In Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Jacob Frye's campaign in London begins in 1868.
Syndicate is set in Victorian London during the Industrial Revolution. The Frye twins, Jacob and Evie, arrive in the city in 1868 and work to challenge Templar control while building the Rooks, a street gang allied with the Assassins. Jacob focuses heavily on direct action, while Evie pursues investigations involving precursor technology and historical mysteries.
The game depicts districts and landmarks including Westminster, the City of London, Southwark, Whitechapel, and the Thames. Its world includes fictionalized versions of historical figures such as Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, and Alexander Graham Bell.
The year is sometimes confused with 1871, when the Paris Commune occurred, or 1848, a year associated with revolutions across Europe. Syndicate's London story specifically starts in 1868, near the height of the Victorian era's industrial transformation.