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|aka = | |aka = Britannia | ||
|type = [[Nation]] | |type = [[Nation]] | ||
|location = [[Europe]] | |location = [[Europe]] | ||
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{{British Isles}} | {{Great Britain counterparts}} | ||
'''Great Britain''' was one of the [[British Isles]]. | '''Great Britain''' was one of the [[British Isles]] within the [[Northern Hemisphere]] of [[Earth]]. | ||
Correcting [[Copper (Voyage of the Damned)|Mr Copper]]'s use of "[[France|Great France]]" and "[[Germany|Great Germany]]", the [[Tenth Doctor]] clarified that "only Britain [was] great". ([[TV]]: | Correcting [[Copper (Voyage of the Damned)|Mr Copper]]'s use of "[[France|Great France]]" and "[[Germany|Great Germany]]", the [[Tenth Doctor]] clarified that "only Britain [was] great". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Voyage of the Damned (TV story)}}) | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
Its capital city was [[London]], with [[Edinburgh]] and [[Cardiff]] serving as the regional capitals of Scotland and Wales respectively. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Machines (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Highlanders (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Unquiet Dead (TV story)}}) Britain shared its eastern coast with the [[North Sea]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Lie of the Land (TV story)}}) | |||
The [[prime meridian]], an [[imaginary]] [[line]] which divided the [[Earth]] vertically into the [[Western Hemisphere|Western]] and [[Eastern Hemisphere]]s, ran through [[Greenwich]] in London. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fear Her (TV story)}}) | |||
As it was a part of Great Britain in the British Isles, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)}}, {{cs|Boom Town (TV story)}}) [[England]] was not considered a part of [[mainland Europe]], unlike [[Poland]], [[France]], and [[Norway]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Their Finest Hour (audio story)}}) | |||
== Nationality == | == Nationality == | ||
[[The Doctor]]'s long association with the country led them to often be identified as British, typically when they were visiting other parts of [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: | [[The Doctor]]'s long association with the country led them to often be identified as British, typically when they were visiting other parts of [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Gunfighters (TV story)}}, {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}, {{cs|Demons of the Punjab (TV story)}}) | ||
== Influence on the Doctor == | == Influence on the Doctor == | ||
[[The Doctor]] visited Great Britain more than anywhere else on their travels. He developed a great affinity for it and even lived there for some time. ([[TV]]: | [[The Doctor]] visited Great Britain more than anywhere else on their travels. He developed a great affinity for it and even lived there for some time. ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedep=An Unearthly Child (1)}}, et al.) The Doctor was well acquainted with the island's historical figures, and was a friend, an antagonist, and even a lover to several of her monarchs. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Voyage of the Damned (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Crusade (TV story)}}, {{cs|Tooth and Claw (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Shakespeare Code (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Beast Below (TV story)}}) In [[1562]], when the [[Tenth Doctor]] married [[Queen]] [[Elizabeth I]], he was effectively King of England. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (TV story)}}) The Doctor sometimes considered themselves to be British and would often refer to themselves as such, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|History 101 (novel)}}, et al.) though on one occasion the Tenth Doctor said he wasn't English. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (TV story)}}) He accepted a British knighthood from [[Queen]] [[Victoria]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Tooth and Claw (TV story)}}) and, in his [[fifth incarnation]], an English knighthood from [[Kamelion|an imposter]] posing as [[King John of England|King John]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The King's Demons (TV story)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
===Early history=== | === Early history === | ||
