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==Major Events== | == Major Events == | ||
*'''Unknown (Early Century)''' - The [[Second Dalek War]] takes place. Numerous planets were destroyed in the conflict. The war was stopped when the [[Tenth Doctor]] and the crew of the ''[[Wayfarer]]'' destroyed the [[Dalek]] ship ''[[Exterminator]]'' along with its Dalek crew, and leaving its leader, [[Dalek X]], for dead. ([[NSA]]: ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks]]'') | * '''Unknown (Early Century)''' - The [[Second Dalek War]] takes place. Numerous planets were destroyed in the conflict. The war was stopped when the [[Tenth Doctor]] and the crew of the ''[[Wayfarer]]'' destroyed the [[Dalek]] ship ''[[Exterminator]]'' along with its Dalek crew, and leaving its leader, [[Dalek X]], for dead. ([[NSA]]: ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks]]'') | ||
*The [[Cyber-Wars]] occur in [[2526]]. | * The [[Cyber-Wars]] occur in [[2526]]. | ||
*'''Unknown (mid-century)''' - By mid-century (probably well before), much of what was once the southern [[United States]] has sunk under the "Mississippi Sea"--probably a much-expanded [[Caribbean Sea]]. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[Home]]'') | * '''Unknown (mid-century)''' - By mid-century (probably well before), much of what was once the southern [[United States]] has sunk under the "Mississippi Sea"--probably a much-expanded [[Caribbean Sea]]. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[Home]]'') | ||
*'''Unknown (mid-century) '''- Space travel is relatively commonplace and affordable, though trips can be lengthy. It is common practice to sedate passengers for the longer trips. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[Biology Lesson on Mal Oreille]]'') | * '''Unknown (mid-century) '''- Space travel is relatively commonplace and affordable, though trips can be lengthy. It is common practice to sedate passengers for the longer trips. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[Biology Lesson on Mal Oreille]]'') | ||
*'''Unknown (mid-century) -''' The [[Sontaran]]s and the [[Rutan Host|Rutans]] take [[Rutan-Sontaran War|their war]] to [[Chelsea 426]]. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] is able to stop the Rutans and the Sontarans leave before the colony collides with a [[Great White Spot]]. With help, the Doctor is also able to prevent this. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Taking of Chelsea 426]]'') | * '''Unknown (mid-century) -''' The [[Sontaran]]s and the [[Rutan Host|Rutans]] take [[Rutan-Sontaran War|their war]] to [[Chelsea 426]]. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] is able to stop the Rutans and the Sontarans leave before the colony collides with a [[Great White Spot]]. With help, the Doctor is also able to prevent this. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Taking of Chelsea 426]]'') | ||
*'''Unknown (late century)''' - Space travel appears to be significantly faster by the end of the century; the approximately 27,000 light-year trip between [[Earth]], near the edge of [[Mutter's Spiral|the galaxy]], and [[Dellah]], near its core, takes about eleven months. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'') | * '''Unknown (late century)''' - Space travel appears to be significantly faster by the end of the century; the approximately 27,000 light-year trip between [[Earth]], near the edge of [[Mutter's Spiral|the galaxy]], and [[Dellah]], near its core, takes about eleven months. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'') | ||
==Notable individuals== | == Notable individuals == | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] grew up in this century. | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] grew up in this century. | ||
* [[Abslom Daak]] and the [[Star Tigers (group)|Star Tigers]] fought [[Dalek]]s at this time. | * [[Abslom Daak]] and the [[Star Tigers (group)|Star Tigers]] fought [[Dalek]]s at this time. | ||
* [[Ace]] lived here for three years when she decided to leave the [[Seventh Doctor]] and join [[Spacefleet]]. | * [[Ace]] lived here for three years when she decided to leave the [[Seventh Doctor]] and join [[Spacefleet]]. | ||
* [[Laura Tobin]] lived in this century, as a [[human]], before her transformation into the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s companion [[Compassion]]. | * [[Laura Tobin]] lived in this century, as a [[human]], before her transformation into the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s companion [[Compassion]]. | ||
