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	[[File:ACS-E3 promo 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Riverboats on the Thames ~~river~~]]		[[File:ACS-E3 promo 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Riverboats on the Thames]]
	The '''River Thames''' (Latin: ''Tamesis''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]țț – Chapter 10</ref>) is a river that flows through southern [[England]]. As the primary waterway at the heart of [[London]], it possessed great economic importance in the 19th century. However, the increasing industrialization led to the Thames' pollution.<ref>[http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/441663/assassin-s-creed-syndicate-la-reconstitution-de-londres.htm Jeuxvideo: ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - The Reconstruction of London'']</ref> As such, [[Boat\|riverboats]] were in many ways preferable to [[swimming]] if one wished to get across.		The '''River Thames''' (Latin: ''Tamesis''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]'' – Chapter 10</ref>) is a river that flows through southern [[England]]. As the primary waterway at the heart of [[London]], it possessed great economic importance in the 19th century. However, the increasing industrialization led to the Thames' pollution.<ref>[http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/441663/assassin-s-creed-syndicate-la-reconstitution-de-londres.htm Jeuxvideo: ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - The Reconstruction of London'']</ref> As such, [[Boat\|riverboats]] were in many ways preferable to [[swimming]] if one wished to get across.

	==History==		==History==
	===Viking Age===		===Viking Age===
	[[Geirmund Hel-hide]] arrived near the river en-route to [[Reading]]um in 871 with ''[[jarl]]'' [[Sidroc the Elder]], and discovered a battle between the [[Vikings\|Danes]] and [[Anglo-Saxons\|Saxons]]. During the battle, Geirmund attempted to retreat alongside the Danes, but was bludgeoned and knocked into the river. Geirmund ~~washed~~ up some time and was found by [[Guthrum]] in Readingum.<ref ~~name="Geirmund"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>		[[Geirmund Hel-hide]] arrived near the river en-route to [[Reading]]um in 871 with ''[[jarl]]'' [[Sidroc the Elder]], and discovered a battle between the [[Vikings\|Danes]] and [[Anglo-Saxons\|Saxons]]. During the battle, Geirmund attempted to retreat alongside the Danes, but was bludgeoned and knocked into the river. Geirmund woke up some time later and was found by [[Guthrum]] in Readingum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>

	[[File:ACV River Thames.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The River Thames during the Viking occupation of London]]		[[File:ACV River Thames.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The River Thames during the Viking occupation of London]]
	In 873, the [[reeve]]s [[Erke Bodilsson]] and [[Stowe]], alongside the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], discovered several bodies in the River Thames discarded by the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Frideswid]].<ref ~~name="Leech"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Bleeding The Leech]]</ref> After Eivor killed Frideswid, [[Vicelin]], a fellow Order member, launched an attack on Lunden from the river, intending to raze the city. These plans were foiled, however, when Eivor assassinated the [[Franks\|Frankish]] sailor aboard his [[longship]].<ref ~~name="Compass"~~>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref>		In 873, the [[reeve]]s [[Erke Bodilsson]] and [[Stowe]], alongside the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], discovered several bodies in the River Thames discarded by the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Frideswid]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Bleeding The Leech]]</ref> After Eivor killed Frideswid, [[Vicelin]], a fellow Order member, launched an attack on Lunden from the river, intending to raze the city. These plans were foiled, however, when Eivor assassinated the [[Franks\|Frankish]] sailor aboard his [[longship]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref>

	Shortly before the [[Battle of Chippenham]] in 878, [[Alfred the Great]] had the fyrds of [[Wiltshire]] and [[Berkshire]] overlook the River Thames, as he was expecting Guthrum's army to attack from this direction.<ref ~~name="Chippenham"~~>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 25</ref>		Shortly before the [[Battle of Chippenham]] in 878, [[Alfred the Great]] had the fyrds of [[Wiltshire]] and [[Berkshire]] overlook the River Thames, as he was expecting Guthrum's army to attack from this direction.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 25</ref>

