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[[London (Pete's World)|London]] was located in Great Britain. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') [[Kent]] was instead called [[Canticum]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Turning of the Tide (short story)|The Turning of the Tide]]'') | [[London (Pete's World)|London]] was located in Great Britain. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') [[Kent]] was instead called [[Canticum]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Turning of the Tide (short story)|The Turning of the Tide]]'') | ||
The citizens were referred to as Great British rather than British. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lumic (short story)|Lumic]]'') | The citizens were referred to as Great British rather than British. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lumic (short story)|Lumic]]'') The [[currency]] of Great Britain was the [[pound sterling]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Age of Steel (TV story)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In Pete's World, [[Victoria | In Pete's World, [[Victoria#Alternate timelines|Queen Victoria]] was killed by the [[Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Creatures and Demons (reference book)|Creatures and Demons]]'') | ||
Businessman [[John Lumic]] was born in Great Britain. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') He arranged for the abolition of the [[BBC]] in order for his [[Cybusnet™]] to take its place as a global information source. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lumic (short story)|Lumic]]'') | Businessman [[John Lumic]] was born in Great Britain. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') He arranged for the abolition of the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] in order for his [[Cybusnet™]] to take its place as a global information source. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lumic (short story)|Lumic]]'') | ||
In [[2007]], It was ruled by the [[President of Great Britain (Rise of the Cybermen)|President of Great Britain]]. People believed Lumic had 'bought' his government. The army enforced a nightly 10PM curfew in low-income areas. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') | In [[2007]], It was ruled by the [[President of Great Britain (Rise of the Cybermen)|President of Great Britain]]. People believed Lumic had 'bought' his government. The army enforced a nightly 10PM curfew in low-income areas. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
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* The People's Republic of Great Britain is not to be confused with the [[Republic of Great Britain]], which existed on [[Inferno Earth]]. | * The People's Republic of Great Britain is not to be confused with the [[Republic of Great Britain]], which existed on [[Inferno Earth]]. | ||
* It is unclear whether [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]] exist as separate countries in Pete's World. It is implied in ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'' that these countries either don't exist, or have historically merged to form the country of Great Britain. The short story ''Lumic'' similarly refers to "the Great British public", implying the Great has been formally adopted into the country's name. Reference to a [[French Channel]], rather than [[English Channel]], in ''[[The Turning of the Tide (short story)|The Turning of the Tide]]'' would either back the implication that England doesn't exist or (as it isn't "British Channel") imply Britain had lesser importance than France at some point. | * It is unclear whether [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]] exist as separate countries in Pete's World. It is implied in ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'' that these countries either don't exist, or have historically merged to form the country of Great Britain. The short story ''Lumic'' similarly refers to "the Great British public", implying the Great has been formally adopted into the country's name. Reference to a [[French Channel]], rather than [[English Channel]], in ''[[The Turning of the Tide (short story)|The Turning of the Tide]]'' would either back the implication that England doesn't exist or (as it isn't "British Channel") imply Britain had lesser importance than France at some point. | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Earth (Pete's World) nations]] | [[Category:Earth (Pete's World) nations]] | ||
[[Category:Nations visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | [[Category:Nations visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Nations visited by the Eleventh Doctor]] | |||