*[[Jon Bowman|Space Major Jon Bowman]] lived in this century. He was in charge of a starship of a crew of bounty hunters during the [[Second Dalek War|Dalek war]] which he helped the [[Tenth Doctor]] to end. He and [[Koral|another member of his crew]] survived, the other three died. | * [[Jon Bowman|Space Major Jon Bowman]] lived in this century. He was in charge of a starship of a crew of bounty hunters during the [[Second Dalek War|Dalek war]] which he helped the [[Tenth Doctor]] to end. He and [[Koral|another member of his crew]] survived, the other three died. | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''2501''': The [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] visit [[Justicia]], and are imprisoned for a short time. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside]]'') | * '''2501''': The [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] visit [[Justicia]], and are imprisoned for a short time. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside]]'') | ||
*'''2502''': A peace conference is held in the [[New Washington System]]. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside]]'') | * '''2502''': A peace conference is held in the [[New Washington System]]. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside]]'') | ||
*'''2526''': An interstellar conference is held on [[Earth]], where the heads of many powerful [[planet]]s were gathered to sign an agreement to unite their militaries in an overpowering force against the [[Cybermen]], starting the [[Cyber-Wars]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'') | * '''2526''': An interstellar conference is held on [[Earth]], where the heads of many powerful [[planet]]s were gathered to sign an agreement to unite their militaries in an overpowering force against the [[Cybermen]], starting the [[Cyber-Wars]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'') | ||
*'''2540''': | * '''2540''': | ||
**The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]] prevent [[the Master (UNIT years)|the Master]] from fomenting war between the [[Earth Empire]] and the [[Draconian Empire]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'') They then defeat the [[Dalek]]s' invasion plans on [[Spiridon]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'') <ref name="Frontier in Space">22.09.72.2540 is given as the time the Earth cargo ship C982 jumped into hyperspace at the beginning of [[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' and the Doctor tells Jo Grant that they are in the 26th century. 2540 is explicitly cited as the year in [[Doctor Who and the Space War|the novelisation]] and [[NA]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]''. [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' follows some time close to this point.</ref> | ** The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]] prevent [[the Master (UNIT years)|the Master]] from fomenting war between the [[Earth Empire]] and the [[Draconian Empire]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'') They then defeat the [[Dalek]]s' invasion plans on [[Spiridon]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'') <ref name="Frontier in Space">22.09.72.2540 is given as the time the Earth cargo ship C982 jumped into hyperspace at the beginning of [[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' and the Doctor tells Jo Grant that they are in the 26th century. 2540 is explicitly cited as the year in [[Doctor Who and the Space War|the novelisation]] and [[NA]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]''. [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' follows some time close to this point.</ref> | ||
**[[21 June]]: [[Bernice Summerfield]] is born on [[Earth]] colony [[Beta Caprisis]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') <ref name="Benny's birthday">[[NA]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|]]'' indicates that [[25th century]] dates given in previous books for Bernice Summerfield's life were actually part of one of the other calendar systems in use in the [[Mutter's Spiral]] of her time. In another system, she was born in 2422. ([[NA]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow]]'')</ref> | ** [[21 June]]: [[Bernice Summerfield]] is born on [[Earth]] colony [[Beta Caprisis]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') <ref name="Benny's birthday">[[NA]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|]]'' indicates that [[25th century]] dates given in previous books for Bernice Summerfield's life were actually part of one of the other calendar systems in use in the [[Mutter's Spiral]] of her time. In another system, she was born in 2422. ([[NA]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow]]'')</ref> | ||
*'''2547''' | * '''2547''' | ||