	===Victorian era===		===Victorian era===
	In 1868 the River Thames was overseen ~~by the~~ [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Edith Swinebourne]];<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> in order to take over the borough, [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] ~~had~~ to take down several Templars and [[Blighters]]. One such Templar was [[Samuel Hargrave]], who was hired to patrol the Thames, during which many victims were sent to the bottom of the river. At [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]]'s request, Jacob and Evie assassinated Hargrave and dumped his body into the river.<ref ~~name="Hargrave"~~>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Captain Hargrave II]]</ref> Once all the Templars had been dealt with, a [[~~Gang War (The Thames)\|~~gang war]] ~~was~~ arranged to remove ~~the Blighters~~' ~~grip~~ on the borough for good, during which Edith was killed.<ref ~~name="Gang"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Gang War (The Thames)]]</ref>		In 1868 the River Thames was overseen by the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Edith Swinebourne]];<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> in order to take over the borough, [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] had to take down several Templars and [[Blighters]]. One such Templar was [[Samuel Hargrave]], who was hired to patrol the Thames, during which many victims were sent to the bottom of the river. At [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]]'s request, Jacob and Evie assassinated Hargrave and dumped his body into the river.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Captain Hargrave II]]</ref> Once all the Templars had been dealt with, a [[gang war]] was arranged to remove the Blighters' grip on the borough for good, during which Edith was killed.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Gang War (The Thames)]]</ref>

			In the mid-1880s, the [[Deptford]] [[Prison hulk\|hulks]] were purchased by an unknown party.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Deptford Hulks and Abandoned Garrison]]</ref> [[John Billingsworth]] was assigned to the Deptford hulk as chief warder in 1888, and came to work for [[Jack the Ripper]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Database: John Billingsworth]]</ref> Seeking to free Jack's prisoners, Evie Frye boarded the hulk and assassinated Billingsworth.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>

	In the mid-1880s, the [[Deptford]] [[Prison hulk\|hulks]] were purchased by an unknown party.<ref name="Deptford">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Deptford Hulks and Abandoned Garrison]]</ref> [[John Billingsworth]] was assigned to the Deptford hulk as chief warder in 1888, and came to work for [[Jack the Ripper]].<ref name="Billingsworth">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Database: John Billingsworth]]</ref> Evie later boarded the [[prison hulk]] and assassinated Billingsworth.<ref name="Prison">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>
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	===Modern ~~time~~===		===Modern times===
	In 2019, after the Assassin [[Gavin Banks]] killed an [[Abstergo Industries]] agent who had found their hideout in London, he and [[Aliyah Khan]] escaped from the Templars by taking a boat on the Thames.<ref ~~name="Gold"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref>		In 2019, after the Assassin [[Gavin Banks]] killed an [[Abstergo Industries]] agent who had found their hideout in London, he and [[Aliyah Khan]] escaped from the Templars by taking a boat on the Thames.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	ACS Thames Bank - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art by [[Martin Deschambault]]		ACS Thames Bank - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art by [[Martin Deschambault]]
	ACS Thames - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Thames ~~river~~ by [[Hugo Puzzuoli]]		ACS Thames - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Thames by [[Hugo Puzzuoli]]
	ACS Victorian London - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of a bird's eye view of the Thames		ACS Victorian London - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of a bird's eye view of the Thames
	ACS Thames.jpg\|People gathered on one of the Thames' banks		ACS Thames.jpg\|People gathered on one of the Thames' banks

