British Brotherhood of Assassins

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|headquarters = [[London]]
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|notable = [[Robert Fitzwalter]]<br>[[Edward Kenway]]<br>[[Moina Mathers]]<br>[[Miko]]<br>[[Duncan Walpole]]<br>[[William of Cassingham]]<br>[[ Jacob Frye]]<br>[[Evie Frye]]}}
The '''British Assassins''' were a Brotherhood of [[Assassins]], based in the [[United Kingdom|British Isles]], who have existed at least since the early 13th century.

==History==
===First Barons' War===
The earliest known actions of the British Branch was its support of the French-supported baronial uprising against the King during the [[First Barons' War]] from 1215 to 1217. Led by [[Robert Fitzwalter]], the Assassins were determined to end the despotic rule of King [[John, King of England|John]], who they knew was nothing but a pawn of his Templar advisors.

However, the [[Master Assassin]] [[William of Cassingham]], operating independently from the Brotherhood, led a guerrilla force supporting the King, firstly because he refused to side with the French but mainly because he was a staunch supporter of John's son, Prince Henry.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

===Contacts with the Caribbean Branch===
The Order still existed in the early 18th Century and had a [[Mentor]] within the ranks as well as various other senior members. Around 1700, an Assassin sailor introduced [[Duncan Walpole]] into the Brotherhood. Duncan eventually became a Master Assassin, though his immoderate temper and arrogance was seen as a liability to most of the Order. This lack of loyalty led to Duncan defecting to the Templar cause and began corresponding with [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

In 1714, Duncan was tasked with meeting [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[Caribbean Assassins|Caribbean Brotherhood]]. After learning the locations of the Assassins' presence in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]], Duncan sailed aboard the [[HMS Intrigue|HMS ''Intrigue'']], with the hope of joining the Templar Order. This plan was faltered after his ship attacked the ''[[Jacobite]]'', shipwrecking Duncan and a [[Piracy|pirate]] named [[Edward Kenway]], who ultimately killed Duncan at [[Cape Bonavista]].<ref name="AC4"/>

Around 1722, Edward Kenway, a Caribbean Assassin, joined the British Brotherhood after sailing to [[London]], where he raised his son [[Haytham Kenway|Haytham]] to become an Assassin from an early age. The following years, Edward conducted his searches of the [[First Civilization]] sites. Through his findings, he discovered [[Temples]] located in [[Italy]], as well as the hidden [[library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. Additionally, Kenway attempted to find the location of the [[Grand Temple]] and thus recorded his research into his [[Edward Kenway's journal|personal journal]].<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

Edward became acquainted with [[Reginald Birch]] in 1723 who, unbeknownst to him, was the [[Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templars]] and secretly planned to acquire Edward's journal in his ultimate goal to finding the Grand Temple. Birch succeeded in this endeavor in 1735, when he hired a group of mercenaries to kill Edward and obtained his journal, beginning a search for Precursor sites and artifacts.<ref name="Forsaken"/>

===Stuggling against the Templars===
During the mid-18th century, the British Brotherhood was at a disadvantage with their limited manpower and resources, and struggled to combat against their Templar counterparts.{{Fact}}

[[Miko]], another member of the British Order, became acquainted with [[Achilles Davenport]], Mentor of the newly established [[Colonial Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]]. In 1751, Miko informed him that Reginald Birch had begun searching the world for various [[Pieces of Eden]] that would defiantly aid the British Templars in their search for the Grand Temple. More importantly, they feared that Birch would send his deadliest agent, Haytham Kenway, to the colonies. With this message, Miko was sent on an assignment in [[Corsica]], but not before promising to contact Achilles as soon as possible.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

By 1753, Miko had arrived in Corsica and was assigned to protect [[Lucio Albertine]], a codebreaker and ally to the Order. However, with Corsica in the midst of a revolution, the two resided in an encampment along with several rebels fighting for independence against [[Genoa]]. One June night, their camp was attacked; while Miko fought against the Genoese soldiers, Lucio attempted to escape, only to be kidnapped by Haytham Kenway. With haste, Miko caught up and engaged Kenway in battle. Despite a valiant attempt, Haytham managed to fend Miko off. After climbing a rope, Miko was forced to end his pursuit of the Templar, for fear of falling to his death. Before he ended the chase, Miko promised Haytham that the two would encounter each other again, but only one would survive.<ref name="Forsaken"/>

At some point after returning to London, Miko was entrusted with the [[Grand Temple Key]]. In 1754, Miko, accompanied by his [[Duncan Little|nephew]], attended a performance of ''The Beggar's Opera'' in the [[Theatre Royal]]. During the play, Haytham navigated through the theatre and assassinated Miko, taking possession of the key.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

