5 Historical Myths You Probably Think are True | Experiencing History? | Ep. 11

Erin chats with Joseph Gagné (Postdoctoral researcher UWindsor) to unpack 5 myths about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham that took place at Québec during the Seven Years' War.

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Link to Kyne’a video on the Plains of Abraham:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CVOqw1...

00:00 Intro
03:23 Myth 1: The 15 minute battle where Britain won New France
07:12 Gilmour Hill
08:30 Myth 2: The Myth of the Traitors
14:07 The Wolfe Monument
14:59 Myth 3: The Historical Plains of Abraham
16:44 Myth 4: Montcalm was a bad General
22:16 Remembering Montcalm
23:17 Myth 5:The Graveyard Myth
24:41 How do we remember the Battle on the Plains of Abraham?
27:47 Conclusion
28:54 Bloopers