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Colin Woodard on The Republic of Pirates and consulting for Assassin's Creed: how historical research informs public history
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission): House Commission · February 12, 2026
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Summary
In a Transatlantic episode for the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Colin Woodard discussed The Republic of Pirates and his role consulting for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, describing how historical reconstruction in games can support public‑history projects.
Colin Woodard, author of The Republic of Pirates, told the U.S. Helsinki Commission’s Transatlantic podcast that his research into early 18th‑century Caribbean piracy informed his consulting work for Ubisoft on Assassin’s…
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