A Plague Tale: Innocence

A Plague Tale: Innocence

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† * How historically accurate is this game? * †
† * How historically accurate is this game? * †
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Kargor Oct 24, 2023 @ 1:44am 
Not at all. It's a Fantasy game.
Furry Chipmunk Oct 24, 2023 @ 10:23am 
"The Black Death was present in France between 1347-1352. The bubonic plague pandemic, known as the Black Death, reached France by ship from Italy to Marseille in November 1347, spread first through Southern France, and then continued outwards to Northern France."
Last edited by Furry Chipmunk; Oct 24, 2023 @ 10:23am
but did the inquisitors kill people who were sick?
JAM Oct 24, 2023 @ 1:44pm 
Ignus Oct 25, 2023 @ 10:04am 
Originally posted by Furry Chipmunk:
"The Black Death was present in France between 1347-1352. The bubonic plague pandemic, known as the Black Death, reached France by ship from Italy to Marseille in November 1347, spread first through Southern France, and then continued outwards to Northern France."

But there was no magic alchemy potions, no one wields funny armor and giant weapons from Dark Souls and there was no billions of eating-people-zombie-mutant-rats (from Warhammer) that all featuring Plague Story.
Last edited by Ignus; Oct 25, 2023 @ 10:06am
Furry Chipmunk Oct 25, 2023 @ 11:12am 
True :)
Kvinden Nov 11, 2023 @ 3:44pm 
Originally posted by Kubark, In Memory of Laika:
but did the inquisitors kill people who were sick?
No. The game is a fantasy.
Inquisition in France lost all power in France during the reign of Philippe IV after his victory against the pope Boniface VIII. It then existed only nominally, replaced by the royal justice. Ecclesiastic courts still existed but their power was mostly symbolic ( they could only judge crimes committed by clerics and the sentence had to be approved by the royal justice).
The inquisition was sometimes required for opportunistic reasons, like Joan of Arc but it was an ecclesiastic court, not the inquisition.
Someone like Enguerrand de Marigny was condemned for sorcery by the royal court,the inquisition didn't take any part in the trial.

Plague was not a crime, the queen of France and the queen of Navarra ( Both named Jeanne) died from the plague. No one was killed by the clergy or the royal troops because he was afflicted. On the contrary, the pope had to threat the clergy to stay at their post and help the sick people. A lot of clerics died from the plague
The plague began in France in 1347 but lasted until 1720, almost 3 centuries after the official end of the inquisition.
1347 is the time of the 100 years war between France and England, a year of war and famine, and the year before,1346, the whole french chivalry was destroyed by the English at Crecy. The people had other concerns than the plague. Froissard barely mentions it in his chronicles :"At that time, by the whole world, a disease called epidemic was running, of which well the third part of the world died". That's all.

Besides, in 1348 no woman would wear trousers ( Joan of Arc was burnt for this)or mount a horse astride. Do not look for any historical accuracy, it is only a fantastic context in an imaginary era
Last edited by Kvinden; Nov 12, 2023 @ 6:14am
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