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	The '''Kingdom of England''' was a sovereign state on the island of [[Great Britain]] which emerged from various [[Anglo-Saxons\|Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms in the 10th century. It was the most powerful realm on ~~that~~ island for all of its history.		The '''Kingdom of England''' was a sovereign state on the island of [[Great Britain]] which emerged from various [[Anglo-Saxons\|Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms in the 10th century. It was the most powerful realm on the island for all of its history.

	==History==		==History==
	From the 12th to 13th ~~centuries~~, English territory extended into [[Europe\|continental Europe]] under the [[House of Plantagenet]], whence came a centuries-long rivalry with the [[Kingdom of France]]. In the meantime, England contributed to the [[Crusades]] with its own [[English military\|army]]; [[Richard I of England\|King Richard the Lionheart]] even served as the highest commander of the combined Crusader forces during the [[Third Crusade]].<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> In the 14th century, the contest between England and France climaxed into the [[Hundred Years' War]] over the French throne ~~which ultimately ended~~ in a French victory in 1453,<ref name="Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> resulting in England losing all of its continental possessions save [[Calais]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}		From the 12th to the 13th century, English territory extended into [[Europe\|continental Europe]] under the [[House of Plantagenet]], whence came a centuries-long rivalry with the [[Kingdom of France]]. In the meantime, England contributed to the [[Crusades]] with its own [[English military\|army]]; [[Richard I of England\|King Richard the Lionheart]] even served as the highest commander of the combined Crusader forces during the [[Third Crusade]].<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> In the 14th century, the contest between England and France climaxed into the [[Hundred Years' War]] over the French throne, culminating in a French victory in 1453,<ref name="Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> and resulting in England losing all of its continental possessions save [[Calais]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}

	This defeat was followed by a civil war at home between two cadet branches of the Plantagenets. Known as the {{wiki\|War of the Roses}}, it led to the Plantagenet dynasty being supplanted by the {{Wiki\|House of Tudor\|Tudors}}. Although England eased into a relative era of stability under [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] of the Tudors, [[Templars\|Templar]] conspiracies to depose him and infiltrate the court brewed, and the [[Assassins]] were forced to intervene to save him.<ref name="Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)#London, England\|Contracts: "London, England"]]</ref> Nonetheless, this only forestalled the Templar battle for the throne, and they succeeded in the form of [[Mary I of England\|Queen Mary I]], who was remembered for her violent, though brief, reign.		This defeat was followed by a civil war at home between two cadet branches of the Plantagenets. Known as the {{wiki\|War of the Roses}}, it led to the Plantagenet dynasty being supplanted by the {{Wiki\|House of Tudor\|Tudors}}. Although England eased into a relative era of stability under [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] of the Tudors, [[Templars\|Templar]] conspiracies to depose him and infiltrate the court brewed, and the [[Assassins]] were forced to intervene to save him.<ref name="Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)#London, England\|Contracts: "London, England"]]</ref> Nonetheless, this only forestalled the Templar battle for the throne, and they succeeded in the form of [[Mary I of England\|Queen Mary I]], who was remembered for her violent, though brief, reign.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#15\|Glyph 15: "Guardians"]]</ref>

	~~Her~~ death in 1558 allowed her sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth]] to become queen with Assassin support.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> While Queen Elizabeth was a vigorous ruler, her power was assisted by an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="glyph2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#2\|Glyph 2: "Sixty-Four Squares"]]</ref> Her chartering of the [[East India Company]] also laid the foundations for the [[British Empire\|~~English—later British—colonial~~ empire]].<ref name="East India Company">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: East India Company]]</ref>		Mary's death in 1558 allowed her sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth]] to become queen with Assassin support.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> While Queen Elizabeth was a vigorous ruler, her power was secretly assisted by an [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="glyph2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#2\|Glyph 2: "Sixty-Four Squares"]]</ref> Her chartering of the [[East India Company]] also laid the foundations for the English—later British—[[British Empire\|colonial empire]].<ref name="East India Company">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: East India Company]]</ref>

