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London is a city in southern England, and the current capital of the United Kingdom.
History
Renaissance
In 1503, Ezio Auditore, the Mentor of the Italian Assassins, sent a group of his Assassins to London to aid King Henry. They killed Simnel and Warbeck's co-conspirator Margaret of York in November 1503. After her death, they killed several Templars instigating riots over Margaret's death. One of these Templars revealed that they had infiltrated Henry's Star Chamber, and the apprentices quickly looked for the infiltrators. They found a group of Englishmen signing Borgia documents and eliminated them. As a reward, King Henry offered the Assassins a seat in the Star Chamber.[1][2]
During the time of the mid-Renaissance, London was ruled by King Henry VII of England. During the early 16th century, the Templars made attempts to obtain the English throne. However, their plans were thwarted by Henry VII, as he imprisoned Lambert Simnel and had Perkin Warbeck hanged.[1][2]
Restoration era
In 1660, Charles Stuart was invited to London to be crowned King after having been exiled by Oliver Cromwell for several years. At his crowning, Stuart noticed a man holding a sphere wrapped in a thick piece of cloth talking with his General George Monck.[3]
18th century
The Assassin Edward Kenway lived in Queen Anne's Square with his wife Tessa, son Haytham and daughter Jenny. On 3 December, 1735, men hired by the Templar - and family friend - Reginald Birch attacked their home, murdering Edward and kidnapping Jenny. Birch took in Haytham, training him to become a Templar.[4]
In 1754, Haytham attended a performance of The Beggar's Opera at the Theatre Royal to find and kill the Assassin Miko. He recovered an artifact for Birch, who believed it was a key to a Precursor site in North America: Haytham set sail for Boston on the Providence. Meanwhile, Miko's murder became public news and left many civilian wondering whether to should leave the city.[5]
Four years later, Jenny returned to Queen Anne's Square after Haytham found her.[4]