Marie Antoinette: The Cake-Loving Queen
Today, we’ll study someone who was both a cause and a victim of the French Revolution: the cake-promoting queen, Marie Antoinette.In Assassin’s Creed Unity, we glimpse Marie Antoinette living the high...
14 Okt 202444min
The Storming Of The Bastille
Assassin's Creed Unity starts by putting players at the heart of the Storming of the Bastille. It is one of the key events of the French Revolution and is known throughout the world. But it is fair to...
7 Okt 202449min
Napoleon: The Dictator Of Democracy
Napoleon Bonaparte is a household name; a rare example of someone who is as well remembered by his supporters as by his enemies. His life is rich with dramatic irony. He was a key figure in the creati...
30 Sep 202441min
George Washington: The Man Who Could Be King
George Washington is perhaps the most consequential leader in the USA’s short history. Having demonstrated his leadership credentials as commander-in-chief during the American Revolutionary War, he th...
23 Sep 202458min
Lexington & Concord: History's Unlikeliest Battlefields
The shot heard ‘round the world; the start of the American Revolution. An event that would have profound consequences for world history, especially western democracy. Who’d have thought that something...
16 Sep 202443min
The Declaration of Independence: History’s Most Influential Document?
Assassin’s Creed III offers players a glimpse into the room where it happened - the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But was the Declaration more than just a document? Who wrote it? And wha...
9 Sep 202442min
The Alexandrian War: Julius Caesar's Biggest Military Blunder
In 47 BCE, Julius Caesar arrived in Egypt as a victorious general, ready to make an easy alliance with the Pharaoh. Instead, he found himself besieged in Egypt’s capital city by the very ruler who wan...
2 Sep 202442min
The Sphinx: Egypt's Greatest Mystery
The Great Sphinx of Giza is the most recognisable statue in the world - and one of the most mysterious. Even its Western name is misleading, since the monument bears little resemblance to the sphinx o...
26 Aug 202448min