** [[21 December]]: Earliest possible date for the Battle of Bellatrix. [[Dalek]] forces engage the [[Earth]] Alliance's [[Spacefleet]] at [[Bellatrix]]. At the end of the battle, [[Isaac Summerfield|Admiral Summerfield]]'s battleship, the ''[[Tisiphone]]'', falls into a spatio-temporal rift and is transported to [[1963]] [[Earth]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'')<ref name="Benny's father">Benny was seven when her father disappeared.</ref> | ** [[21 December]]: Earliest possible date for the Battle of Bellatrix. [[Dalek]] forces engage the [[Earth]] Alliance's [[Spacefleet]] at [[Bellatrix]]. At the end of the battle, [[Isaac Summerfield|Admiral Summerfield]]'s battleship, the ''[[Tisiphone]]'', falls into a spatio-temporal rift and is transported to [[1963]] [[Earth]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'')<ref name="Benny's father">Benny was seven when her father disappeared.</ref> | ||
*'''2548''' | * '''2548''' | ||
** after [[21 June]]: [[Dalek]]s attack the Earth colony of [[Beta Caprisis]]. [[Claire Summerfield]] is killed. Survivors of the attack are evacuated to a space station aboard the luxury liner ''[[Star of Lucknow]]''. <ref name="Benny's mother">Benny was eight when her mother died. [[BFBS]]: ''[[Missing Adventures (anthology)|Missing Adventures]]'': ''[[The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam|The Evacuation of...]]'' establishes that the two events were six months apart.</ref> | ** after [[21 June]]: [[Dalek]]s attack the Earth colony of [[Beta Caprisis]]. [[Claire Summerfield]] is killed. Survivors of the attack are evacuated to a space station aboard the luxury liner ''[[Star of Lucknow]]''. <ref name="Benny's mother">Benny was eight when her mother died. [[BFBS]]: ''[[Missing Adventures (anthology)|Missing Adventures]]'': ''[[The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam|The Evacuation of...]]'' establishes that the two events were six months apart.</ref> | ||
*'''2562''': [[Bernice Summerfield]] attempts an exploration of [[Capella Four]]. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The Dead Men Diaries]]'': ''[[Steal from the World]]'') At some point after [[21 June]], she is awarded her M.A. in Archaeology. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[Genius Loci]]'') <ref name="Genius Loci">Benny's 22nd birthday occurs at the very end of the events of ''Genius Loci'', the dig at which she was promised a Masters in exchange for her help.</ref> | * '''2562''': [[Bernice Summerfield]] attempts an exploration of [[Capella Four]]. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The Dead Men Diaries]]'': ''[[Steal from the World]]'') At some point after [[21 June]], she is awarded her M.A. in Archaeology. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[Genius Loci]]'') <ref name="Genius Loci">Benny's 22nd birthday occurs at the very end of the events of ''Genius Loci'', the dig at which she was promised a Masters in exchange for her help.</ref> | ||
*'''2564''': [[Bernice Summerfield]] excavates an [[Ice Warrior]] site at [[Mare Silenium]], on [[Mars]]. The dig establishes Benny's reputation as an archaeologist, and forms the basis for her bestselling book, ''[[Down Among the Dead Men]]''. | * '''2564''': [[Bernice Summerfield]] excavates an [[Ice Warrior]] site at [[Mare Silenium]], on [[Mars]]. The dig establishes Benny's reputation as an archaeologist, and forms the basis for her bestselling book, ''[[Down Among the Dead Men]]''. | ||
*'''2566''': Publication of ''[[Down Among the Dead Men]]'', Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]]'s first published work. | * '''2566''': Publication of ''[[Down Among the Dead Men]]'', Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]]'s first published work. | ||
*'''2570''': [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Ace]] meet [[Bernice Summerfield]] (who has recently turned 30) and the [[Travellers]] on the planet [[Heaven]]. Shortly afterwards, the [[Hoothi]] begin an invasion of the planet. ([[NA]]: ''[[Love and War]]'') | * '''2570''': [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Ace]] meet [[Bernice Summerfield]] (who has recently turned 30) and the [[Travellers]] on the planet [[Heaven]]. Shortly afterwards, the [[Hoothi]] begin an invasion of the planet. ([[NA]]: ''[[Love and War]]'') | ||
*'''2587''': [[Bernice Summerfield]] is awarded a Ph.D. in [[archaeology]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'') | * '''2587''': [[Bernice Summerfield]] is awarded a Ph.D. in [[archaeology]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'') | ||