After several failed attempts, the [[Roman Empire]] succeeded in conquering Britain in [[43]]. The Roman occupation of the island lasted until the early [[5th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | After several failed attempts, the [[Roman Empire]] succeeded in conquering Britain in [[43]]. The [[Roman Britain|Roman occupation of the island]] lasted until the early [[5th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)}}) One of these failed attempts was led by [[Julius Caesar]] in [[BC#1st century B.C.|55 BC]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Living History (audio story)}}) The successful invasion saw the defeat of [[King]] [[Caratacus]] of the [[Catuvellauni]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Byzantium! (novel)}}) | ||
In [[305]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] stopped the [[Nimon]] from invading a [[Roman]] fort in Britannia. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Seasons of Fear (audio story)}}) | |||
Following the [[1346]] [[siege of Kaffa]], the [[bubonic plague]] spread throughout the [[continent]] of [[Europe]], including Britain, in what became known as the [[Black Death]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Bunker Soldiers (novel)}}) | |||
[[Highwaymen]] were active in Britain from [[Elizabethan times]] right through until the early [[19th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}}) | |||
=== The United Kingdom === | |||
The [[Act of Union]] was an [[agreement]] signed by [[England]] and [[Scotland]], which made them [[United Kingdom|one country]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Roundheads (novel)}}) This led to Scotland being drawn into the [[Seven Years' War]] alongside England against [[France]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Many Hands (novel)|The Many Hands]]'') | |||
In [[1879]], [[Victoria]] was [[Queen]] of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and [[Ireland]]." ([[TV]]: {{cs|Tooth and Claw (TV story)}}) That [[year]], she established the [[Torchwood Institute]] to defend the [[realm]] of Great Britain by investigating "the unusual, the strange and the [[alien]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The New World (TV story)}}) | |||
[[British Summertime]] began in early [[2005]] on a [[Sunday]] [[morning]] at [[1 (number)|01:00]][[A.M.|am]] when [[Daylight savings|the clocks went forwards]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Clocks Go Forward (short story)}}) | |||
By the [[21st century]], Britain was identified as one of the most obese nations of the [[Mutter's Spiral|galaxy]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Partners in Crime (TV story)}}) | |||
By the [[21st century]], Britain was identified as one of the most obese nations of the [[Mutter's Spiral|galaxy]]. ([[TV]]: | |||
In [[the Year That Never Was]] where the [[Toclafane]] ruled Earth, {{Simm}}'s new name for Britain was Zone One. ([[TV]]: | In [[the Year That Never Was]] where the [[Toclafane]] ruled Earth, {{Simm}}'s new name for Britain was Zone One. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}) | ||
In the [[24th century]], it was known as ConCorp. ([[AUDIO]]: | In the [[24th century]], it was known as ConCorp. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Antidote to Oblivion (audio story)}}) | ||
By the [[26th century]], it was known as Greater Britannica. ([[AUDIO]]: | By the [[26th century]], it was known as Greater Britannica. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Scorpius (audio story)}}) | ||
In the [[29th century]], due to [[solar flare]]s, the United Kingdom abandoned Earth for [[Starship UK]]; [[Scotland]] opted for its own starship separate from the rest of the kingdom. ([[TV]]: | In the [[29th century]], due to [[solar flare]]s, the United Kingdom abandoned Earth for [[Starship UK]]; [[Scotland]] opted for its own starship separate from the rest of the kingdom. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Beast Below (TV story)}}) This continued until at least the [[52nd century]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pandorica Opens (TV story)}}) | ||
During the [[Ice Age]] of [[5000]], [[Brittanicus Base]] was located in Britain. ([[TV]]: | During the [[Ice Age]] of [[5000]], [[Brittanicus Base]] was located in Britain. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Ice Warriors (TV story)}}) | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:31, 1 October 2024
Great Britain was one of the British Isles within the Northern Hemisphere of Earth.
