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==Timeline==
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1415 -
[[File:BarbaraOneOutOfFocusTA.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor and Barbara in [[Tenochtitlan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'')]]
25 October - The Doctor is present at the battle of Agincourt ("The Masque of Mandragora," "The Talons of Weng-Chiang").
A [[katana]] [[sword]] dating from the '''[[15th century]]''' was among the artefacts abandoned by the departing inhabitants of the former [[Earth]] colony [[Jegg-Sau]] in the [[25th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Relics of Jegg-Sau (audio story)|The Relics of Jegg-Sau]]'')
1422 -
Henry V of England dies. He had led the English in victory over the French at Agincourt, an event witnessed by the Doctor. (DW: The Masque of Mandragora, The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
1430 –
The Aztec priest Yetaxa dies and is entombed in the city of Tenochtitlan. (DW: The Aztecs)
1437 –
All Souls College is founded at Oxford. Egyptologist Marcus Scarman will hold a fellowship here in the early 20th century. (DW: Pyramids of Mars)
1449 –
Lorenzo de Medici is born in Florence. He will be among the sponsors of Leonardo da Vinci, and both men will be guests of young Duke Giuliano. (DW: The Masque of Mandragora)
1451 –
Christopher Columbus is born. At some point in the explorer's life, the Doctor will acquire his business card. (DW: The Two Doctors)
1453 –
Johannes Gutenberg begins printing the first of his bibles. Scaroth will acquire several copies and will sell them in the year 1979 to fund his time travel experiments. (DW: City of Death)
1455 -
The Wars of the Roses begin in England. The earliest parts of Chase Mansion will be built at some point during this conflict. (DW: The Seeds of Doom)
1462 –
Constantinople is renamed Istanbul, (NA: Shadowmind) although it will continue to be referred to by its earlier name in the West for centuries to come. It was probably sometime after Turkish control of the city began that the Doctor, - who also referred to the city as Constantinople, - acquired a water pipe here, "cash and carry". (DW: The Deadly Assassin)
1463 –
Lorenzo de' Medici is born. As Duke of Milan, he will be the patron of Leonardo da Vinci for a time, and will be a guest of the young Duke Giuliano. (DW: The Masque of Mandragora)
1473 –
Nicholas Copernicus is born in Poland. During his first meeting with Professor J.P. Kettlewell, the Doctor will cite Copernicus as one of the many scientists who have faced violent opposition to their ideas. (DW: Robot) Copernicus will also develop the system the Doctor uses to correct the readings he obtains from Heironymus's astrolab. (DW: The Masque of Mandragora)
1475 -
Michelangelo Buonarroti is born. The Doctor will visit Michelangelo at some point during his painting of the Sistine Chapel.(MA: Managra)
Cesare Borgia is born. It may have been while in his employ that Captain Tancredi's henchman became so jaded that he would, as he told the Doctor in 1505, "believe anything". (DW: City of Death)
1476 -
Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia is assassinated by his own troops. Called "Vlad the Impaler," he is generally believed to be the main inspiration for the fictional character of Count Dracula. The First Doctor and his companions will encounter a robotic version of the count in a carnival haunted house while being pursued by the Daleks through space and time ("The Chase"). The legend of Count Dracula will be among the vampire myths gathered from 17 inhabited worlds stored in    K-9's memory banks ("State of Decay").
1478 -
Following being convicted of treason George Duke of Clarence worked in The Kingmaker tavern. (BFA: The Kingmaker)
1479 -
Durac manifests in Cardiff. (TW: Dead Man Walking)
First recorded appearance of Weevils. (TW: Dead Man Walking)
1480 -
Johann Faust is born. A Reprise of Faust will be among the inhabitants of Europa ("Managra").
1482 -
The Duke of Milan begins his patronage of Leonardo da Vinci. The Duke and Leonardo will both be guests of the young Duke Giuliano. (DW: The Masque of Mandragora)


