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London

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{{Era|AC2|ACB|PL|AC3|AC4|ACS|DYL|3book|Ubook|UW}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{Revamp}}
[[File:ACS London Streets - Concept Art.jpg|thumb|250px|London during the [[Victorian era]]]]
'''London''' is a city in southern England, and the current capital of the [[United Kingdom]].

==History==
===Renaissance===
[[File:PL Pretenders.jpg|thumb|250px|left|London during the Renaissance]]
During the time of the mid-[[Renaissance]], London was ruled by King Henry VII of England. During the late 15th century, the [[Templars]] made attempts to obtain the English throne. However, their plans were thwarted by Henry VII, as he imprisoned [[Lambert Simnel]] and had [[Perkin Warbeck]] hanged. In 1503, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Assassins]], sent a group of his [[apprentices]] to London to aid [[Henry VII of England|King Henry VII]]. They subsequently killed Warbeck and Simnel's co-conspirator [[Margaret of York]] in November of 1503.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – Contracts</ref><ref name="PL Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]</ref>

Afterwards, the apprentices killed several Templars instigating riots over Margaret's death. One such Templar revealed that their Order had infiltrated Henry's Star Chamber, to which the apprentices quickly searched for the infiltrators; they found a group of Englishmen signing [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] documents and eliminated them. As a reward, King Henry offered the Assassins a seat in the Star Chamber.<ref name="ACB"/><ref name="PL Contracts"/>

===Restoration era===
[[File:King's Return.png|thumb|250px|Charles II's crowning in London]]
In 1660, [[Charles II of England|Charles Stuart]] was invited to London to be crowned King after having been exiled by [[Oliver Cromwell]] for several years. At his crowning, Stuart noticed a man holding a [[Apples of Eden|sphere]] wrapped in a thick piece of cloth talking with his General, [[George Monck]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – ''[[Holidays: Chapter 1 - Ghosts of Christmas Past]]''</ref>

===18th century===
[[File:PL-Ut Prosim.png|thumb|250px|left|London during the late 19th century]]
The Assassin [[Edward Kenway]] lived in a [[Kenway Mansion|mansion]] on [[Queen Anne's Square]] in Bloomsbury with his wife [[Tessa Kenway|Tessa]], son [[Haytham Kenway|Haytham]] and daughter [[Jennifer Scott|Jenny]]. On 3 December, 1735, men hired by the Templar – and family friend – [[Reginald Birch]] attacked their home, murdering Edward and kidnapping Jenny. Birch then took in Haytham, training him to become a Templar.<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

In 1754, Haytham attended a performance of ''{{Wiki|The Beggar's Opera}}'' at the [[Theatre Royal]] to find and kill the Assassin [[Miko]]. He recovered an [[Grand Temple Key|artifact]] for Birch, who believed it was a key to a [[First Civilization|Precursor]] [[Grand Temple|site]] in [[North America]]: Haytham set sail for [[Boston]] on the ''[[Providence]]''. Meanwhile, Miko's murder became public news and left many civilians wondering whether to should leave the city or not.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

Four years later, Jenny returned to Queen Anne's Square after Haytham found her and rescued her from a palace in [[Damascus]].<ref name="Forsaken"/>

During the 18th century, the Templars were able to gain complete control of the city and kept it under their thumb well into the 19th century.<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/ac-initiates/the-network-podcast-episode-13 The Network Podcast - Episode 13]</ref>

===19th century===
{{Quote|Today, Starrick sits at the helm of the most sophisticated Templar infrastructure known in the western world. Every class, every borough, the gangs, the industries - his reach extends all across London. [...] Look at what Starrick has done to this city. Whitechapel is riddled with crime. Child labor, despite regulations. A gang known as the Blighters overruns the streets. And Templars manipulating behind the scenes. As in all the other boroughs. We need to return this city to the people who built it in the first place.|[[Henry Green]] describing the state of London, 1868.|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate}}
[[File:ACS Southwark - Concept Art.jpg|thumb|250px|London's [[Southwark]] borough during the Victorian era]]
By the 19th century, under [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]'s rule, London became the global capital of invention with its technological advancement. It was divided into seven boroughs - the [[City of London]], [[Lambeth]], [[The Strand]], [[Westminster]], [[Southwark]], [[Whitechapel]] and the [[River Thames]] - each with a different culture but with a single commonality. As country folk moved in to the city for employment, however, it resulted in a sudden increase in population and decrease in wages, in addition to most businessmen abusing workers. These actions became a spark for the [[Industrial Revolution]].<ref>[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-US/games/assassins-creed-syndicate/gameplay-london.aspx ''Assassin's Creed'' official website]</ref>

During the year 1868, Assassins and fraternal twins [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] created the [[Gangs|gang]] known as the [[Rooks]] to remove the influence of the Templar-backed gangs throughout London.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/05/12/five-things-to-know-about-assassins-creed-syndicate-game-informer.aspx GameInformer: Five Things to Know About ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'']</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
ACS City of London - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of the [[City of London]] borough
ACS London Slums - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of the [[Whitechapel]] borough
ACS Industrial London - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of an industrial area
ACS City of London.jpg|The City of London borough
ACS The Strand.jpg|[[The Strand]] borough
ACS Westminster.jpg|The [[Westminster]] borough
ACS Southwark.jpg|The Southwark borough
ACS Whitechapel.jpg|The Whitechapel borough
ACS Lambeth.jpg|The [[Lambeth]] borough
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC3}}
{{ACS}}
{{ACUW}}
[[Category:London| ]]
[[Category:Capital cities]]

London

2015-12-12T23:59:14Z

62.102.170.37:

{{Era|AC2|ACB|PL|AC3|AC4|ACS|DYL|3book|Ubook|UW}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{Revamp}}
[[File:ACS London Streets - Concept Art.jpg|thumb|250px|London during the [[Victorian era]]]]
'''London''' is a city in southern England, and the current capital of the [[United Kingdom]].

