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imported>Soranin Created page with "{{Era|Individuals}} Lord '''Benedict Crystal''' was a English aristocrat and counterfeiter. ==Biography== By 1696, Lord Benedict Crystal had a bad run of investments, losing his entire family fortune. In order to correct this, he turned to counterfeiting, having coin-making machines installed in a hidden room in his estate. In 1696, Crystal held a dinner party with many distinguished guests in attendance, including Sir Artemis Murray and Isaac Newton..." |
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Lord '''Benedict Crystal''' was | Lord '''Benedict Crystal''' was an [[England|English]] aristocrat and counterfeiter. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
By 1696, Lord Benedict Crystal had a bad run of investments | By 1696, Lord Benedict Crystal had lost his entire family fortune to a bad run of investments. In order to correct this, he turned to counterfeiting, having coin-making machines installed in a hidden room in his estate. In 1696, Crystal held a dinner party with many distinguished guests in attendance, including Sir [[Artemis Murray]] and [[Isaac Newton]].<ref name="ACG2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]'' – Chapter 2</ref> During the party, however, the theft of a necklace allowed Newton to discover the hidden room, leading to Crystal's arrest and incarceration in the [[Tower of London]].<ref name="ACG6">''Assassin's Creed: Gold'' – Chapter 6</ref> | ||
While | While imprisoned, Crystal was visited by his former butler [[Finnegan]], who informed him that Newton would come to eliminate him, completing the murders of the counterfeiters, not knowing that Finnegan had been paid to set Newton up.<ref name="ACG6"/> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 17 May 2023
Lord Benedict Crystal was an English aristocrat and counterfeiter.
Biography[edit | edit source]
By 1696, Lord Benedict Crystal had lost his entire family fortune to a bad run of investments. In order to correct this, he turned to counterfeiting, having coin-making machines installed in a hidden room in his estate. In 1696, Crystal held a dinner party with many distinguished guests in attendance, including Sir Artemis Murray and Isaac Newton.[1] During the party, however, the theft of a necklace allowed Newton to discover the hidden room, leading to Crystal's arrest and incarceration in the Tower of London.[2]
While imprisoned, Crystal was visited by his former butler Finnegan, who informed him that Newton would come to eliminate him, completing the murders of the counterfeiters, not knowing that Finnegan had been paid to set Newton up.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Gold – Chapter 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Gold – Chapter 6
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