	In the mid-17th century, England was embroiled in another series of [[English Civil War\|civil wars]]. [[Charles II of England\|King Charles II]] was ousted from the throne and then restored.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref> In 1707, the {{wiki\|Acts of Union 1707\|Act of Union}} was passed whereby England was united with [[Scotland]] under one monarch and henceforth both kingdoms were merged into the [[United Kingdom\|Kingdom of Great Britain]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}		In the mid-17th century, England was embroiled in another series of [[English Civil War\|civil wars]]. [[Charles II of England\|King Charles II]] was ousted from the throne and then restored.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref> In 1707, the {{wiki\|Acts of Union 1707\|Act of Union}} was passed, whereby England was united with [[Scotland]] under one monarch and henceforth both kingdoms were merged into the [[United Kingdom\|Kingdom of Great Britain]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	Her death in 1558 allowed her sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth]] to become queen with Assassin support.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> While Queen Elizabeth was a vigorous ruler, her power was assisted by an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="glyph2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#2\|Glyph 2: "Sixty-Four Squares"]]</ref> Her chartering of the [[East India Company]] also laid the foundations for the [[British Empire\|English—later British—colonial empire]].<ref name="East India Company">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: East India Company]]</ref>		Her death in 1558 allowed her sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth]] to become queen with Assassin support.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> While Queen Elizabeth was a vigorous ruler, her power was assisted by an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="glyph2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#2\|Glyph 2: "Sixty-Four Squares"]]</ref> Her chartering of the [[East India Company]] also laid the foundations for the [[British Empire\|English—later British—colonial empire]].<ref name="East India Company">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: East India Company]]</ref>

	In the mid-17th century, England was embroiled in another series of [[English Civil War\|civil wars]]. [[Charles II of England\|King Charles II]] was ousted from the throne and then restored.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref> In 1707, the {{wiki\|~~Act~~ of Union 1707\|Act of Union}} was passed whereby England was united with [[Scotland]] under one monarch and henceforth both kingdoms were merged into the [[United Kingdom\|Kingdom of Great Britain]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}		In the mid-17th century, England was embroiled in another series of [[English Civil War\|civil wars]]. [[Charles II of England\|King Charles II]] was ousted from the throne and then restored.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref> In 1707, the {{wiki\|Acts of Union 1707\|Act of Union}} was passed whereby England was united with [[Scotland]] under one monarch and henceforth both kingdoms were merged into the [[United Kingdom\|Kingdom of Great Britain]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	\|founder(s) = ~~{{wiki\|~~Æthelstan}}		\|founder(s) = [[Æthelstan]]
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	==History==		==History==
	From the 12th to 13th centuries, English territory extended into [[Europe\|continental Europe]] under the [[House of Plantagenet]], whence came a centuries-long rivalry with the [[Kingdom of France]]. In the meantime, England contributed to the [[Crusades]] with its own [[English military\|army]]; [[Richard I of England\|King Richard the Lionheart]] even served as the highest commander of the combined Crusader forces during the [[Third Crusade]].<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> In the 14th century, the contest between England and France climaxed into the [[Hundred Years' War]] over the French throne which ultimately ended in a French victory in 1453,<ref name="Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> resulting in England losing all of its continental possessions save ~~{{wiki\|~~Calais}}.{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}		From the 12th to 13th centuries, English territory extended into [[Europe\|continental Europe]] under the [[House of Plantagenet]], whence came a centuries-long rivalry with the [[Kingdom of France]]. In the meantime, England contributed to the [[Crusades]] with its own [[English military\|army]]; [[Richard I of England\|King Richard the Lionheart]] even served as the highest commander of the combined Crusader forces during the [[Third Crusade]].<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> In the 14th century, the contest between England and France climaxed into the [[Hundred Years' War]] over the French throne which ultimately ended in a French victory in 1453,<ref name="Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> resulting in England losing all of its continental possessions save [[Calais]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}

	This defeat was followed by a civil war at home between two cadet branches of the Plantagenets. Known as the {{wiki\|War of the Roses}}, it led to the Plantagenet dynasty being supplanted by the {{Wiki\|House of Tudor\|Tudors}}. Although England eased into a relative era of stability under [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] of the Tudors, [[Templars\|Templar]] conspiracies to depose him and infiltrate the court brewed, and the [[Assassins]] were forced to intervene to save him.<ref name="Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)#London, England\|Contracts: "London, England"]]</ref> Nonetheless, this only forestalled the Templar battle for the throne, and they succeeded in the form of [[Mary I of England\|Queen Mary I]], who was remembered for her violent, though brief, reign.		This defeat was followed by a civil war at home between two cadet branches of the Plantagenets. Known as the {{wiki\|War of the Roses}}, it led to the Plantagenet dynasty being supplanted by the {{Wiki\|House of Tudor\|Tudors}}. Although England eased into a relative era of stability under [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] of the Tudors, [[Templars\|Templar]] conspiracies to depose him and infiltrate the court brewed, and the [[Assassins]] were forced to intervene to save him.<ref name="Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)#London, England\|Contracts: "London, England"]]</ref> Nonetheless, this only forestalled the Templar battle for the throne, and they succeeded in the form of [[Mary I of England\|Queen Mary I]], who was remembered for her violent, though brief, reign.