1485 -
According to [[Bernice Summerfield]], Constantinople was "the [[capital city|capital]] of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]] until the 15th century, when it was captured by the [[Turk]]s". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Shadowmind (novel)}}) The [[fall of Constantinople]] occurred in [[1453]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Amy's History Hunt (video game)|namedpart=Amy's Profile: The Romans}})
The Wars of the Roses end in England. The earliest parts of Chase Mansion had been built during this conflict (DW: The Seeds of Doom).
1486 -
Agostino Barbarigo is elected Doge of Venice. The Doge will be a guest of young Duke Giuliano during the events of "The Masque of Mandragora."
1487 -
The Aztecs sacrifice 20,000 victims to Huitzilopochtli at their capital of Tenochtitlan. Huitzilin feeds upon the violent energies released by these sacrifices ("The Left-Handed Hummingbird").
1491 -
The Doctor has his first encounter with Torquemada in Toledo. (MA: Managra)
1492 -
Christopher Columbus embarks on his first voyage to the Americas which would lead to him erroneously being credited as having discovered the continent (in fact others had visited the continent over the previous half-millennia). Nonetheless, his voyages trigger the large-scale exploration and colonization of the "New World". Sometime before, during, or after this voyage, the Doctor acquires the explorer's business card (DW: The Two Doctors)
1493 -
Columbus returns to Spain from his first voyage to the New World, confirming the conviction of Guilliano and others that the Earth is round. (DW: The Masque of Mandragora)
The Duke of Milan's patronage of Leonardo da Vinci ends. Both the Duke and Leonardo had been guests of Duke Guilliano. (DW: The Masque of Mandragora)  
1494 -
The Medicis are removed from power in Florence. Either the last Medici ruler of the Florentine Republic, Piero the Unfortunate, or his predecessor, Lorenzo the Magnificent, had been a guest of the young Duke Giuliano during the events of "The Masque of Mandragora."
1496 -
Leonardo da Vinci makes an unsuccessful test flight of his flying machine. Both the Monk and Scaroth claim to have inspired da Vinci's design for the machine ("The Time Meddler," "City of Death").


1498 –
The [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Barbara Wright]] visited the [[Aztec]] empire. Barbara, taken for the [[reincarnation]] of [[Yetaxa]], tried in vain to stop the Aztec practice of human sacrifice. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'')


The Doctor is present during Torquemada's death on 16 September (Managra).
By the 15th century, it was against [[Spain|Spanish]] custom to engage in the [[Slavery|slave trade]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trouble in Paradise (audio story)|Trouble in Paradise]]'')
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In the mid-15th century, the [[Scottish Border Wars]] were fought between [[Scotland]] and [[England]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iris at the V&A (short story)|Iris at the V&A]]'')
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It was also among the centuries endured by [[Ashildr]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'') a [[9th century]]<ref>In ''The Woman Who Lived'', which is set in the year [[1651]], Ashildr mentions having had 800 years of adventure.</ref> [[Viking]] girl who was rendered effectively [[immortality|immortal]] when she was brought back to life by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] through a self-repairing [[Mire]] [[repair kit]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'')
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== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 16:12, 2 October 2024

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The Doctor and Barbara in Tenochtitlan. (TV: The Aztecs)

A katana sword dating from the 15th century was among the artefacts abandoned by the departing inhabitants of the former Earth colony Jegg-Sau in the 25th century. (AUDIO: The Relics of Jegg-Sau)

According to Bernice Summerfield, Constantinople was "the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire until the 15th century, when it was captured by the Turks". (PROSE: Shadowmind [+]Loading...["Shadowmind (novel)"]) The fall of Constantinople occurred in 1453. (GAME: "Amy's Profile: The Romans" [+]Part of Amy's History Hunt, Loading...{"namedpart":"Amy's Profile: The Romans","1":"Amy's History Hunt (video game)"})

The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, and Barbara Wright visited the Aztec empire. Barbara, taken for the reincarnation of Yetaxa, tried in vain to stop the Aztec practice of human sacrifice. (TV: The Aztecs)

By the 15th century, it was against Spanish custom to engage in the slave trade. (AUDIO: Trouble in Paradise)

In the mid-15th century, the Scottish Border Wars were fought between Scotland and England. (PROSE: Iris at the V&A)

As with most centuries of the first two millennia, the 15th century was home to Jack Harkness, Amy Pond and an Auton duplicate of Rory Williams. A version of Jack from around the time of the deaths of Toshiko Sato and Owen Harper existed in this century, having been buried alive in the 1st century by his brother, Gray. He perpetually died and resurrected an unknown number of times in an earthen tomb underneath Cardiff. (TV: Exit Wounds) Meanwhile, a near-dead Amy Pond was kept alive inside the Pandorica, beginning in the 2nd century. An Auton version of Rory kept vigil near her the entire time. They both awaited a moment in the mid-1990s when a young Amelia Pond would touch the outside of the Pandorica and restore Amy to full health. (TV: The Big Bang)

It was substantially unclear whether the events of the subsequent Big Bang Two erased Amy and Rory's presence in the 15th century. This ambiguity was caused, in part, because the non-Auton, married Rory Williams claimed to have remembered being "made of plastic" at his wedding reception, suggesting that, at least inasmuch as he was concerned, he and Amy were present in the 15th century. (TV: The Big Bang) Amy seemed to also remember those events, and displayed a fondness for the Auton Rory both during her honeymoon (TV: A Christmas Carol) and during a kind of lullaby to her newborn child Melody Pond. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War)

It was also among the centuries endured by Ashildr, (TV: The Woman Who Lived) a 9th century[1] Viking girl who was rendered effectively immortal when she was brought back to life by the Twelfth Doctor through a self-repairing Mire repair kit. (TV: The Girl Who Died)

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  1. In The Woman Who Lived, which is set in the year 1651, Ashildr mentions having had 800 years of adventure.