Following Miko's death, the Brotherhood tasked [[Louis Mills]] with pursuing Haytham and eliminating him. To execute his plan, Mills boarded the ''[[Providence]]'' posing as one of its crew members, and secretly threw marked cargo overboard each night, leaving a trail for the Assassin vessel, the ''[[Aquila]]'', to pursue the ''Providence''.<ref name="AC3"/>

The plan failed, however, as Haytham managed to kill Louis in a duel. Shortly after, the ''Aquila'' appeared in pursuit of the ''Providence'', lured by Mills' trail of cargo. Haytham persuaded [[Samuel Smythe]], the captain of the ''Providence'', to sail through a brewing storm in order to lose the pursuers. During the storm, the ''Aquila'' was heavily damaged and forced to abandon the pursuit.<ref name="AC3"/>

By the 19th Century The British Brotherhood had nearly diminished, an Indian immigrant and Assassin Henry Green was the leader of the branch at the time, at some point later the twin siblings Jacob and Eve Frye whom were born into the Order whom originated from Crawley moved to London where the two worked the oppressive established Templar presence.

==Members==
<div style="float:left; width:48;">
*[[Samuel Bellamy]]
*[[Robert Fitzwalter]]
*Evie Frye
*Jacob Frye
*[[Henry Green]]
*[[Annie Horniman]]
*Edward Kenway
*[[Moina Mathers]] {{C|left of own accord}}
*[[Assassin medic (1914)|Medic]]
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*Miko
*Louis Mills
*[[Bernard Ruddock]] {{C|excommunicated}}
*Duncan Walpole
*William of Cassingham {{C|independent}}
</div>
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'''Allies'''
*Lucio Albertine
*[[Monica Albertine]]
*[[Henry VII of England]]
*[[Charles Darwin]]
*[[Charles Dickens]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Jacob Frye

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{{Character Infobox
|image = ACS HR Jacob.jpg
|birth = 1847<br>{{Wiki|Crawley}}, [[United Kingdom]]
|affiliates = [[Assassins]]<br>[[Rooks]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
|voice= [[Paul Amos]]}}
'''Jacob Frye''' (1847 – unknown) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[British Assassins|Assassin]] active in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and the twin brother of [[Evie Frye]].<ref name="ACS YT">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKS8554XAmM ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - Jacob Frye]</ref> Originating from {{Wiki|Crawley}}, where they were raised as Assassins since their birth, Jacob and his sister moved to London to overthrow the oppressive establishment and help the poverty-stricken masses.<ref name="IGN Reveal">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/05/12/assassins-creed-syndicate-officially-announced IGN - ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' Officially Announced]</ref>

Alongside her, Jacob led the [[Rooks]], a criminal syndicate opposing the [[Templars]]. Unlike his level-headed and stealthy sister, Jacob was reckless and rebellious.<ref name="ACS YT"/> And at some point in his life, Jacob came into contact with the novelist [[Charles Dickens]] and biologist [[Charles Darwin]].<ref name="IGN Reveal"/>

==Equipment and skills==
Having been trained by the Brotherhood from birth, Jacob was a skilled Assassin, he was a skilled [[Freerunning|freerunner]] as he could easily scale the buildings of London including the iconic Big Ben.

He was an experienced brawler, proficient in hand-to-hand combat and could easily engage multiple enemies, when equipped with his pair of brass knuckles which added to his brutal tactics which gave him an overall advantage in combat.

Due to the era's restriction on open weaponry, Jacob kept an arsenal of hidden tools which included his Hidden blade which was a versatile weapon, equipped with a rope launcher which allowed him to instantly jump from the ground and onto a high building in a matter of seconds; additionally it contained [[Poison darts|hallucinogenic darts]]. In terms of equipment he wielded a kurri blade, a cane-sword, a six-shot [[Firearms|revolver]] and [[throwing knives]].

In addition he possessed the rare ability of [[Eagle Vision]].

==Trivia==
*Jacob's name is of Biblical origin, with the meaning being either ''he who grasps the heel'' or ''supplanter''. Frye is a derivative of the English word ''free''.
*Jacob keeps a shilling around his neck as a memento.

==Gallery==
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ACS Jacob Frye - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Jacob
Jacob Frye.png|Promotional art of Jacob
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==References==
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[[Category:1847 births]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Englishmen]]
[[Category:Assassins]]
[[Category:British Assassins]]
[[Category:Individuals with Eagle Vision]]

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British Brotherhood of Assassins

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