In 2016, the movie Assassin's Creed was released, based on the concept of the hit action-adventure video game of the same name, and just like its predecessor, the film also has ties to real history and events. The first Assassin's Creed game came out in 2007 and follows Desmond Miles, a man who uses a machine called an Animus to access the memories of his ancient ancestor in 1191. By doing this, Miles unravels a major conflict between the Order of Assassins and the Knights Templar, and as his assassin ancestor, must fight for relics called Pieces of Eden and kill nine of his enemy targets.

While the first Assassin's Creed game was rooted in the Third Crusade, later iterations of the game explored other global conflicts. When it comes to the 2016 movie, this theme remained the same. In the film, Michael Fassbender's Cal Lynch is kidnapped by the Abstergo company and...