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	In 873, the [[reeve]]s [[Erke Bodilsson]] and [[Stowe]], alongside the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], discovered several bodies in the River Thames discarded by the [[Order of the Ancients]] ~~[[preost]]~~ [[Frideswid]].<ref name="Leech">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Bleeding The Leech]]</ref> After Eivor killed Frideswid, [[Vicelin]], a fellow Order ~~of the Ancients~~ member, launched an attack on Lunden from the river, intending to raze the city. These plans were foiled, however, when Eivor ~~killed~~ the [[Franks\|Frankish]] sailor aboard his [[longship]].<ref name="Compass">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref>		In 873, the [[reeve]]s [[Erke Bodilsson]] and [[Stowe]], alongside the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], discovered several bodies in the River Thames discarded by the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Frideswid]].<ref name="Leech">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Bleeding The Leech]]</ref> After Eivor killed Frideswid, [[Vicelin]], a fellow Order member, launched an attack on Lunden from the river, intending to raze the city. These plans were foiled, however, when Eivor assassinated the [[Franks\|Frankish]] sailor aboard his [[longship]].<ref name="Compass">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref>

	Shortly before the [[Battle of Chippenham]] in 878, [[Alfred the Great]] had the fyrds of [[Wiltshire]] and [[Berkshire]] overlook the River Thames, as he was expecting Guthrum's army to attack from this direction.<ref name="Chippenham">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 25</ref>		Shortly before the [[Battle of Chippenham]] in 878, [[Alfred the Great]] had the fyrds of [[Wiltshire]] and [[Berkshire]] overlook the River Thames, as he was expecting Guthrum's army to attack from this direction.<ref name="Chippenham">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 25</ref>
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	[[File:ACS-E3 promo 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Riverboats on the Thames river]]		[[File:ACS-E3 promo 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Riverboats on the Thames river]]
	The '''River Thames''' (Latin: ''Tamesis''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]țț – Chapter 10</ref>) is a river that flows through southern [[England]]. As the primary waterway at the heart of [[London]], it possessed great economic importance in the 19th century. However, the increasing industrialization led to the Thames' pollution.<ref>[http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/441663/assassin-s-creed-syndicate-la-reconstitution-de-londres.htm Jeuxvideo: ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - The Reconstruction of London'']</ref> As such, [[Boat\|riverboats]] were in many ways preferable to [[swimming]] if one wished to ~~cross the river~~.		The '''River Thames''' (Latin: ''Tamesis''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]țț – Chapter 10</ref>) is a river that flows through southern [[England]]. As the primary waterway at the heart of [[London]], it possessed great economic importance in the 19th century. However, the increasing industrialization led to the Thames' pollution.<ref>[http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/441663/assassin-s-creed-syndicate-la-reconstitution-de-londres.htm Jeuxvideo: ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - The Reconstruction of London'']</ref> As such, [[Boat\|riverboats]] were in many ways preferable to [[swimming]] if one wished to get across.

	==History==		==History==

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	The '''River Thames''' (Latin: ''Tamesis''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]] – Chapter 10''</ref>) is a river that flows through southern [[England]].		The '''River Thames''' (Latin: ''Tamesis''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]țț – Chapter 10</ref>) is a river that flows through southern [[England]]. As the primary waterway at the heart of [[London]], it possessed great economic importance in the 19th century. However, the increasing industrialization led to the Thames' pollution.<ref>[http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/441663/assassin-s-creed-syndicate-la-reconstitution-de-londres.htm Jeuxvideo: ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - The Reconstruction of London'']</ref> As such, [[Boat\|riverboats]] were in many ways preferable to [[swimming]] if one wished to cross the river.

	As the primary waterway at the heart of [[London]], it possessed great economic importance in the 19th century. However, the increasing industrialization led to the Thames' pollution.~~<sup>~~<ref>[http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/441663/assassin-s-creed-syndicate-la-reconstitution-de-londres.htm Jeuxvideo: ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - The Reconstruction of London'']</ref~~></sup~~> As such, [[Boat\|riverboats]] were in many ways preferable to [[swimming]] if one wished to ~~get across~~.

