Echoes of History: A New Chapter

Echoes of History: A New Chapter

Introducing a new chapter of Echoes of History, the podcast that explores the incredible real-life stories and events that inspire the locations, characters, and storylines of the legendary Assassin’s Creed.


Join your host, historian Matt Lewis, and regular contributor Holly Nielsen, as they guide you into the worlds of Assassin’s Creed, talking to historical experts to uncover the secrets of the past before stepping ‘into the Animus’ to delve into how these moments are recreated.


New weekly episodes every Monday.


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Vinland: Did Vikings "Discover" America?

Vinland: Did Vikings "Discover" America?

Vinland, the mysterious place that may be somewhere in North America, and that players of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla can explore in The Last Chapter, as a grand finale to the epic story. And story is t...

13 Okt 202548min

The Russian Revolution: What Really Happened?

The Russian Revolution: What Really Happened?

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia transports us to the tense atmosphere of World War One as Russia made the difficult transition from an imperial state to a socialist republic.But what was it like f...

6 Okt 202555min

Life as a Samurai

Life as a Samurai

Assassin’s Creed Shadows recreates everyday life in Japan during the Sengoku jidai - the Warring States period - and highlights how reality doesn’t always align with pop culture perceptions of samurai...

29 Sep 202537min

Ancient Egyptian Architecture In Assassin's Creed Origins

Ancient Egyptian Architecture In Assassin's Creed Origins

Historians Review & Ubisoft Developer Interview with Maxime DurandIn Assassin’s Creed Origins players can do what no tour group today can do: clamber all over and inside the monuments of Ancient Egypt...

22 Sep 20251h 8min

The Ottoman-Venetian Wars

The Ottoman-Venetian Wars

Ezio Auditore, the hero of Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood and Assassin’s Creed Revelations, travels from Venice to the Ottoman Empire.For centuries, these two rivals in the Mediterr...

15 Sep 202553min

Herodotus

Herodotus

You’ve probably heard of Herodotus, and in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey you’ll have met the man himself. Variously called the Father of History and the Father of Lies, what do we know about the real Herod...

8 Sep 202546min

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate transports us to the action-packed streets of London in 1868. Players set out on a quest to liberate the city from the grip of the criminal underworld. But they don’t do it ...

1 Sep 20251h 9min

Life in the Roman Army

Life in the Roman Army

Anno 117: Pax Romana is set in the year when the Roman Empire expanded to its greatest extent in all its history; and saw the death of Trajan, who is counted amongst the Five Good Emperors. Trajan was...

25 Aug 202556min

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