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Within [[Southern Britain]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Silhouette (novel)}}) '''[[South]]ern [[England]]''' contained the [[city]] of [[London]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Turn Left (TV story)}}) | Within [[Southern Britain]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Silhouette (novel)}}) '''[[South]]ern [[England]]''' contained the [[city]] of [[London]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Turn Left (TV story)}}) The [[Isle of Wight]] was a small [[island]] in the [[English Channel]], just off the central south [[coast]] of [[England]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[One Small Step... (short story)|One Small Step...]]'', [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In [[1066]], [[William of Normandy]] [[invade]]d Southern England, forcing [[King]] [[Harold Godwinson]] to return to face him after he had [[Battle of Stamford Bridge|defeated]] King [[Harold Hardrada]]'s invasion of [[Northern England]]. Harold faced William in the [[Battle of Hasting]]s, in which he was defeated, leading to the [[Norman Conquest]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}}) | In [[1066]], [[William of Normandy]] [[invade]]d Southern England, forcing [[King]] [[Harold Godwinson]] to return to face him after he had [[Battle of Stamford Bridge|defeated]] King [[Harold Hardrada]]'s invasion of [[Northern England]]. Harold faced William in the [[Battle of Hasting]]s, in which he was defeated, leading to the [[Norman Conquest]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}}) | ||
[[Euro Sea Gas]]'s [[North Sea]] [[refinery]] supplied all the [[gas]] for the whole of [[Wales]] and the south of England. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fury from the Deep (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[the Year That Never Was]], [[Nuclear Plant Seven]] was located in southern England. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)}}) The entire [[South Coast of England]] was converted into [[shipyard]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}) | In [[the Year That Never Was]], [[Nuclear Plant Seven]] was located in southern England. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)}}) The entire [[South Coast of England]] was converted into [[shipyard]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}) | ||
Latest revision as of 01:47, 20 September 2024
Within Southern Britain, (PROSE: Silhouette [+]Loading...["Silhouette (novel)"]) Southern England contained the city of London. (TV: Turn Left [+]Loading...["Turn Left (TV story)"]) The Isle of Wight was a small island in the English Channel, just off the central south coast of England. (PROSE: One Small Step..., PROSE: Torchwood: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"])
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In 1066, William of Normandy invaded Southern England, forcing King Harold Godwinson to return to face him after he had defeated King Harold Hardrada's invasion of Northern England. Harold faced William in the Battle of Hastings, in which he was defeated, leading to the Norman Conquest. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
Euro Sea Gas's North Sea refinery supplied all the gas for the whole of Wales and the south of England. (TV: Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"])
In the Year That Never Was, Nuclear Plant Seven was located in southern England. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"]) The entire South Coast of England was converted into shipyards. (TV: Last of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"])
In a parallel world, the whole of Southern England was flooded with radiation after the spaceship Titanic crashed in central London on 25 December 2008. (TV: Turn Left) In the Doctor's world, the crash was averted by the Tenth Doctor. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)