	==History==		==History==

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	===Modern time===		===Modern time===
	In 2019, after the Assassin [[Gavin Banks]] killed an [[Abstergo Industries]] agent who had found their hideout in London, he and [[Aliyah Khan]] escaped the Templars by taking a boat on the Thames.<ref name="Gold">''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref>		In 2019, after the Assassin [[Gavin Banks]] killed an [[Abstergo Industries]] agent who had found their hideout in London, he and [[Aliyah Khan]] escaped from the Templars by taking a boat on the Thames.<ref name="Gold">''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	===Victorian era===		===Victorian era===
	In 1868 the River Thames was overseen by the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Edith Swinebourne]];<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> in order to take over the borough, [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] had to take down several Templars and [[Blighters]]. One such Templar was [[Samuel Hargrave]], who was hired to patrol the Thames, during which many victims were sent to the bottom of the river. At [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]]'s request, Jacob and Evie assassinated Hargrave and dumped his body into the river.<ref name="Hargrave">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Captain Hargrave II]]</ref> Once all the Templars had been dealt with, a [[Gang War (The Thames)\|gang war]] was arranged to remove the Blighters' grip on the borough for good, during which Edith was killed.<ref name="~~gang~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Gang War (The Thames)]]</ref>		In 1868 the River Thames was overseen by the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Edith Swinebourne]];<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> in order to take over the borough, [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] had to take down several Templars and [[Blighters]]. One such Templar was [[Samuel Hargrave]], who was hired to patrol the Thames, during which many victims were sent to the bottom of the river. At [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]]'s request, Jacob and Evie assassinated Hargrave and dumped his body into the river.<ref name="Hargrave">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Captain Hargrave II]]</ref> Once all the Templars had been dealt with, a [[Gang War (The Thames)\|gang war]] was arranged to remove the Blighters' grip on the borough for good, during which Edith was killed.<ref name="Gang">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Gang War (The Thames)]]</ref>

	In the mid-1880s, the [[Deptford]] [[Prison hulk\|hulks]] were purchased by an unknown party.<ref name="Deptford">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Deptford Hulks and Abandoned Garrison]]</ref> [[John Billingsworth]] was assigned to the Deptford hulk as chief warder in 1888, and came to work for [[Jack the Ripper]].<ref name="~~billingsworth~~">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Database: John Billingsworth]]</ref> Evie later boarded the [[prison hulk]] and assassinated Billingsworth.<ref name="~~prison~~">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>		In the mid-1880s, the [[Deptford]] [[Prison hulk\|hulks]] were purchased by an unknown party.<ref name="Deptford">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Deptford Hulks and Abandoned Garrison]]</ref> [[John Billingsworth]] was assigned to the Deptford hulk as chief warder in 1888, and came to work for [[Jack the Ripper]].<ref name="Billingsworth">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Database: John Billingsworth]]</ref> Evie later boarded the [[prison hulk]] and assassinated Billingsworth.<ref name="Prison">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>
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	===Modern time===		===Modern time===
	In 2019, after the Assassin [[Gavin Banks]] killed an [[Abstergo Industries]] agent who had found their hideout in London, he and [[Aliyah Khan]] escaped the Templars by taking a boat on the Thames.<ref name="~~gold~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref>		In 2019, after the Assassin [[Gavin Banks]] killed an [[Abstergo Industries]] agent who had found their hideout in London, he and [[Aliyah Khan]] escaped the Templars by taking a boat on the Thames.<ref name="Gold">''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	==History==		==History==
	===Viking Age===		===Viking Age===
	~~[[File:ACV River Thames.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|River Thames during the Viking occupation of London]]~~
	[[Geirmund Hel-hide]] arrived near the river en-route to [[Reading]]um in 871 with ''[[jarl]]'' [[Sidroc the Elder]], and discovered a battle between the [[Vikings\|Danes]] and [[Anglo-Saxons\|Saxons]]. During the battle, Geirmund attempted to retreat alongside the Danes, but was bludgeoned and knocked into the river. Geirmund washed up some time and was found by [[Guthrum]] in Readingum.<ref name="Geirmund">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>		[[Geirmund Hel-hide]] arrived near the river en-route to [[Reading]]um in 871 with ''[[jarl]]'' [[Sidroc the Elder]], and discovered a battle between the [[Vikings\|Danes]] and [[Anglo-Saxons\|Saxons]]. During the battle, Geirmund attempted to retreat alongside the Danes, but was bludgeoned and knocked into the river. Geirmund washed up some time and was found by [[Guthrum]] in Readingum.<ref name="Geirmund">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>