==Bernice Summerfield's adventures== | == Bernice Summerfield's adventures == | ||
===2593=== | === 2593 === | ||
*'''[[8 May]]''': [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Wolsey]], her [[cat]], leave the [[Eighth Doctor]] to go to their new home, the [[Garland College]] [[Hall of Residence]] at [[St. Oscar's University]] on the [[planet]] [[Dellah]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]'') | * '''[[8 May]]''': [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Wolsey]], her [[cat]], leave the [[Eighth Doctor]] to go to their new home, the [[Garland College]] [[Hall of Residence]] at [[St. Oscar's University]] on the [[planet]] [[Dellah]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]'') | ||
*In the summer, [[Nicholas Clyde]] completes his doctorate in history, and accepts a professorship at [[St. Oscar's University]]. (one month before the beginning of [[BNA]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'') | * In the summer, [[Nicholas Clyde]] completes his doctorate in history, and accepts a professorship at [[St. Oscar's University]]. (one month before the beginning of [[BNA]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'') | ||
*Autumn term at St. Oscar's University begins. | * Autumn term at St. Oscar's University begins. | ||
*Bernice, her tutorial group, and a handful of other [[St. Oscar's University]] professors spend three weeks on the planet [[Perfecton]]. Just as they leave for [[Dellah]], Perfecton is destroyed when its [[sun]] goes [[nova]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''; [[BFBS]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (audio story)]]'') | * Bernice, her tutorial group, and a handful of other [[St. Oscar's University]] professors spend three weeks on the planet [[Perfecton]]. Just as they leave for [[Dellah]], Perfecton is destroyed when its [[sun]] goes [[nova]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''; [[BFBS]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (audio story)]]'') | ||
*Bernice and Professor [[Nicholas Clyde]] travel to [[Stanturus Three]] to look at the [[Gamalian]] dragon statue. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'') | * Bernice and Professor [[Nicholas Clyde]] travel to [[Stanturus Three]] to look at the [[Gamalian]] dragon statue. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'') | ||
*Bernice leads a group of first-year [[archaeology]] students on a special latecomers' field trip. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Beyond the Sun (novel)|Beyond the Sun]]'') | * Bernice leads a group of first-year [[archaeology]] students on a special latecomers' field trip. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Beyond the Sun (novel)|Beyond the Sun]]'') | ||
*Autumn term at St. Oscar's University ends. | * Autumn term at St. Oscar's University ends. | ||
*Bernice is "persuaded" to undertake a mission for business tycoon [[Marcus Krytell]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'') | * Bernice is "persuaded" to undertake a mission for business tycoon [[Marcus Krytell]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'') | ||
===2594=== | === 2594 === | ||
*'''[[14 January]]''': Benny is found in terrible shape on the planet [[Tyler's Folly]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Down]]'') | * '''[[14 January]]''': Benny is found in terrible shape on the planet [[Tyler's Folly]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Down]]'') | ||
*In the summer, Benny and [[Chris Cwej]] return to [[Mega City]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Mean Streets]]'') | * In the summer, Benny and [[Chris Cwej]] return to [[Mega City]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Mean Streets]]'') | ||
*Autumn term at St. Oscar's University begins. | * Autumn term at St. Oscar's University begins. | ||
*Unknown date: Publication of ''Devil Gate Drive: The Influence of The Descent of Inanna on Twentieth Century Popular Culture'', by Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]]. | * Unknown date: Publication of ''Devil Gate Drive: The Influence of The Descent of Inanna on Twentieth Century Popular Culture'', by Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]]. | ||
