Matt Lewis

And that's what we're here to do today. So I'm looking forward to getting underneath the skin of kind of why it all kicked off. So we're in 1775. I guess it's fair to say there's a bit of tension in the British colonies. But before we get too far into that, I wondered if you could give us a little bit of context for what's going on.

So when we talk about the American colonies, kind of what are we talking about? How many colonies are there?

So when we talk about the American colonies, kind of what are we talking about? How many colonies are there?

So when we talk about the American colonies, kind of what are we talking about? How many colonies are there?

I guess it's quite interesting that all of these colonies are kept kind of separately with their own individual relationships with England and Britain in the sense that it keeps them from being unified, doesn't it? It keeps them to some extent all dealing with Britain in a slightly different way, in a slightly different context and stops them being a united bloc.

I guess it's quite interesting that all of these colonies are kept kind of separately with their own individual relationships with England and Britain in the sense that it keeps them from being unified, doesn't it? It keeps them to some extent all dealing with Britain in a slightly different way, in a slightly different context and stops them being a united bloc.

I guess it's quite interesting that all of these colonies are kept kind of separately with their own individual relationships with England and Britain in the sense that it keeps them from being unified, doesn't it? It keeps them to some extent all dealing with Britain in a slightly different way, in a slightly different context and stops them being a united bloc.

Yeah. So there's an awful lot of change going on. And what is the system of government for the colonies? So we've got the King and Parliament in Britain. How do they reach into the colonies?

Yeah. So there's an awful lot of change going on. And what is the system of government for the colonies? So we've got the King and Parliament in Britain. How do they reach into the colonies?

Yeah. So there's an awful lot of change going on. And what is the system of government for the colonies? So we've got the King and Parliament in Britain. How do they reach into the colonies?

So we're going to talk about Lexington and Concord. Where are they? Whereabouts in the colonies are they located?

So we're going to talk about Lexington and Concord. Where are they? Whereabouts in the colonies are they located?

So we're going to talk about Lexington and Concord. Where are they? Whereabouts in the colonies are they located?

In Assassin's Creed 3, in Liberation, players are able to ride a horse through Lexington and Concord. You can see all of those towns. Do we have a sense of what they look like? The game tells us there are these big wooden buildings, it's muddy roads, there's big, large, green open spaces. Do we have any concept of what they would have actually looked like in 1775? Yeah.

In Assassin's Creed 3, in Liberation, players are able to ride a horse through Lexington and Concord. You can see all of those towns. Do we have a sense of what they look like? The game tells us there are these big wooden buildings, it's muddy roads, there's big, large, green open spaces. Do we have any concept of what they would have actually looked like in 1775? Yeah.

In Assassin's Creed 3, in Liberation, players are able to ride a horse through Lexington and Concord. You can see all of those towns. Do we have a sense of what they look like? The game tells us there are these big wooden buildings, it's muddy roads, there's big, large, green open spaces. Do we have any concept of what they would have actually looked like in 1775? Yeah.

Interesting. So we're talking about... A fairly small agricultural community living outside the city of Boston. How do we reach a point where somewhere like Lexington and Concord then becomes a sparking point for a revolution that will kind of redefine an entire nation? What is it about Lexington and Concord that makes everything kick off there?

Interesting. So we're talking about... A fairly small agricultural community living outside the city of Boston. How do we reach a point where somewhere like Lexington and Concord then becomes a sparking point for a revolution that will kind of redefine an entire nation? What is it about Lexington and Concord that makes everything kick off there?

Interesting. So we're talking about... A fairly small agricultural community living outside the city of Boston. How do we reach a point where somewhere like Lexington and Concord then becomes a sparking point for a revolution that will kind of redefine an entire nation? What is it about Lexington and Concord that makes everything kick off there?

I think it's interesting to have all of this idea of a century and a half of tension going on underneath the surface that is building towards this, because there's a danger of seeing it as, you know, kind of random flashpoint that comes out of nothing. And all of a sudden there's a revolution.