	In 873, [[~~Reeve\|Reeves~~]] [[Erke Bodilsson]] and [[Stowe]], alongside [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] discovered several bodies in the River Thames discarded by [[Order of the Ancients]] [[preost]] [[Frideswid]].<ref name="~~leech~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Bleeding The Leech]]</ref> After Eivor killed Frideswid, fellow ~~member of the~~ Order of the Ancients ~~[[Vicelin]]~~ launched an attack on Lunden from the river, intending to raze the city. These plans were foiled however when Eivor killed the [[Franks\|Frankish]] sailor aboard his [[longship]].<ref name="~~compass~~">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref>		[[File:ACV River Thames.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The River Thames during the Viking occupation of London]]
			In 873, the [[reeve]]s [[Erke Bodilsson]] and [[Stowe]], alongside the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], discovered several bodies in the River Thames discarded by the [[Order of the Ancients]] [[preost]] [[Frideswid]].<ref name="Leech">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Bleeding The Leech]]</ref> After Eivor killed Frideswid, [[Vicelin]], a fellow Order of the Ancients member, launched an attack on Lunden from the river, intending to raze the city. These plans were foiled, however, when Eivor killed the [[Franks\|Frankish]] sailor aboard his [[longship]].<ref name="Compass">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref>

	Shortly before the [[Battle of Chippenham]] in 878, [[Alfred the Great]] had the fyrds of [[Wiltshire]] and [[Berkshire]] overlook the River Thames, as he was expecting Guthrum's army to attack from this direction.<ref name="Chippenham">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 25</ref>		Shortly before the [[Battle of Chippenham]] in 878, [[Alfred the Great]] had the fyrds of [[Wiltshire]] and [[Berkshire]] overlook the River Thames, as he was expecting Guthrum's army to attack from this direction.<ref name="Chippenham">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga'' – Chapter 25</ref>

	===Victorian era===		===Victorian era===
	In 1868 the River Thames was overseen by the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Edith Swinebourne]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>; in order to take over the borough, [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] had to take down several Templars and [[Blighters]]. One such Templar was [[Samuel Hargrave]], who was hired to patrol the Thames, during which many victims were sent to the bottom of the river. ~~By request of~~ [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]], Jacob and Evie ~~Frye~~ assassinated Hargrave and dumped his body into the river.<ref name="~~hargrave~~">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Captain Hargrave II]]</ref> ~~When~~ all of the Templars ~~were~~ dealt with, a [[Gang War (The Thames)\|~~Gang War~~]] ~~would be~~ arranged to ~~take down the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|Templars]]~~' grip on the borough for good – during which Edith was killed.<ref name="gang">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Gang War (The Thames)]]</ref>		In 1868 the River Thames was overseen by the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Edith Swinebourne]];<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> in order to take over the borough, [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] had to take down several Templars and [[Blighters]]. One such Templar was [[Samuel Hargrave]], who was hired to patrol the Thames, during which many victims were sent to the bottom of the river. At [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]]'s request, Jacob and Evie assassinated Hargrave and dumped his body into the river.<ref name="Hargrave">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Captain Hargrave II]]</ref> Once all the Templars had been dealt with, a [[Gang War (The Thames)\|gang war]] was arranged to remove the Blighters' grip on the borough for good, during which Edith was killed.<ref name="gang">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Gang War (The Thames)]]</ref>