*Unknown date: Benny visits her homeworld, [[Beta Caprisis]], but it has, at some point before this, been so heavily bombed and irradiated it is uninhabitable. ([[BNA]]: ''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'') This may have occurred in 2548, during the [[Dalek]] attack that orphaned Benny. | * Unknown date: Benny visits her homeworld, [[Beta Caprisis]], but it has, at some point before this, been so heavily bombed and irradiated it is uninhabitable. ([[BNA]]: ''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'') This may have occurred in 2548, during the [[Dalek]] attack that orphaned Benny. | ||
===2595=== | === 2595 === | ||
*[[Bernice Summerfield]] visits [[Glasgow]] during her search for the [[Sword of Forever]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[The Sword of Forever]]'') | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] visits [[Glasgow]] during her search for the [[Sword of Forever]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[The Sword of Forever]]'') | ||
*[[Bernice Summerfield]] presents a paper at an academic conference on the 500th anniversary of the colonisation of [[Mars]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Beige Planet Mars]]'') | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] presents a paper at an academic conference on the 500th anniversary of the colonisation of [[Mars]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Beige Planet Mars]]'') | ||
===2596=== | === 2596 === | ||
*[[Bernice Summerfield]] is cured of the after-effects of her [[Mary-Sue]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Return to the Fractured Planet]]'') | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] is cured of the after-effects of her [[Mary-Sue]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Return to the Fractured Planet]]'') | ||
*Bernice Summerfield travels to the planet [[Virabilis]] and interacts with [[Dorpfeld's Prism]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[The Joy Device]]'') | * Bernice Summerfield travels to the planet [[Virabilis]] and interacts with [[Dorpfeld's Prism]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[The Joy Device]]'') | ||
*Bernice Summerfield, [[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Clarence]] travel to [[Dellah]] and encounter the [[Ferutu]], Jason Kane is left trapped in their universe. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'') | * Bernice Summerfield, [[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Clarence]] travel to [[Dellah]] and encounter the [[Ferutu]], Jason Kane is left trapped in their universe. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'') | ||
===2599=== | === 2599 === | ||
*Unknown date: [[Bernice Summerfield]] moves to [[KS-159]] to take up her new position as the [[Braxiatel Collection]]'s staff archaeologist. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The Dead Men Diaries]]: [[A Question of Identity]]''; [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Doomsday Manuscript]]'') | * Unknown date: [[Bernice Summerfield]] moves to [[KS-159]] to take up her new position as the [[Braxiatel Collection]]'s staff archaeologist. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The Dead Men Diaries]]: [[A Question of Identity]]''; [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Doomsday Manuscript]]'') | ||
*'''[[31 December]]''': a New Year's party at the [[Braxiatel Collection]] is interrupted by murder. Also, Benny receives [[Joseph (android)|Joseph]] as a gift from [[Irving Braxiatel]]. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The Doomsday Manuscript]]'') | * '''[[31 December]]''': a New Year's party at the [[Braxiatel Collection]] is interrupted by murder. Also, Benny receives [[Joseph (android)|Joseph]] as a gift from [[Irving Braxiatel]]. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The Doomsday Manuscript]]'') | ||
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In the 26th century, the (first) Earth Empire forms, out of an Earth-centreed alliance of planets. It will last until the late 30th century. Earth's single, planet-wide government is called Earthgov. (BFBS: Missing Adventures: Home)
Tensions exist between the Earth Empire and the Empire of the Draconians and even more so with the Daleks and the Korven. (DW: Frontier in Space, K9TV: The Korven)
Earth's Moon is being used as a penal colony. (BFBS: Missing Adventures: Home)
Thanks to genetic engineering, humans no longer have wisdom teeth. (BNA: Dry Pilgrimage)
Major Events
- Unknown (Early Century) - The Second Dalek War takes place. Numerous planets were destroyed in the conflict. The war was stopped when the Tenth Doctor and the crew of the Wayfarer destroyed the Dalek ship Exterminator along with its Dalek crew, and leaving its leader, Dalek X, for dead. (NSA: Prisoner of the Daleks)
- The Cyber-Wars occur in 2526.
- Unknown (mid-century) - By mid-century (probably well before), much of what was once the southern United States has sunk under the "Mississippi Sea"--probably a much-expanded Caribbean Sea. (BFBS: Home)
- Unknown (mid-century) - Space travel is relatively commonplace and affordable, though trips can be lengthy. It is common practice to sedate passengers for the longer trips. (BFBS: Biology Lesson on Mal Oreille)
- Unknown (mid-century) - The Sontarans and the Rutans take their war to Chelsea 426. The Doctor is able to stop the Rutans and the Sontarans leave before the colony collides with a Great White Spot. With help, the Doctor is also able to prevent this. (NSA: The Taking of Chelsea 426)
- Unknown (late century) - Space travel appears to be significantly faster by the end of the century; the approximately 27,000 light-year trip between Earth, near the edge of the galaxy, and Dellah, near its core, takes about eleven months. (BNA: Oh No It Isn't!)
Notable individuals
- Bernice Summerfield grew up in this century.
- Abslom Daak and the Star Tigers fought Daleks at this time.
- Ace lived here for three years when she decided to leave the Seventh Doctor and join Spacefleet.
- Laura Tobin lived in this century, as a human, before her transformation into the Eighth Doctor's companion Compassion.
- Space Major Jon Bowman lived in this century. He was in charge of a starship of a crew of bounty hunters during the Dalek war which he helped the Tenth Doctor to end. He and another member of his crew survived, the other three died.
Chronology
- 2501: The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler visit Justicia, and are imprisoned for a short time. (NSA: The Monsters Inside)
- 2502: A peace conference is held in the New Washington System. (NSA: The Monsters Inside)
- 2526: An interstellar conference is held on Earth, where the heads of many powerful planets were gathered to sign an agreement to unite their militaries in an overpowering force against the Cybermen, starting the Cyber-Wars. (DW: Earthshock)
- 2540:
- The Third Doctor and Jo Grant prevent the Master from fomenting war between the Earth Empire and the Draconian Empire. (DW: Frontier in Space) They then defeat the Daleks' invasion plans on Spiridon. (DW: Planet of the Daleks) [1]
- 21 June: Bernice Summerfield is born on Earth colony Beta Caprisis. (NA: Just War) [2]
- 2547
- 21 December: Earliest possible date for the Battle of Bellatrix. Dalek forces engage the Earth Alliance's Spacefleet at Bellatrix. At the end of the battle, Admiral Summerfield's battleship, the Tisiphone, falls into a spatio-temporal rift and is transported to 1963 Earth. (NA: Return of the Living Dad)[3]
- 2548
- after 21 June: Daleks attack the Earth colony of Beta Caprisis. Claire Summerfield is killed. Survivors of the attack are evacuated to a space station aboard the luxury liner Star of Lucknow. [4]
- 2562: Bernice Summerfield attempts an exploration of Capella Four. (BFBS: The Dead Men Diaries: Steal from the World) At some point after 21 June, she is awarded her M.A. in Archaeology. (BFBS: Genius Loci) [5]
- 2564: Bernice Summerfield excavates an Ice Warrior site at Mare Silenium, on Mars. The dig establishes Benny's reputation as an archaeologist, and forms the basis for her bestselling book, Down Among the Dead Men.
- 2566: Publication of Down Among the Dead Men, Professor Bernice Summerfield's first published work.
