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 Feb 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Des 202535min
The Ancient Open-Air Library of Jabal Ikmah
Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory transports players to the medieval Abbasid caliphate. One place in particular that is recreated in the game is the remarkable Jabal Ikmah, the ancient Open-Ai...
22 Des 202550min
