The Entire History of Quebec City in 28 Minutes

The entire history of Quebec City in one 28-minute illustrated documentary — from 1608 to 2026. Discover the fortified heart of North America: the arrival of Samuel de Champlain in 1608, the decisive 28-minute battle on the Plains of Abraham in 1759, the massive stone walls built to repel American invasions, and the transformation of a fur-trading post into a UNESCO World Heritage treasure. A French soul encased in a British fortress, surviving by the very stone that sought to divide it. Chapters: 0:00 Prologue 2:48 The Habitation and the Fur (1608–1663) 5:44 The Royal Province and the Cross (1663–1758) 8:48 The Plains of Abraham (1759–1763) 11:46 The Gibraltar of the North (1764–1867) 14:57 The Golden Age of Timber and Sail (1868–1892) 17:59 The Château and the Conferences (1893–1945) 20:53 The Quiet Revolution and Heritage (1946–1985) 23:41 The Modern Bastion (1986–2026) Illustrations in this video are AI-generated reconstructions in a consistent hand-painted style; they are interpretations, not photographs. Narration is synthesized. Script researched and written by the channel. Sources: A People's History of Quebec by Jacques Lacoursière & Robin Philpot (2005) The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763 by René Chartrand (2008) Archives de la Ville de Québec Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionnaire biographique du Canada #QuebecCity #QuebecHistory #Documentary