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'''Great Britain''', alternatively '''Albion''',<ref name="Order">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref> is an island in the [[British Isles]] which comprises most of the sovereign state of the [[United Kingdom]].  
'''Great Britain''', alternatively '''Albion''',<ref name="Order">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref><ref name="TheGreatSwampWitches">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[The Great Swamp Witches]]</ref> is an island in the [[British Isles]] which comprises most of the sovereign state of the [[United Kingdom]].  


[[Celts|Celtic]] peoples, including the ancestors of the [[Wales|Welsh]], are indigenous to it. The [[Roman civilization|Romans]] conquered most of the island through successive invasions from the 1st century BCE to the 1st century CE, building [[Hadrian's Wall]] to defend their northern boundary. The disintegration of the [[Roman Empire]] in the 5th century allowed a mass migration of Germanic peoples into the island which drove the Celts to its western and northern regions. Eventually, the [[Kingdom of England]] emerged as the premier power on the island from the coalescence of the [[Heptarchy|Anglo-Saxon kingdoms]] while the [[Scotland|Kingdom of Scotland]] formed at the northern end. To the west, surviving Celts established several petty kingdoms which developed into a common Welsh identity.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Great Britain}}</ref>
[[Celts|Celtic]] peoples, including the ancestors of the [[Wales|Welsh]], are indigenous to it. The [[Roman civilization|Romans]] conquered most of the island through successive invasions from the 1st century BCE to the 1st century CE, building [[Hadrian's Wall]] to defend their northern boundary. The disintegration of the [[Roman Empire]] in the 5th century allowed a mass migration of Germanic peoples into the island which drove the Celts to its western and northern regions. Eventually, the [[Kingdom of England]] emerged as the premier power on the island from the coalescence of the [[Heptarchy|Anglo-Saxon kingdoms]] while the [[Scotland|Kingdom of Scotland]] formed at the northern end. To the west, surviving Celts established several petty kingdoms which developed into a common Welsh identity.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Great Britain}}</ref>
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==History==
==History==
===Roman Empire===
===Roman Empire===
Prior to the [[Roman Empire|Roman invasion]], Great Britain was ruled by King [[Lud]] around 66 BCE.<ref name="Lud">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Ludgate Circus]]</ref>
Prior to the [[Roman Empire|Roman invasion]], Great Britain was ruled by King [[Lud]] around 66 BCE.<ref name="Lud">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Ludgate Circus]]</ref>


Emperor [[Claudius]] invaded Britain in 43 CE.<ref name="Roman Britain">{{WP|Roman Britain}}</ref> The rapid expansion of the Roman Empire led the [[Hidden Ones]] to establish [[Assassin bureau|bureaus]] across Britain.<ref name="Hiddenones">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: The Hidden Ones]]</ref> These were located in what later became [[London]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[Essex]], [[Winchester]], [[York]], [[Leicester]] and [[Colchester]].<ref name="Brief">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>
Emperor [[Claudius]] invaded Britain in 43 CE.<ref name="Roman Britain">{{WP|Roman Britain}}</ref> The rapid expansion of the Roman Empire led the [[Hidden Ones]] to establish [[Assassin bureau|bureaus]] across Britain.<ref name="Hiddenones">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: The Hidden Ones]]</ref> These were located in what later became [[London]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[Essex]], [[Winchester]], [[York]], [[Leicester]] and [[Colchester]].<ref name="Brief">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>


Queen [[Boudicca]] of the {{Wiki|Iceni}} led a revolt against the Romans, burning down the city of Londonium.<ref name="Smash">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref> Four decades after her death the Romans remained unyielding to Iceni demands for reform, leading Hidden One [[Anicius]] to assassinate governor [[Verus]].<ref name="Brief"/>
Queen [[Boudicca]] of the {{Wiki|Iceni}} led a revolt against the Romans, burning down the city of Londonium.<ref name="Smash">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref> Four decades after her death the Romans remained unyielding to Iceni demands for reform, leading Hidden One [[Anicius]] to assassinate governor [[Verus]].<ref name="Brief"/>
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On 2 September 1666, a fire broke out in {{wiki|Pudding Lane}}, later burning down 373 acres of [[London]]. King [[Charles II of England]] encouraged an evacuation to quell fears of a subsequent rebellion.<ref name="Pudding Lane">''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database: Suspicious Fire in London]]</ref>
On 2 September 1666, a fire broke out in {{wiki|Pudding Lane}}, later burning down 373 acres of [[London]]. King [[Charles II of England]] encouraged an evacuation to quell fears of a subsequent rebellion.<ref name="Pudding Lane">''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database: Suspicious Fire in London]]</ref>


