In Assassin's Creed Unity, which historic uprising forms the main backdrop for Arno Dorian's story?

In Assassin's Creed Unity, the French Revolution forms the main historic backdrop for Arno Dorian's story.

The game begins in 1789 and follows Arno through Paris as political unrest, violence, and social upheaval reshape France. The narrative includes recognizable figures and events from the revolutionary period, while its fictional Assassin-Templar conflict runs alongside those historical developments.

Arno Dorian is a French Assassin who becomes involved with the Brotherhood after the death of his adoptive father. Paris is the game's central setting, and the campaign depicts places such as the Bastille, Notre-Dame, and the Tuileries. The French Revolution should not be confused with the American Revolution of Assassin's Creed III or the later Russian Revolution featured in Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia.