Editing London

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|image=[[File:HINF London Skyline.png|300px]]<br/>The London skyline during the [[Battle for Earth]].
|location=[[Britain]], [[European Union]]{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
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'''London''' is a [[city]] located in [[Britain]] apart of the [[European Union]].<ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)</ref> It was considered a major city on [[Earth]].{{Ref/Book|[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]|Page=54}}

==Overview==
===Geography===
====Locations====
*Heathrow Spaceport{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}
*[[Houses of Parliament]]
*Motorways
**M1{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}
**M4{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}
**M25{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}

===Known residents===
*[[Luther Mann]] - After the [[glassing]] of [[Verent]], family relocated to London.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HitD11|[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]|Page=11-18 (Google Play edition)}}
*[[Laurette Agryna]] - A survivor of Battle of Earth in late 2552 who would become a [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] [[Spartan Commander|Commander]]{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}

==History==
===Pre-Covenant war===
At some point prior to [[2170]], the [[Houses of Parliament|Palace of Westminster]] was badly damaged in an act of domestic terrorism.{{Ref/Reuse|ST}} The [[Britain|United Kingdom]] ceased to exist{{Ref/Reuse|ST}} as a governing entity shortly thereafter (though the term still continued to be used for areas of its former governance).<ref name="exhibit">''Xbox.com'': Jake Courage (defunct, [https://archives.halopedia.org/halo3/jakecourage/ Archived])</ref> Pieces of the [[Houses of Parliament]], as the palace was also known, were gathered and some were restored. The symbolic action of such a restoration was vital to the creation of the UEG, and was also seen by some as a cynical attempt to play on the twin vices of nostalgia and patriotism.{{Ref/Reuse|ST}}

In the late twenty-fifth century, restored pieces of the original building were fashioned used to create a cavernous space where trials were held.{{Ref/Reuse|ST}}

By the twenty-sixth century, London's skyline had come to be dominated by monolithic [[Wikipedia:Arcology|arcology]]-like megastructures. Though the [[Wikipedia:Big Ben|Elizabeth Tower]] and the headquarters for [[Wikipedia:HM Revenue and Customs|Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs]] remained standing.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/k4gV0z|SiteName=Artstation|PageName=HALO INFINITE|D=04|M=06|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=intro|[[Halo Infinite Multiplayer Season 1 Cinematic Intro]]}}

[[File:HINF-Oiyougotapermitforthat.jpg|225px|right|thumb|Covenant Jiralhanae on a London street.]]

===Human-Covenant war===
During the [[Battle for Earth]] in the final stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552#November|late 2552]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://axisstudiosgroup.com/work/halo-infinite/|Site=Axis Studios|Page=Halo Infinite|Quote=Focusing on the recollections of Spartan Commander Laurette Agryna, the trailer delves into her own heroic journey as a young girl caught in the crosshairs of a battle in the centre of London 2552 AD, her rescue by Spartans and her inspiration to become a Spartan herself.|D=31|M=8|Y=2021}}, the [[Covenant]] attacked the city with {{Pattern|Mikpramu|Phantom}}s, {{Pattern|Is'belox|Banshee}}s, and [[Jiralhanae]] patrolling several areas. While [[UNSC]] [[M808 Scorpion]]s were deployed, they were soon left abandoned. Sometime after this, multiple [[Spartan]]s were deployed into London via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pods]]. A team of them successfully rescued [[Laurette Agryna|a civilian]] from a group of Jiralhanae, with one of the Spartans being injured in the process.{{Ref/Reuse|intro}}

===Post-Covenant war===
In January of [[2558]], a trial for the [[smart AI]] known as [[Iona]] was held in a simulated environment modeled after this space.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ST|[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]|Page=7-8 (Google Play edition)}} Later that year on October 28, [[Cortana]] and her [[Created]] sent two [[Guardian]]s to enforce martial law on Earth,{{Ref/Level|Id=guardians|[[Halo 5: Guardians]]|[[Guardians]]}}<ref>''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', [[Rossbach's World (story)|Rossbach's World]]</ref> subjugating London in the process. London and the rest of Earth would remain under Cortana's control during the [[Created conflict]].

London was one of the locations that [[Jake Courage]]'s collection of photography from the [[Battle of Mombasa#Second Battle of Mombasa|Second Battle of Mombasa]], titled 'Shooting a Hero', was displayed.{{Ref/Reuse|exhibit}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HINF S1IntroConcept.png|Concept art of Spartans saving Laurette Agryna in London during the Battle for Earth.
File:HINF SpartansOfLondon.png|A team of Spartans standing in a London street.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Believe]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''

==Sources==
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