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	From the 12th to 13th centuries, English territory extended into [[Europe\|continental Europe]] under the [[House of Plantagenet]], whence came a centuries-long rivalry with the [[Kingdom of France]]. In the meantime, England contributed to the [[Crusades]] with its own [[English military\|army]]; [[Richard I of England\|King Richard the Lionheart]] even served as the highest commander of the combined Crusader forces during the [[Third Crusade]].<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> In the 14th century, the contest between England and France climaxed into the [[Hundred Years' War]] over the French throne which ultimately ended in a French victory in 1453,<ref name="Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> resulting in England losing all of its continental possessions save {{wiki\|Calais}}.{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}		From the 12th to 13th centuries, English territory extended into [[Europe\|continental Europe]] under the [[House of Plantagenet]], whence came a centuries-long rivalry with the [[Kingdom of France]]. In the meantime, England contributed to the [[Crusades]] with its own [[English military\|army]]; [[Richard I of England\|King Richard the Lionheart]] even served as the highest commander of the combined Crusader forces during the [[Third Crusade]].<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> In the 14th century, the contest between England and France climaxed into the [[Hundred Years' War]] over the French throne which ultimately ended in a French victory in 1453,<ref name="Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> resulting in England losing all of its continental possessions save {{wiki\|Calais}}.{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}

	This defeat was followed by a civil war at home between two cadet branches of the Plantagenets. Known as the {{wiki\|War of the Roses}}, it led to the Plantagenet dynasty being supplanted by the [[House of Tudor\|Tudors]]. Although England eased into a relative era of stability under [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] of the Tudors, [[Templars\|Templar]] conspiracies to depose him and infiltrate the court brewed, and the [[Assassins]] were forced to intervene to save him.<ref name="Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)#London, England\|Contracts: "London, England"]]</ref> Nonetheless, this only forestalled the Templar battle for the throne, and they succeeded in the form of [[Mary I of England\|Queen Mary I]], who was remembered for her violent, though brief, reign.		This defeat was followed by a civil war at home between two cadet branches of the Plantagenets. Known as the {{wiki\|War of the Roses}}, it led to the Plantagenet dynasty being supplanted by the {{Wiki\|House of Tudor\|Tudors}}. Although England eased into a relative era of stability under [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] of the Tudors, [[Templars\|Templar]] conspiracies to depose him and infiltrate the court brewed, and the [[Assassins]] were forced to intervene to save him.<ref name="Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)#London, England\|Contracts: "London, England"]]</ref> Nonetheless, this only forestalled the Templar battle for the throne, and they succeeded in the form of [[Mary I of England\|Queen Mary I]], who was remembered for her violent, though brief, reign.

	Her death in 1558 allowed her sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth]] to become queen with Assassin support.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> While Queen Elizabeth was a vigorous ruler, her power was assisted by an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="glyph2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#2\|Glyph 2: "Sixty-Four Squares"]]</ref> Her chartering of the [[East India Company]] also laid the foundations for the [[British Empire\|English—later British—colonial empire]].<ref name="East India Company">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: East India Company]]</ref>		Her death in 1558 allowed her sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth]] to become queen with Assassin support.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> While Queen Elizabeth was a vigorous ruler, her power was assisted by an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="glyph2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#2\|Glyph 2: "Sixty-Four Squares"]]</ref> Her chartering of the [[East India Company]] also laid the foundations for the [[British Empire\|English—later British—colonial empire]].<ref name="East India Company">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: East India Company]]</ref>

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	Her death in 1558 allowed her sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth]] to become queen with Assassin support.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> While Queen Elizabeth was a vigorous ruler, her power was assisted by an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="glyph2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#2\|Glyph 2: "Sixty-Four Squares"]]</ref> Her chartering of the [[East India Company]] also laid the foundations for the [[British Empire\|English—later British—colonial empire]].<ref name="East India Company">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: East India Company]]</ref>		Her death in 1558 allowed her sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth]] to become queen with Assassin support.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> While Queen Elizabeth was a vigorous ruler, her power was assisted by an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="glyph2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#2\|Glyph 2: "Sixty-Four Squares"]]</ref> Her chartering of the [[East India Company]] also laid the foundations for the [[British Empire\|English—later British—colonial empire]].<ref name="East India Company">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: East India Company]]</ref>

