Echoes of History Podcast
1) 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...Show More
2) 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...Show More
3) 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...Show More
4) 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...Show More
5) Ancient Civilisations of Arabia in Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory
Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory recreates life in the AlUla oasis as it was over a millennium ago. Players can climb the battlements of a Muslim fortress, wander through an ancient city...Show More
Ancient Civilisations of Arabia in Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory
43:26 | Dec 15th, 2025
6) The Real Motives Behind The Boston Tea Party
Assassin’s Creed III recreates many key events from the American Revolution, including the Boston Tea Party, when colonists resisted British taxes by dumping tea into Boston Harbor. But the game chall...Show More
7) Life as a Greek Philosopher
One of the most profoundly influential periods in history is the 5th century BCE, when when a collection of great minds in Ancient Greece formed the foundations of Western philosophy, medicine and his...Show More
8) The Incense Route Through Arabia
Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory takes our hero Basim ibn Ishaq from the glory of Baghdad in the Abbasid era to the remote oasis at Al-Ula. There, he discovers mysteries hidden in the mountai...Show More
9) The Nabataeans
Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory takes players to the haunting tomb city of Hegra, a remarkable memento of the Nabataeans. Hewn from the hard rock of the mountainside are spectacular, seeming...Show More
10) The Roman Empire in Anno 117: Pax Romana
Anno 117: Pax Romana puts you in the place of a new Roman Governor at a crucial point in the history of the Roman Empire. Rome has never been more powerful but the mighty Emperor Trajan has died. You ...Show More