 2026-08-21 | Long-form | 132,534 | 12:22 | 2.67x |
| [What It Was REALLY Like to Go Over the Top? \| Battle of the Somme \| WW1](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/J1EXubrQSM8/) | 2026-08-14 | Long-form | 44,003 | 11:53 | 1.45x |
| [The Dark Truth About the Concord Ambush \| War Of Independence](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/wn2e49mBCTI/) | 2026-07-04 | Long-form | 3,192 | 17:29 | - |
| [The German Gun That Refused To Die! \| WWII Normandy](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/uwCEo0FYu8Y/) | 2026-06-26 | Long-form | 62,478 | 17:00 | 2.7x |
| [Creepy pictures from WW2 #ww2 #history #military #army #war](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/kGV6lsxiHXY/) | 2026-04-29 | Short | 43,118 | 0:44 | 1.06x |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #history #military #army #warzone #cod #war](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/Y6OUPpGuKvM/) | 2026-04-25 | Short | 44,482 | 0:43 | 1.11x |
| [Shocking then and now pictures from WW2 #ww2 #history #military #army #usa #sad](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/UBqKt1W-xds/) | 2026-04-21 | Short | 36,866 | 0:43 | - |
| [THE ULTIMATE D-DAY TOUR - Every Landing Beach \| WWII Normandy](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/avM_a3ozvgE/) | 2026-04-17 | Long-form | 48,534 | 2:02:33 | - |
| [Amazing then and now videos from WW2 #history #military #army #war #usa #ww2](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/Q8zpwY_soHA/) | 2026-04-12 | Short | 36,288 | 0:45 | - |
| [The Forgotten Massacre That Shocked the Allied Command \| WW2 (No AI)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/IUyPIIOK_00/) | 2026-04-09 | Long-form | 8,824 | 14:16 | - |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #ww2 #history #military #movie #army #war](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/bbztQQiBs_g/) | 2026-04-06 | Short | 32,438 | 0:41 | - |
| [This Blunder Killed Thousands At Gettysburg \| Civil War (No AI)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/xX4lJM_PccQ/) | 2026-04-02 | Long-form | 12,968 | 10:41 | - |
| [The last one! Amazing Then and Now Pictures From WW2 #war #history #army #military #travel](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/B4j1Dwrbdo4/) | 2026-04-02 | Short | 32,800 | 0:16 | - |
| [Sad then and now pictures from WW2 #ww2 #history #historia #war #usa y](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/UZ0FdEU81is/) | 2026-03-29 | Short | 21,277 | 1:00 | - |
| [Outstanding then and now pictures from WW2 #history #historia #military #army #ww2 #germany](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/O8N29F9PKSw/) | 2026-03-26 | Short | 44,781 | 0:59 | 1.01x |
| [Why This Field Was A Gettysburg Death Trap \| Civil War (No AI)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/CXMA4RxzZyU/) | 2026-03-25 | Long-form | 28,063 | 16:16 | 1.07x |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #history #ww2 #war #historia #military #usa](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/yAcE0Yhplvk/) | 2026-03-25 | Short | 42,565 | 0:59 | - |
| [Ghostly pictures from WW2 #war #military #army #soldier #sad #ghost](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/Nl2kARSfrKg/) | 2026-03-21 | Short | 41,829 | 0:54 | - |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #history #ww2 #war #sad #military #nostalgia](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/n7yvLUBn66o/) | 2026-03-18 | Short | 41,671 | 1:00 | - |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #history #ww2 #military #army #soldier #sad #nostalgia](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/WXARNesjJUs/) | 2026-03-17 | Short | 54,562 | 1:01 | 1.13x |
| [Amazing then and now photos from WW2 #history #ww2 #military #war #army #sad](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/ABlY-Vi9fHE/) | 2026-03-15 | Short | 74,939 | 0:48 | 1.56x |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #history #ww2 #scary #nostalgia #usa #war](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/Pp7C9F-RqJM/) | 2026-03-12 | Short | 48,524 | 0:54 | 1.05x |
| [Amazing then and now from WW2 #history #ww2 #military #army #warzone](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/HYe-WIEaW3A/) | 2026-03-07 | Short | 31,111 | 1:00 | - |
| [Walk The Bayonet Charge With Me At Gettysburg \| Civil War (No AI)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/Uy4HQ4y3jLo/) | 2026-03-06 | Long-form | 10,761 | 16:00 | - |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #history #ww2 #military #warzone #sad #nostalgia l](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/dtKlzAUOlPw/) | 2026-03-03 | Short | 81,579 | 0:45 | 1.69x |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from Paris #history #ww2 #military #warzone #historia](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/XkKg9rN1Yr8/) | 2026-03-02 | Short | 34,736 | 0:42 | - |
| [Who Shot Jennie Wade? The Only Civilian Killed At Gettysburg \| Civil War (No AI)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/gUkURKBn7Fc/) | 2026-02-27 | Long-form | 50,721 | 26:47 | 1.3x |
| [The Gettysburg Sharpshooter Identity Revealed? \| Civil War (No AI)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/eJG7B3dpg9g/) | 2026-02-20 | Long-form | 26,275 | 10:46 | - |
| [What Forensics Found in a Gettysburg Sniper’s Attic \| Civil War (No AI)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/xqowQ-0v9MY/) | 2026-02-13 | Long-form | 137,600 | 14:46 | 0.73x |
| [Amazing then and now photos from war #history #military #ww2 #sad #nostalgia](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/T6_WmCd5lbI/) | 2026-02-01 | Short | 47,581 | 0:50 | - |
| [Shocking then and now pictures from WW2 #history #ww2 #military #warzone #war #usa #historia](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/SFaPeap7baE/) | 2026-01-29 | Short | 52,314 | 0:59 | 1.06x |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #history #ww2 #historical #military #usa](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/2XGOUBCwoOo/) | 2026-01-27 | Short | 15,418 | 0:50 | - |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #ww2 #history #army #military #usa](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/RHfWy65bo-M/) | 2026-01-25 | Short | 60,869 | 0:56 | 1.05x |
| [Sad then and now pictures from WW2 #history #ww2 #militaryeverything #thefallen #history #historical](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/Oyxt9A7__8c/) | 2026-01-24 | Short | 57,703 | 0:49 | - |
| [The Salem Witch Trials – The Real Locations \| American History (No AI Documentary)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/MiBklu1dXpo/) | 2026-01-23 | Long-form | 911,524 | 14:13 | 5.17x |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #ww2 #history #military #army #soldier #usa #warzone](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/CeULxhyCRSc/) | 2026-01-17 | Short | 32,520 | 0:45 | - |
| [Sad then and now pictures from WW2 #history #military #movie #ww2 #sad #historical #historia](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/al1mK9xn2g4/) | 2026-01-15 | Short | 74,399 | 0:54 | 1.17x |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #ww2 #history #military #nostalgia #sad #usa #warzone #war](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/gq-cWwiFfzw/) | 2026-01-12 | Short | 81,593 | 0:50 | - |
| [Your grandparents were just like us! Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #history #military #army](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/Edb8lDvmc-0/) | 2026-01-02 | Short | 83,813 | 0:51 | - |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #history #military #soldier #army #warzone](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/6dYywFPzp2I/) | 2025-12-30 | Short | 49,111 | 0:41 | - |
| [Amazing Then and Now Pictures From WW2 #history #military #army #ww2 #worldwar2 #usa #soldier](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/PagT_gG7nTI/) | 2025-12-27 | Short | 90,906 | 0:36 | - |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #history #army #sad #nostalgia #military #usa](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/GJfAdk95UiU/) | 2025-12-01 | Short | 51,296 | 0:38 | - |
| [Sad then and now pictures from WW2 #history #military #nostalgia #sad #usa #army](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/fBBy2QFQLwY/) | 2025-11-29 | Short | 62,106 | 0:33 | - |
| [Beyond Easy Company: The Full Attack on Carentan \| Normandy WW2 (No AI Documentary)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/ElBPuJgaf6c/) | 2025-11-14 | Long-form | 237,469 | 16:53 | 1.35x |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #history #military #army #soldier #nostalgia #sad #usa](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/u0mglnExuYg/) | 2025-11-06 | Short | 224,252 | 0:51 | 1.08x |
| [Amazing then and now photos from WW2 #history #military #nostalgia #sad #army #usa #ww2](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/BX6vAeMAYdM/) | 2025-10-25 | Short | 292,131 | 0:59 | 1.38x |
| [Amazing then and now pictures from WW2 #history #military #army #ww2 #soldier #usa #germany #france](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/uI47Du8j3rg/) | 2025-10-22 | Short | 231,311 | 0:52 | 1.1x |
| [Sad then and now pictures from WW2 #history #military #army #soldier #usa #nostalgia #sad](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thehistoryexplorer/videos/DvcqH3sl2Ec/) | 2025-10-22 | Short | 116,028 | 0:51 | - |

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