	In the mid-17th century, England was embroiled in another series of [[English Civil War\|civil wars]]. [[Charles II of England\|King Charles II]] was ousted from the throne and then ~~[[The Restoration\|~~restored]].<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref> In 1707, the {{wiki\|Act of Union 1707\|Act of Union}} was passed whereby England was united with [[Scotland]] under one monarch and henceforth both kingdoms were merged into the [[United Kingdom\|Kingdom of Great Britain]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}		In the mid-17th century, England was embroiled in another series of [[English Civil War\|civil wars]]. [[Charles II of England\|King Charles II]] was ousted from the throne and then restored.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref> In 1707, the {{wiki\|Act of Union 1707\|Act of Union}} was passed whereby England was united with [[Scotland]] under one monarch and henceforth both kingdoms were merged into the [[United Kingdom\|Kingdom of Great Britain]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==History==		==History==
	From the 12th to 13th centuries, English territory extended into [[Europe\|continental Europe]] under the [[House of Plantagenet]], whence came a centuries-long rivalry with the [[Kingdom of France]]. In the meantime, England contributed to the [[Crusades]] with its own [[English ~~army~~\|army]]; [[Richard I of England\|King Richard the Lionheart]] even served as the highest commander of the combined Crusader forces during the [[Third Crusade]].<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> In the 14th century, the contest between England and France climaxed into the [[Hundred Years' War]] over the French throne which ultimately ended in a French victory in 1453,<ref name="Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> resulting in England losing all of its continental possessions save {{wiki\|Calais}}.{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}		From the 12th to 13th centuries, English territory extended into [[Europe\|continental Europe]] under the [[House of Plantagenet]], whence came a centuries-long rivalry with the [[Kingdom of France]]. In the meantime, England contributed to the [[Crusades]] with its own [[English military\|army]]; [[Richard I of England\|King Richard the Lionheart]] even served as the highest commander of the combined Crusader forces during the [[Third Crusade]].<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> In the 14th century, the contest between England and France climaxed into the [[Hundred Years' War]] over the French throne which ultimately ended in a French victory in 1453,<ref name="Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> resulting in England losing all of its continental possessions save {{wiki\|Calais}}.{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}

	This defeat was followed by a civil war at home between two cadet branches of the Plantagenets. Known as the {{wiki\|War of the Roses}}, it led to the Plantagenet dynasty being supplanted by the [[House of Tudor\|Tudors]]. Although England eased into a relative era of stability under [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] of the Tudors, [[Templars\|Templar]] conspiracies to depose him and infiltrate the court brewed, and the [[Assassins]] were forced to intervene to save him.<ref name="Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)#London, England\|Contracts: "London, England"]]</ref> Nonetheless, this only forestalled the Templar battle for the throne, and they succeeded in the form of [[Mary I of England\|Queen Mary I]], who was remembered for her violent, though brief, reign.		This defeat was followed by a civil war at home between two cadet branches of the Plantagenets. Known as the {{wiki\|War of the Roses}}, it led to the Plantagenet dynasty being supplanted by the [[House of Tudor\|Tudors]]. Although England eased into a relative era of stability under [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] of the Tudors, [[Templars\|Templar]] conspiracies to depose him and infiltrate the court brewed, and the [[Assassins]] were forced to intervene to save him.<ref name="Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)#London, England\|Contracts: "London, England"]]</ref> Nonetheless, this only forestalled the Templar battle for the throne, and they succeeded in the form of [[Mary I of England\|Queen Mary I]], who was remembered for her violent, though brief, reign.

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	The '''Kingdom of England''' was a sovereign state on the island of [[Great Britain]] which emerged from various [[Anglo-Saxons\|Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms in the 10th century. It was the most powerful realm on ~~that~~ island for all of its history.		The '''Kingdom of England''' was a sovereign state on the island of [[Great Britain]] which emerged from various [[Anglo-Saxons\|Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms in the 10th century. It was the most powerful realm on the island for all of its history.