- 2570: The Doctor and Ace meet Bernice Summerfield (who has recently turned 30) and the Travellers on the planet Heaven. Shortly afterwards, the Hoothi begin an invasion of the planet. (NA: Love and War)
- 2587: Bernice Summerfield is awarded a Ph.D. in archaeology. (NA: Return of the Living Dad)
Bernice Summerfield's adventures
2593
- 8 May: Bernice Summerfield and Wolsey, her cat, leave the Eighth Doctor to go to their new home, the Garland College Hall of Residence at St. Oscar's University on the planet Dellah. (NA: The Dying Days)
- In the summer, Nicholas Clyde completes his doctorate in history, and accepts a professorship at St. Oscar's University. (one month before the beginning of BNA: Dragons' Wrath)
- Autumn term at St. Oscar's University begins.
- Bernice, her tutorial group, and a handful of other St. Oscar's University professors spend three weeks on the planet Perfecton. Just as they leave for Dellah, Perfecton is destroyed when its sun goes nova. (BNA: Oh No It Isn't!; BFBS: Oh No It Isn't! (audio story))
- Bernice and Professor Nicholas Clyde travel to Stanturus Three to look at the Gamalian dragon statue. (BNA: Dragons' Wrath)
- Bernice leads a group of first-year archaeology students on a special latecomers' field trip. (BNA: Beyond the Sun)
- Autumn term at St. Oscar's University ends.
- Bernice is "persuaded" to undertake a mission for business tycoon Marcus Krytell. (BNA: Ship of Fools)
2594
- 14 January: Benny is found in terrible shape on the planet Tyler's Folly. (BNA: Down)
- In the summer, Benny and Chris Cwej return to Mega City. (BNA: Mean Streets)
- Autumn term at St. Oscar's University begins.
- Unknown date: Publication of Devil Gate Drive: The Influence of The Descent of Inanna on Twentieth Century Popular Culture, by Professor Bernice Summerfield.
- Unknown date: Benny visits her homeworld, Beta Caprisis, but it has, at some point before this, been so heavily bombed and irradiated it is uninhabitable. (BNA: The Mary-Sue Extrusion) This may have occurred in 2548, during the Dalek attack that orphaned Benny.
2595
- Bernice Summerfield visits Glasgow during her search for the Sword of Forever. (BNA: The Sword of Forever)
- Bernice Summerfield presents a paper at an academic conference on the 500th anniversary of the colonisation of Mars. (BNA: Beige Planet Mars)
2596
- Bernice Summerfield is cured of the after-effects of her Mary-Sue. (BNA: Return to the Fractured Planet)
- Bernice Summerfield travels to the planet Virabilis and interacts with Dorpfeld's Prism. (BNA: The Joy Device)
- Bernice Summerfield, Jason Kane, Chris Cwej and Clarence travel to Dellah and encounter the Ferutu, Jason Kane is left trapped in their universe. (BNA: Twilight of the Gods)
2599
- Unknown date: Bernice Summerfield moves to KS-159 to take up her new position as the Braxiatel Collection's staff archaeologist. (BFBS: The Dead Men Diaries: A Question of Identity; BFBS: The Doomsday Manuscript)
- 31 December: a New Year's party at the Braxiatel Collection is interrupted by murder. Also, Benny receives Joseph as a gift from Irving Braxiatel. (BFBS: The Doomsday Manuscript)
Sources
- ↑ 22.09.72.2540 is given as the time the Earth cargo ship C982 jumped into hyperspace at the beginning of DW: Frontier in Space and the Doctor tells Jo Grant that they are in the 26th century. 2540 is explicitly cited as the year in the novelisation and NA: Shadowmind. DW: Planet of the Daleks follows some time close to this point.
- ↑ NA: [[Just War (novel)|]] indicates that 25th century dates given in previous books for Bernice Summerfield's life were actually part of one of the other calendar systems in use in the Mutter's Spiral of her time. In another system, she was born in 2422. (NA: Falls the Shadow)
- ↑ Benny was seven when her father disappeared.
- ↑ Benny was eight when her mother died. BFBS: Missing Adventures: The Evacuation of... establishes that the two events were six months apart.
- ↑ Benny's 22nd birthday occurs at the very end of the events of Genius Loci, the dig at which she was promised a Masters in exchange for her help.
