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|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor=Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | |companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | ||
|setting=[[London]], [[2 September]] [[1666]] | |setting = [[London]], [[2 September]] [[1666]] | ||
|writer= | |writer=Andy Russell | ||
|anthology= | |anthology = Short Trips: Repercussions | ||
|release date = 26 August 2004 | |||
|prev=The Farmer's Story (short story) | |prev=The Farmer's Story (short story) | ||
|next=The Assassin's Story (short story) | |next = The Assassin's Story (short story) | ||
}} | |enemy = [[George Mullens]]}} | ||
'''''The Republican's Story''''' was the twelfth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Repercussions]]''. It was written by [[Andy Russell]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. | '''''The Republican's Story''''' was the twelfth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Repercussions]]''. It was written by [[Andy Russell]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Sarah and the Doctor find themselves in [[London]] in [[1666]]. They observe a procession of people who bury victims of the [[Black Death]]. Sarah comforts a grieving woman. She wants the Doctor to do something, but he says things must take their course. | Sarah and the Doctor find themselves in [[London]] in [[1666]]. They observe a procession of people who bury victims of the [[Black Death]]. Sarah comforts a grieving woman. She wants the Doctor to do something, but he says things must take their course. | ||
In the [[White Hart]], a man named [[William Rokeby]] speaks to the crowd. He incites them against [[Charles II]]. In the crowd is an apparent beggar, who is actually Sir [[Richard Stoneman-Merritt]] of His Majesty's Intelligence Service. He leaves the [[pub]], and recruits Sergeant [[George Mullens]]. They make their plans to arrest the papist conspirators in the White Hart. | In the [[White Hart (London)|White Hart]], a man named [[William Rokeby]] speaks to the crowd. He incites them against [[Charles II]]. In the crowd is an apparent beggar, who is actually Sir [[Richard Stoneman-Merritt]] of His Majesty's Intelligence Service. He leaves the [[pub]], and recruits Sergeant [[George Mullens]]. They make their plans to arrest the papist conspirators in the White Hart. | ||
The Doctor and Sarah wander the streets. Sarah isn't feeling too well, and the Doctor indulges in some name-dropping. They are observed by Stoneman-Merritt and Mullens, who leave them alone as they are after Rokeby. The Doctor decides Sarah needs some [[vitamin C]] and tries to buy [[orange]]s from an orange seller. She sees [[blood]] on Sarah's sleeve, and, horrified, refuses to sell to them. Suddenly, the Doctor notices that London is on fire. | The Doctor and Sarah wander the streets. Sarah isn't feeling too well, and the Doctor indulges in some name-dropping. They are observed by Stoneman-Merritt and Mullens, who leave them alone as they are after Rokeby. The Doctor decides Sarah needs some [[vitamin C]] and tries to buy [[orange]]s from an orange seller. She sees [[blood]] on Sarah's sleeve, and, horrified, refuses to sell to them. Suddenly, the Doctor notices that London is on fire. | ||
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Stoneman-Merritt leaves to report on events, and Mullens orders the men to come with him to hunt down Rokeby and the Doctor. In the TARDIS, the Doctor has given Sarah a tablet of [[tetracycline]]. Rokeby grabs the bottle, takes a tablet, and leaves the TARDIS. He is accosted by Stoneman-Merritt and the two men fight. Part of a burning building collapses on Stoneman-Merritt, killing him. Rokeby runs off, and the Doctor and a cured Sarah head for the TARDIS. | Stoneman-Merritt leaves to report on events, and Mullens orders the men to come with him to hunt down Rokeby and the Doctor. In the TARDIS, the Doctor has given Sarah a tablet of [[tetracycline]]. Rokeby grabs the bottle, takes a tablet, and leaves the TARDIS. He is accosted by Stoneman-Merritt and the two men fight. Part of a burning building collapses on Stoneman-Merritt, killing him. Rokeby runs off, and the Doctor and a cured Sarah head for the TARDIS. | ||
Rokeby has gone home, to be met by his daughter's nursemaid, [[Florrie Dawson]], who informs him that [[Polly-Anne Rokeby|Polly-Anne]] is near death. Rokeby gives her a tablet, and she immediately feels better. | Rokeby has gone home, to be met by his daughter's nursemaid, [[Florrie Dawson]], who informs him that [[Polly-Anne Rokeby|Polly-Anne]] is near death. Rokeby gives her a tablet, and she immediately feels better. | ||
The Doctor removes Rokeby and Polly-Anne from their time, to preserve the [[Web of Time]], and takes them to the [[time vortex]]. | The Doctor removes Rokeby and Polly-Anne from their time, to preserve the [[Web of Time]], and takes them to the [[time vortex]]. | ||
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* [[Florrie Dawson]] | * [[Florrie Dawson]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor tells Sarah that he met [[Charles II]] prior to his becoming [[king]]. At the time, he was on the run from the [[Roundhead]]s and the Doctor helped him to hide in an old oak tree. | * The Doctor tells Sarah that he met [[Charles II]] prior to his becoming [[king]]. At the time, he was on the run from the [[Roundhead]]s and the Doctor helped him to hide in an old oak tree. | ||
* Sarah's native time is given as [[1976]]. | * Sarah's native time is given as [[1976]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Each story in ''[[Short Trips: Repercussions]]'' includes a character or characters being taken out of their time by the Doctor to avoid harm to the [[Web of Time]]. In this story, it is William Rokeby and his daughter. | * Each story in ''[[Short Trips: Repercussions]]'' includes a character or characters being taken out of their time by the Doctor to avoid harm to the [[Web of Time]]. In this story, it is William Rokeby and his daughter. | ||
* This story is a "[[pure historical]]" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Sarah Jane and the TARDIS. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* The [[renegade Time Lord|renegade]] [[Time Lord|Time Lady]] [[Iris Wildthyme]] would later claim to have been present at the Great Fire. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Excelis Dawns (audio story)|Excelis Dawns]]'') | * The [[renegade Time Lord|renegade]] [[Time Lord|Time Lady]] [[Iris Wildthyme]] would later claim to have been present at the Great Fire. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Excelis Dawns (audio story)|Excelis Dawns]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
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