The {{Wiki|Peace of Utrecht}} was signed by [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain]] in 1714, officially ending the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]. This would go on to indirectly trigger the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] in the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref name="Golden">''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database: Before the Golden Age]]</ref>
The [[Peace of Utrecht]] was signed by [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain]] in 1714, officially ending the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]. This would go on to indirectly trigger the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] in the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref name="Golden">''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database: Before the Golden Age]]</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
**''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' {{c|as "Albion"}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children]]''
*''[[The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''


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Great Britain, alternatively Albion,[1][2] is an island in the British Isles which comprises most of the sovereign state of the United Kingdom.

Celtic peoples, including the ancestors of the Welsh, are indigenous to it. The Romans conquered most of the island through successive invasions from the 1st century BCE to the 1st century CE, building Hadrian's Wall to defend their northern boundary. The disintegration of the Roman Empire in the 5th century allowed a mass migration of Germanic peoples into the island which drove the Celts to its western and northern regions. Eventually, the Kingdom of England emerged as the premier power on the island from the coalescence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms while the Kingdom of Scotland formed at the northern end. To the west, surviving Celts established several petty kingdoms which developed into a common Welsh identity.[3]

History[edit | edit source]

Roman Empire[edit | edit source]

Prior to the Roman invasion, Great Britain was ruled by King Lud around 66 BCE.[4]

Emperor Claudius invaded Britain in 43 CE.[5] The rapid expansion of the Roman Empire led the Hidden Ones to establish bureaus across Britain.[6] These were located in what later became London, Gloucestershire, Essex, Winchester, York, Leicester and Colchester.[7]

Queen Boudicca of the Iceni led a revolt against the Romans, burning down the city of Londonium.[8] Four decades after her death the Romans remained unyielding to Iceni demands for reform, leading Hidden One Anicius to assassinate governor Verus.[7]

Around 122 CE,[9] Emperor Hadrian constructed Hadrian's Wall to keep out northern tribes from Scotland.[10] Hadrian would travel to Britannia to make war on the Britons and Picts, leading the Londinium bureau to dispatch Caius to poison the Emperor. However, the Hidden One was discovered and killed.[7]

The last Romans would withdraw from the island in 407, leading the tribes of Britain to begin fighting amongst themselves for land and wealth.[11]

Early Middle Ages[edit | edit source]

The Saxon armies of Cerdic of Wessex and Cynric defeated and killed the Briton King Natanleod, leading to the formation of the Kingdom of Wessex in the south of the island in 519.[12][13]

Early Modern period[edit | edit source]

On 2 September 1666, a fire broke out in Pudding Lane, later burning down 373 acres of London. King Charles II of England encouraged an evacuation to quell fears of a subsequent rebellion.[14]

The Peace of Utrecht was signed by Anne, Queen of Great Britain in 1714, officially ending the War of the Spanish Succession. This would go on to indirectly trigger the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean Sea.[15]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Breaking the Order
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – The Great Swamp Witches
  3. ↑ Great Britain on Wikipedia
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Ludgate Circus
  5. ↑ Roman Britain on Wikipedia
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: The Hidden Ones
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Brief History of the Hidden Ones
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Smashing the Compass
  9. ↑ Hadrian's Wall on Wikipedia
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Hadrian's Wall
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Valhalla notes: "Turgid Text"
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Wessex
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Valhalla notes: "Bloody History"
  14. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: Suspicious Fire in London
  15. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: Before the Golden Age
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