Among the most tumultuous eras of History, the Victorian era spanned across the 19th century and saw Great Britain expand its empire at an alarming rate, facilitating conflict on a mass scale and in turn defining the country for decades to come. The 'Scramble for Africa' saw the British Empire enter direct competition with other European states such as the Netherlands, France and Belgium, vying for control of Africa's vast mineral resources, whilst the nation was also expanding in the middle east and Asia, seeking to colonise past India and present day Pakistan. Though Britain in this era is much remembered for its foreign excursions, the Victorian period itself facilitated a great many changes in the (then) world's largest power, both political and social. The working classes experienced something akin to a social awakening and electoral reform was ushered through to extend the franchise to many men, irrespective of their property rights. With the rapidly advancing pace of the British Industrial Revolution came a stronger working class, suppressed by the upper echelons of society and situated in terrible working and living conditions. Whilst this may sound like an allegory for the current state of Britain's domestic affairs, the time period in which this takes place in is far from the present. Assassin's Creed: Syndicate's storyline will no doubt intersect with many of the historical events of the era, as is the usual AC style. Victorian Britain has an abundance of events to manipulate, and Ubisoft would be mad to neglect them.
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