	In the mid-1880s, the [[Deptford]] [[Prison hulk\|hulks]] were purchased by an unknown party.<ref name="Deptford">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Deptford Hulks and Abandoned Garrison]]</ref> [[John Billingsworth]] was assigned to the Deptford hulk as chief warder in 1888, and came to work for [[Jack the Ripper]].<ref name="billingsworth">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Database: John Billingsworth]]</ref> Evie ~~Frye~~ boarded the [[prison hulk]] and assassinated Billingsworth.<ref name="prison">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>		In the mid-1880s, the [[Deptford]] [[Prison hulk\|hulks]] were purchased by an unknown party.<ref name="Deptford">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Deptford Hulks and Abandoned Garrison]]</ref> [[John Billingsworth]] was assigned to the Deptford hulk as chief warder in 1888, and came to work for [[Jack the Ripper]].<ref name="billingsworth">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Database: John Billingsworth]]</ref> Evie later boarded the [[prison hulk]] and assassinated Billingsworth.<ref name="prison">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>
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	===Modern ~~day~~===		===Modern time===
	In 2019, after the Assassin [[Gavin Banks]] killed an [[Abstergo Industries]] ~~guard~~, he and [[Aliyah Khan]] escaped the Templars on a boat by the ~~river~~.<ref name="gold">''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref>		In 2019, after the Assassin [[Gavin Banks]] killed an [[Abstergo Industries]] agent who had found their hideout in London, he and [[Aliyah Khan]] escaped the Templars by taking a boat on the Thames.<ref name="gold">''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref>

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	ACS Thames Bank - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art by [[Martin Deschambault]]		ACS Thames Bank - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art by [[Martin Deschambault]]
	ACS Thames - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Thames river by [[Hugo Puzzuoli]]		ACS Thames - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Thames river by [[Hugo Puzzuoli]]

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	[[File:ACS-E3 promo 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Riverboats on the Thames river]]		[[File:ACS-E3 promo 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Riverboats on the Thames river]]
	The '''River Thames''' (Latin: ''Tamesis''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]] – Chapter 10</ref>) is a river that flows through southern [[England]].		The '''River Thames''' (Latin: ''Tamesis''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]] – Chapter 10''</ref>) is a river that flows through southern [[England]].

	As the primary waterway at the heart of [[London]], it possessed great economic importance in the 19th century. However, the increasing industrialization led to the Thames' pollution.<sup><ref>[http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/441663/assassin-s-creed-syndicate-la-reconstitution-de-londres.htm Jeuxvideo: ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - The Reconstruction of London'']</ref></sup> As such, [[Boat\|riverboats]] were in many ways preferable to [[swimming]] if one wished to get across.		As the primary waterway at the heart of [[London]], it possessed great economic importance in the 19th century. However, the increasing industrialization led to the Thames' pollution.<sup><ref>[http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/441663/assassin-s-creed-syndicate-la-reconstitution-de-londres.htm Jeuxvideo: ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - The Reconstruction of London'']</ref></sup> As such, [[Boat\|riverboats]] were in many ways preferable to [[swimming]] if one wished to get across.
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	In the mid-1880s, the [[Deptford]] [[Prison hulk\|hulks]] were purchased by an unknown party.<ref name="Deptford">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Deptford Hulks and Abandoned Garrison]]</ref> [[John Billingsworth]] was assigned to the Deptford hulk as chief warder in 1888, and came to work for [[Jack the Ripper]].<ref name="billingsworth">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Database: John Billingsworth]]</ref> Evie Frye boarded the [[prison hulk]] and assassinated Billingsworth.<ref name="prison">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>		In the mid-1880s, the [[Deptford]] [[Prison hulk\|hulks]] were purchased by an unknown party.<ref name="Deptford">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Deptford Hulks and Abandoned Garrison]]</ref> [[John Billingsworth]] was assigned to the Deptford hulk as chief warder in 1888, and came to work for [[Jack the Ripper]].<ref name="billingsworth">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Database: John Billingsworth]]</ref> Evie Frye boarded the [[prison hulk]] and assassinated Billingsworth.<ref name="prison">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''Jack the Ripper'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{1st}}
	**''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]		**''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]''
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse]]'' {{c\|as "Tamesis"}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]'' {{c\|as "Tamesis"}}

	==References==		==References==