Correcting Mr Copper's use of "Great France" and "Great Germany", the Tenth Doctor clarified that "only Britain [was] great". (TV: Voyage of the Damned [+]Loading...["Voyage of the Damned (TV story)"])
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Its capital city was London, with Edinburgh and Cardiff serving as the regional capitals of Scotland and Wales respectively. (TV: The War Machines [+]Loading...["The War Machines (TV story)"], The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"], The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"]) Britain shared its eastern coast with the North Sea. (TV: The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"])
The prime meridian, an imaginary line which divided the Earth vertically into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres, ran through Greenwich in London. (TV: Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"])
As it was a part of Great Britain in the British Isles, (TV: Rise of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)"], Boom Town [+]Loading...["Boom Town (TV story)"]) England was not considered a part of mainland Europe, unlike Poland, France, and Norway. (AUDIO: Their Finest Hour [+]Loading...["Their Finest Hour (audio story)"])
Nationality[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor's long association with the country led them to often be identified as British, typically when they were visiting other parts of Earth. (TV: The Gunfighters [+]Loading...["The Gunfighters (TV story)"], Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"], Demons of the Punjab [+]Loading...["Demons of the Punjab (TV story)"])
Influence on the Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor visited Great Britain more than anywhere else on their travels. He developed a great affinity for it and even lived there for some time. (TV: "An Unearthly Child" [+]Part of An Unearthly Child, Loading...{"namedep":"An Unearthly Child (1)","1":"An Unearthly Child (TV story)"}, et al.) The Doctor was well acquainted with the island's historical figures, and was a friend, an antagonist, and even a lover to several of her monarchs. (TV: Voyage of the Damned [+]Loading...["Voyage of the Damned (TV story)"], The Crusade [+]Loading...["The Crusade (TV story)"], Tooth and Claw [+]Loading...["Tooth and Claw (TV story)"], The Impossible Astronaut [+]Loading...["The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)"], The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (TV story)"], The Shakespeare Code [+]Loading...["The Shakespeare Code (TV story)"], The Beast Below [+]Loading...["The Beast Below (TV story)"]) In 1562, when the Tenth Doctor married Queen Elizabeth I, he was effectively King of England. (TV: The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (TV story)"]) The Doctor sometimes considered themselves to be British and would often refer to themselves as such, (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"], PROSE: History 101 [+]Loading...["History 101 (novel)"], et al.) though on one occasion the Tenth Doctor said he wasn't English. (TV: The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (TV story)"]) He accepted a British knighthood from Queen Victoria, (TV: Tooth and Claw [+]Loading...["Tooth and Claw (TV story)"]) and, in his fifth incarnation, an English knighthood from an imposter posing as King John. (TV: The King's Demons [+]Loading...["The King's Demons (TV story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]
After several failed attempts, the Roman Empire succeeded in conquering Britain in 43. The Roman occupation of the island lasted until the early 5th century. (AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni [+]Loading...["The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)"]) One of these failed attempts was led by Julius Caesar in 55 BC. (AUDIO: Living History [+]Loading...["Living History (audio story)"]) The successful invasion saw the defeat of King Caratacus of the Catuvellauni. (PROSE: Byzantium! [+]Loading...["Byzantium! (novel)"])
In 305, the Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard stopped the Nimon from invading a Roman fort in Britannia. (AUDIO: Seasons of Fear [+]Loading...["Seasons of Fear (audio story)"])
Following the 1346 siege of Kaffa, the bubonic plague spread throughout the continent of Europe, including Britain, in what became known as the Black Death. (PROSE: Bunker Soldiers [+]Loading...["Bunker Soldiers (novel)"])
Highwaymen were active in Britain from Elizabethan times right through until the early 19th century. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
The United Kingdom[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Act of Union was an agreement signed by England and Scotland, which made them one country. (PROSE: The Roundheads [+]Loading...["The Roundheads (novel)"]) This led to Scotland being drawn into the Seven Years' War alongside England against France. (PROSE: The Many Hands)
In 1879, Victoria was Queen of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." (TV: Tooth and Claw [+]Loading...["Tooth and Claw (TV story)"]) That year, she established the Torchwood Institute to defend the realm of Great Britain by investigating "the unusual, the strange and the alien". (TV: The New World [+]Loading...["The New World (TV story)"])
British Summertime began in early 2005 on a Sunday morning at 01:00am when the clocks went forwards. (PROSE: The Clocks Go Forward [+]Loading...["The Clocks Go Forward (short story)"])
By the 21st century, Britain was identified as one of the most obese nations of the galaxy. (TV: Partners in Crime [+]Loading...["Partners in Crime (TV story)"])
In the Year That Never Was where the Toclafane ruled Earth, the Saxon Master's new name for Britain was Zone One. (TV: Last of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"])
In the 24th century, it was known as ConCorp. (AUDIO: Antidote to Oblivion [+]Loading...["Antidote to Oblivion (audio story)"])
By the 26th century, it was known as Greater Britannica. (AUDIO: Scorpius [+]Loading...["Scorpius (audio story)"])
In the 29th century, due to solar flares, the United Kingdom abandoned Earth for Starship UK; Scotland opted for its own starship separate from the rest of the kingdom. (TV: The Beast Below [+]Loading...["The Beast Below (TV story)"]) This continued until at least the 52nd century. (TV: The Pandorica Opens [+]Loading...["The Pandorica Opens (TV story)"])
During the Ice Age of 5000, Brittanicus Base was located in Britain. (TV: The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"])
