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Echoes of History

By: History Hit & Assassin's Creed
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  • Dive into the real-life history that inspires the locations, characters, and storylines of the legendary world of Assassin’s Creed.


    ‘Echoes of History’, a Ubisoft podcast brought to you by History Hit, is the place where listeners can explore the narrow side streets of Medici-ruled Florence, cross sand dunes in the shadow of ancient pyramids, climb the rigging of 18th century brigs sailing across the Caribbean and meet the most powerful warlords in Feudal Japan, all before stepping ‘into the Animus’ to understand how and why these moments are recreated in the acclaimed historical game series.


    Every week, join historian Matt Lewis, and regular contributor Holly Nielsen, as they speak to historical experts about the secrets of the past and uncover how these stories influence Assassin’s Creed.


    A Ubisoft podcast brought to you by History Hit.


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  • Queen Victoria

    Queen Victoria
    Jul 1 2024

    Queen Victoria was the last English monarch of the House of Hanover and gave her name to an era in British history. Although small in stature, she was a towering figure as she witnessed major turning points in British history. Yet she is often caricatured as a spiky and stubborn woman to deal with.


    This episode will focus on her life as queen, unpacking the myths about her personality, exploring how she ruled in tandem with her beloved husband Albert, survived eight assassination attempts and then emerged from hacasis shadow to rule with imperial magnificence.


    Echoes of History is a Ubisoft podcast, brought to you by History Hit.


    Hosted by: Matt Lewis

    Edited by: Anisha Deva

    Produced by: Joseph Knight, Peta Stamper, Matt Lewis, Robin McConnell

    Production Coordinator: Beth Donaldson

    Executive Producers: Etienne Bouvier, Julien Fabre, Steve Lanham, Jen Bennett


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    50 mins
  • How To Fit In: Feudal Japan

    How To Fit In: Feudal Japan
    Jun 24 2024

    What was life like in feudal Japan? If you were born into the chaos of the Warring States period, would you have been a farmer, a merchant or a samurai? Or perhaps even an Emperor?


    Delving into the history behind the latest Assassin’s Creed game, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Matt Lewis and Dr Tomoko Kate Kitagawa shed light on the customs, culture and class structures of medieval Japan. They explore what daily life would have been like for people beyond the famous names of history and legend, and how they saw themselves within the shifting society of the Sengoku era


    Echoes of History is a Ubisoft podcast, brought to you by History Hit.


    Hosted by: Matt Lewis

    Edited by: Ella Blaxill

    Produced by: Joseph Knight, Peta Stamper, Matt Lewis

    Production Coordinator: Beth Donaldson

    Executive Producers: Etienne Bouvier, Julien Fabre, Steve Lanham, Jen Bennett


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    38 mins
  • Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City

    Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City
    Jun 17 2024

    During the Onin Wars of the early Sengoku period, Kyoto was razed as civil war struck the Imperial capital. Only with unification did the city begin to rebuild. This episode will explore the rise and fall and rise again of Kyoto, what life in the city might have looked like, and why it held such significance to unification in the 16th century. In turn, we'll reveal how the Sengoku period shaped the city’s meaning for early modern Japan.


    Delving into the history behind a major location in the latest Assassin’s Creed game, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Matt Lewis and Lesley Downer shed light on the culture, fortunes and misfortunes of the great city of Kyoto.


    Echoes of History is a Ubisoft podcast, brought to you by History Hit.


    Hosted by: Matt Lewis

    Edited by: Ella Blaxill

    Produced by: Joseph Knight, Peta Stamper, Matt Lewis

    Production Coordinator: Beth Donaldson

    Executive Producers: Etienne Bouvier, Julien Fabre, Steve Lanham, Jen Bennett


    If you liked this podcast please subscribe, share, rate & review.


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    46 mins
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Fantastic

I'm really enjoy hearding about the real life assassin's and the templars seperating fiction from fact in history. However the only down side is episode 3 has not loaded properly, I am unable to open /listen to that episode.

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