Civilization VII Hall of History: Washington, Elizabeth and Babylon for €19.99

Hall of History launched on September 15, 2026, alongside Update 1.5.0 for Civilization VII. It adds two leaders, Elizabeth I and George Washington, and three civilizations, Babylon, the Gauls and England, for €19.99 on Steam. In a game where leaders and civilizations are chosen separately, the question is what these five pieces change about the combinations you can build.

Update, October 26, 2026: the 1.5.0 hotfix of September 30 fixed two issues tied to Elizabeth I. Her “The Annals” Memento now grants a Great Work slot to Unique Gold Buildings acquired through Syncretism, and false “Out Of Range” warnings no longer appear in the Trade Lens. Source: the hotfix notes on Steam.

What the collection contains

Firaxis presents Hall of History as a set of “classics” that longtime fans will recognize, with no shared region or era. Unlike earlier collections, it arrives in one piece: everything is available on purchase. The official 2K page and the Steam page list the same five items, and PlayingTux confirms the €19.99 price.

Elizabeth I and George Washington

Elizabeth I is a Cultural and Economic leader. Her ability, Royal Monopoly, removes the range limit on Trade Routes and grants a Great Work when you found a Settlement on a different Continent from your Capital. It also speeds up naval units, embarked Settlers and embarked Merchants, and makes Merchants and Settlers cheaper to train. The price is land combat strength that falls with each Age.

George Washington is Diplomatic and Expansionist. With Constitutional Convention he gains a Migrant in his Capital each time he enters a Celebration. Every slotted Policy, though not every Tradition, raises Food in Towns and Happiness in Cities. He starts with a Policy slot and two extra Policies, Continental Ambition and Bill of Rights.

Babylon, the Gauls and England

Babylon is an Antiquity civilization, Cultural and Expansionist. Each Food Building, Culture Building or Wonder built in a City triggers an extra Growth Event. The trade-off is a reduced Settlement limit at the start. According to IDC Games, that pushes you toward a few heavily developed cities.

The Gauls, also an Antiquity civilization, are Economic and Expansionist. Their Settlements produce more when no other Gaul-founded Settlement is nearby, and earn more Gold when they sit close to another civilization’s border. IDC Games sees an expansion game that can breed diplomatic friction.

England is the Exploration civilization of the set, Economic and Cultural. Its Magna Carta ability raises Culture on Gold Buildings and Gold on Culture Buildings, doubled for Island and Distant Lands Settlements.

What the free 1.5.0 adds

Update 1.5.0 is free for every owner of the game. It adds the True Start Location Earth map, limited to Huge size and games that start in Antiquity. It also adds the Radial Ruler, an overlay that follows the cursor and shows three- and six-tile radii, handy for Settlement limits and Wonder ranges.

On the diplomacy side, influence lets you stay in an alliance without joining an ally’s wars. The Shuffle and Terra Incognita maps also move to Voronoi generation. The details are in the 1.5.0 notes on Steam.

What to watch

The abilities are clear, but their real weight is not yet. Babylon has to prove its Settlement limit does not choke its growth, and the Gauls demand careful placement of every Settlement. The risk for a buyer is paying for five pieces whose synergies with the rest of the roster Firaxis has not detailed.

The collection also lands days after the announcement of Arc of Tomorrow and Earthrise, planned for 2027. If you only want to come back to the game, the free 1.5.0 already does the job.

Going further

• Our Civilization 7 hub: every article on the game.
• Civilization VII 1.5.0: The True Start Location Earth Map: the map in detail.
• Civilization 7 Update 1.4.2: Gold, Influence and Reworked Peace Deals: diplomacy before 1.5.0.