The First Viking Invaders Of Britain: The Great Heathen Army
The Great Heathen Army: the cool, or terrifying, name given to a huge Norse army that landed in England in the middle of the 9th century and stayed for 13 years, devastating the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. ...
16 Helmi 55min
The Philosopher's Stone: Isaac Newton & Alchemy
The Philosopher’s Stone: the source of infinite wealth and everlasting life. It is one of the most famous myths in the world. But for centuries, it was not a myth. Some of the greatest and most pionee...
9 Helmi 1h 2min
Viking Age Music In Assassin's Creed Valhalla
The Assassin’s Creed games specialise in recreating the places and sounds of the past. But how can we know what music our ancestors listened to? If we can, how well does ancient music work within a mo...
2 Helmi 1h 4min
The Tang Dynasty: The End of China's Golden Age?
Assassin’s Creed Dynasty provides a vivid recreation of China as it was 1300 years ago, during the reign of the Tang Dynasty. The story focuses on a pivotal moment for the emperors, when a huge rebell...
26 Tammi 51min
The First Slave Republic & The Haitian Revolution
Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry reminds us of an often overlooked turning point in history: the Haitian Revolution, when the slaves of Haiti overthrew their masters and the might of the French, British ...
19 Tammi 1h 4min
Rasputin: Russia's Greatest Propaganda Machine?
Grigori Rasputin is a household name, mostly thanks to the Boney M song. And such is Rasputin’s reputation that you can’t help but think of the "mad monk" when playing Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Rus...
12 Tammi 1h 7min
Alfred the Great's Downfall: The Battle of Chippenham
Among the many cool characters from the Viking Age that are brought to life in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is Alfred the Great. Before his military success against the vikings, Alfred also boasts one of...
5 Tammi 1h 12min
The First Europeans In Japan
When Portuguese merchants ran aground on the Japanese isle of Tanegashima in 1543, two worlds collided - Europeans encountered Japan for the first time. For the next 50 years, Portuguese and their par...
29 Joulu 202535min
