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	==History==		==History==
	Originally a garden belonging to [[Westminster Abbey]], the land was tilted and worked by the Abbey's monks, until the land was seized by King [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]] in 1536. The land was granted to [[John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford\|John Russell]], though he showed little interest in the land and left it unattended. In 1627, [[Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford]] inherited the land and hired an architect to design and build a piazza on the property, which was completed in 1631.<ref name= "Covent Garden">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Covent Garden]]</ref>		Originally a garden belonging to [[Westminster Abbey]], the land was tilted and worked by the Abbey's monks, until the land was {{Wiki\|Dissolution of the monasteries\|seized}} by King [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]] in 1536. The land was granted to [[John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford\|John Russell]], though he showed little interest in the land and left it unattended. In 1627, [[Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford]] inherited the land and hired an architect to design and build a ''piazza'' on the property, which was completed in 1631.<ref name= "Covent Garden">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Covent Garden]]</ref>

	The earliest reference to Covent Garden as a market dates back to 1654, and for roughly 16 years, it was an informal organization with other activities also taking place on the property. In 1670, King [[Charles II]] formally granted the Earl of Bedford market rights, allowing the landowner to profit from the business there.<ref name= "Covent Garden"/>		The earliest reference to Covent Garden as a market dates back to 1654, and for roughly 16 years, it was an informal organization with other activities also taking place on the property. In 1670, King [[Charles II]] formally granted the Earl of Bedford market rights, allowing the landowner to profit from the business there.<ref name= "Covent Garden"/>

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The '''Convent Garden''', now '''Covent Garden''', is a district in [[London]], [[England]].

==History==
Originally a garden belonging to [[Westminster Abbey]], the land was tilted and worked by the Abbey's monks, until the land was seized by King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] in 1536. The land was granted to [[John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford|John Russell]], though he showed little interest in the land and left it unattended. In 1627, [[Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford]] inherited the land and hired an architect to design and build a piazza on the property, which was completed in 1631.<ref name= "Covent Garden">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Covent Garden]]</ref>

The earliest reference to Covent Garden as a market dates back to 1654, and for roughly 16 years, it was an informal organization with other activities also taking place on the property. In 1670, King [[Charles II]] formally granted the Earl of Bedford market rights, allowing the landowner to profit from the business there.<ref name= "Covent Garden"/>

The Covent Garden Market was moved to a new location south of the Thames in 1974.<ref name= "Covent Garden"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''

==References==
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