==History==
===Renaissance===
[[File:PL Pretenders.jpg|thumb|250px|left|London during the Renaissance]]
During the time of the mid-[[Renaissance]], London was ruled by King Henry VII of England. During the late 15th century, the [[Templars]] made attempts to obtain the English throne. However, their plans were thwarted by Henry VII, as he imprisoned [[Lambert Simnel]] and had [[Perkin Warbeck]] hanged. In 1503, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Assassins]], sent a group of his [[apprentices]] to London to aid [[Henry VII of England|King Henry VII]]. They subsequently killed Warbeck and Simnel's co-conspirator [[Margaret of York]] in November of 1503.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – Contracts</ref><ref name="PL Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]</ref>

Afterwards, the apprentices killed several Templars instigating riots over Margaret's death. One such Templar revealed that their Order had infiltrated Henry's Star Chamber, to which the apprentices quickly searched for the infiltrators; they found a group of Englishmen signing [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] documents and eliminated them. As a reward, King Henry offered the Assassins a seat in the Star Chamber.<ref name="ACB"/><ref name="PL Contracts"/>

===Restoration era===
[[File:King's Return.png|thumb|250px|Charles II's crowning in London]]
In 1660, [[Charles II of England|Charles Stuart]] was invited to London to be crowned King after having been exiled by [[Oliver Cromwell]] for several years. At his crowning, Stuart noticed a man holding a [[Apples of Eden|sphere]] wrapped in a thick piece of cloth talking with his General, [[George Monck]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – ''[[Holidays: Chapter 1 - Ghosts of Christmas Past]]''</ref>

===18th century===
[[File:PL-Ut Prosim.png|thumb|250px|left|London during the late 19th century]]
The Assassin [[Edward Kenway]] lived in a [[Kenway Mansion|mansion]] on [[Queen Anne's Square]] in Bloomsbury with his wife [[Tessa Kenway|Tessa]], son [[Haytham Kenway|Haytham]] and daughter [[Jennifer Scott|Jenny]]. On 3 December, 1735, men hired by the Templar – and family friend – [[Reginald Birch]] attacked their home, murdering Edward and kidnapping Jenny. Birch then took in Haytham, training him to become a Templar.<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

In 1754, Haytham attended a performance of ''{{Wiki|The Beggar's Opera}}'' at the [[Theatre Royal]] to find and kill the Assassin [[Miko]]. He recovered an [[Grand Temple Key|artifact]] for Birch, who believed it was a key to a [[First Civilization|Precursor]] [[Grand Temple|site]] in [[North America]]: Haytham set sail for [[Boston]] on the ''[[Providence]]''. Meanwhile, Miko's murder became public news and left many civilians wondering whether to should leave the city or not.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

Four years later, Jenny returned to Queen Anne's Square after Haytham found her and rescued her from a palace in [[Damascus]].<ref name="Forsaken"/>

During the 18th century, the Templars were able to gain complete control of the city and kept it under their thumb well into the 19th century.<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/ac-initiates/the-network-podcast-episode-13 The Network Podcast - Episode 13]</ref>

===19th century===
{{Quote|Today, Starrick sits at the helm of the most sophisticated Templar infrastructure known in the western world. Every class, every borough, the gangs, the industries - his reach extends all across London. [...] Look at what Starrick has done to this city. Whitechapel is riddled with crime. Child labor, despite regulations. A gang known as the Blighters overruns the streets. And Templars manipulating behind the scenes. As in all the other boroughs. We need to return this city to the people who built it in the first place.|[[Henry Green]] describing the state of London, 1868.|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate}}
[[File:ACS Southwark - Concept Art.jpg|thumb|250px|London's [[Southwark]] borough during the Victorian era]]
By the 19th century, under [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]'s rule, London became the global capital of invention with its technological advancement. It was divided into seven boroughs - the [[City of London]], [[Lambeth]], [[The Strand]], [[Westminster]], [[Southwick]], [[Whitechapel]] and the [[River Thames]] - each with a different culture but with a single commonality. As country folk moved in to the city for employment, however, it resulted in a sudden increase in population and decrease in wages, in addition to most businessmen abusing workers. These actions became a spark for the [[Industrial Revolution]].<ref>[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-US/games/assassins-creed-syndicate/gameplay-london.aspx ''Assassin's Creed'' official website]</ref>

During the year 1868, Assassins and fraternal twins [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] created the [[Gangs|gang]] known as the [[Rooks]] to remove the influence of the Templar-backed gangs throughout London.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/05/12/five-things-to-know-about-assassins-creed-syndicate-game-informer.aspx GameInformer: Five Things to Know About ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'']</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
ACS City of London - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of the [[City of London]] borough
ACS London Slums - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of the [[Whitechapel]] borough
ACS Industrial London - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of an industrial area
ACS City of London.jpg|The City of London borough
ACS The Strand.jpg|[[The Strand]] borough
ACS Westminster.jpg|The [[Westminster]] borough
ACS Southwark.jpg|The Southwark borough
ACS Whitechapel.jpg|The Whitechapel borough
ACS Lambeth.jpg|The [[Lambeth]] borough
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC3}}
{{ACS}}
{{ACUW}}
[[Category:London| ]]
[[Category:Capital cities]]