	==History==		==History==
	From the 12th to 13th ~~centuries~~, English territory extended into [[Europe\|continental Europe]] under the [[House of Plantagenet]], whence came a centuries-long rivalry with the [[Kingdom of France]]. In the meantime, England contributed to the [[Crusades]] with its own [[English military\|army]]; [[Richard I of England\|King Richard the Lionheart]] even served as the highest commander of the combined Crusader forces during the [[Third Crusade]].<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> In the 14th century, the contest between England and France climaxed into the [[Hundred Years' War]] over the French throne ~~which ultimately ended~~ in a French victory in 1453,<ref name="Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> resulting in England losing all of its continental possessions save [[Calais]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}		From the 12th to the 13th century, English territory extended into [[Europe\|continental Europe]] under the [[House of Plantagenet]], whence came a centuries-long rivalry with the [[Kingdom of France]]. In the meantime, England contributed to the [[Crusades]] with its own [[English military\|army]]; [[Richard I of England\|King Richard the Lionheart]] even served as the highest commander of the combined Crusader forces during the [[Third Crusade]].<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> In the 14th century, the contest between England and France climaxed into the [[Hundred Years' War]] over the French throne, culminating in a French victory in 1453,<ref name="Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> and resulting in England losing all of its continental possessions save [[Calais]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}

	This defeat was followed by a civil war at home between two cadet branches of the Plantagenets. Known as the {{wiki\|War of the Roses}}, it led to the Plantagenet dynasty being supplanted by the {{Wiki\|House of Tudor\|Tudors}}. Although England eased into a relative era of stability under [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] of the Tudors, [[Templars\|Templar]] conspiracies to depose him and infiltrate the court brewed, and the [[Assassins]] were forced to intervene to save him.<ref name="Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)#London, England\|Contracts: "London, England"]]</ref> Nonetheless, this only forestalled the Templar battle for the throne, and they succeeded in the form of [[Mary I of England\|Queen Mary I]], who was remembered for her violent, though brief, reign.		This defeat was followed by a civil war at home between two cadet branches of the Plantagenets. Known as the {{wiki\|War of the Roses}}, it led to the Plantagenet dynasty being supplanted by the {{Wiki\|House of Tudor\|Tudors}}. Although England eased into a relative era of stability under [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] of the Tudors, [[Templars\|Templar]] conspiracies to depose him and infiltrate the court brewed, and the [[Assassins]] were forced to intervene to save him.<ref name="Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)#London, England\|Contracts: "London, England"]]</ref> Nonetheless, this only forestalled the Templar battle for the throne, and they succeeded in the form of [[Mary I of England\|Queen Mary I]], who was remembered for her violent, though brief, reign.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#15\|Glyph 15: "Guardians"]]</ref>

	~~Her~~ death in 1558 allowed her sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth]] to become queen with Assassin support.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> While Queen Elizabeth was a vigorous ruler, her power was assisted by an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="glyph2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#2\|Glyph 2: "Sixty-Four Squares"]]</ref> Her chartering of the [[East India Company]] also laid the foundations for the [[British Empire\|~~English—later British—colonial~~ empire]].<ref name="East India Company">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: East India Company]]</ref>		Mary's death in 1558 allowed her sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth]] to become queen with Assassin support.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> While Queen Elizabeth was a vigorous ruler, her power was secretly assisted by an [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="glyph2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#2\|Glyph 2: "Sixty-Four Squares"]]</ref> Her chartering of the [[East India Company]] also laid the foundations for the English—later British—[[British Empire\|colonial empire]].<ref name="East India Company">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: East India Company]]</ref>

	In the mid-17th century, England was embroiled in another series of [[English Civil War\|civil wars]]. [[Charles II of England\|King Charles II]] was ousted from the throne and then restored.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref> In 1707, the {{wiki\|Acts of Union 1707\|Act of Union}} was passed whereby England was united with [[Scotland]] under one monarch and henceforth both kingdoms were merged into the [[United Kingdom\|Kingdom of Great Britain]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}		In the mid-17th century, England was embroiled in another series of [[English Civil War\|civil wars]]. [[Charles II of England\|King Charles II]] was ousted from the throne and then restored.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref> In 1707, the {{wiki\|Acts of Union 1707\|Act of Union}} was passed, whereby England was united with [[Scotland]] under one monarch and henceforth both kingdoms were merged into the [[United Kingdom\|Kingdom of Great Britain]].{{Fact\|18 May 2020}}

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==