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The '''Middle Ages''' were an era in [[human]] history following the [[Dark Ages]]. The [[Sixth Doctor]] believed that it was "an interesting period in its way but in increasingly small doses." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Leviathan (audio story)|Leviathan]]'') | The '''Middle Ages''' were an era in [[human]] history following the [[Dark Ages]]. The [[Sixth Doctor]] believed that it was "an interesting period in its way but in increasingly small doses." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Leviathan (audio story)|Leviathan]]'') | ||
The [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]]'s trip to [[Cathay]] in [[1289]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') was later referred to by Ian as being in the Middle Ages. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'') | |||
[[Stangmoor Prison]] was a fortress in the Middle Ages. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | [[Stangmoor Prison]] was a fortress in the Middle Ages. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | ||
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Sometime in this era, the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Vislor Turlough]] visited the village of [[Vadhoc]] and witnessed the storytelling of [[Grayling Frimlish]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Fairy Tale (audio story)|The Last Fairy Tale]]'') | Sometime in this era, the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Vislor Turlough]] visited the village of [[Vadhoc]] and witnessed the storytelling of [[Grayling Frimlish]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Fairy Tale (audio story)|The Last Fairy Tale]]'') | ||
[[Broton]], while disguised as the [[Duke of Forgill]], claimed that there had been reported sightings of the [[Loch Ness Monster]] since the Middle Ages. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'') | [[Broton]], while disguised as the [[Duke of Forgill]], claimed that there had been reported sightings of the [[Loch Ness Monster]] since the Middle Ages. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') | ||
[[Leeds Castle]] was built in the Middle Ages. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]'') | [[Leeds Castle]] was built in the Middle Ages. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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At some point during the Middle Ages, the [[planet]] [[Strepto]] vanished. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Something in the Water (novel)|Something in the Water]]'') | At some point during the Middle Ages, the [[planet]] [[Strepto]] vanished. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Something in the Water (novel)|Something in the Water]]'') | ||
[[Historian]]s considered the [[Renaissance]] period, which spanned from the [[14th century|14th]] to the [[17th century]], to be the time during which the medieval era transitioned to the [[modern era]], though the [[Twelfth Doctor]] noted that this view depended on what one meant by "modern". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}}) [[Steven Taylor]] believed that [[Leonardo da Vinci]] lived in the Middle Ages. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'') | |||
Compared to the [[21st century]], [[Britain]] was on average three degrees colder in the Middle Ages. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Oak Tree (TV story)|The Last Oak Tree]]'') | |||
Upon seeing a [[Sontaran]] [[teleport pod]] in the [[Rattigan Academy]] in [[2009]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] told [[Luke Rattigan]] that "it might be [[Earth]] technology, but that's like finding a [[mobile phone]] in the Middle Ages," pointing out that the presence of such futuristic technology was an [[anachronism]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') | |||
[[ | Also in 2009, [[Pied Piper|Elijah Spellman]] told [[Sarah Jane Smith]] that mankind had always needed someone to make them laugh, slave or king. In [[Great Britain]] they had fools like the [[harlequin]] and, in the Middle Ages the [[jester]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Day of the Clown (novelisation)|Day of the Clown]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] source ''[[Doctor Who: The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'' | The [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] source ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac|Doctor Who: The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'' states that the [[Dalek]]s had stolen Strepto, making it one of the [[stolen planets|twenty-seven planets]] they needed to activate the [[reality bomb]]. This is contradicted by ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'', which counts twenty-four planets being taken from [[2009]] and the other three from other eras named by the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble|Donna]] as the [[Poosh|Lost Moon of Poosh]], [[Pyrovillia]] and [[Adipose 3]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:14, 13 August 2024
The Middle Ages were an era in human history following the Dark Ages. The Sixth Doctor believed that it was "an interesting period in its way but in increasingly small doses." (AUDIO: Leviathan)
The First Doctor, Susan, Barbara, and Ian's trip to Cathay in 1289 (TV: Marco Polo) was later referred to by Ian as being in the Middle Ages. (PROSE: The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
Stangmoor Prison was a fortress in the Middle Ages. (TV: The Mind of Evil)
Sometime in this era, the Fifth Doctor and Vislor Turlough visited the village of Vadhoc and witnessed the storytelling of Grayling Frimlish. (AUDIO: The Last Fairy Tale)
Broton, while disguised as the Duke of Forgill, claimed that there had been reported sightings of the Loch Ness Monster since the Middle Ages. (TV: Terror of the Zygons)
Leeds Castle was built in the Middle Ages. (PROSE: Legacy of the Daleks)
At some point during the Middle Ages, the planet Strepto vanished. (PROSE: Something in the Water)
Historians considered the Renaissance period, which spanned from the 14th to the 17th century, to be the time during which the medieval era transitioned to the modern era, though the Twelfth Doctor noted that this view depended on what one meant by "modern". (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"]) Steven Taylor believed that Leonardo da Vinci lived in the Middle Ages. (TV: The Time Meddler)
Compared to the 21st century, Britain was on average three degrees colder in the Middle Ages. (TV: The Last Oak Tree)
Upon seeing a Sontaran teleport pod in the Rattigan Academy in 2009, the Tenth Doctor told Luke Rattigan that "it might be Earth technology, but that's like finding a mobile phone in the Middle Ages," pointing out that the presence of such futuristic technology was an anachronism. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem)
Also in 2009, Elijah Spellman told Sarah Jane Smith that mankind had always needed someone to make them laugh, slave or king. In Great Britain they had fools like the harlequin and, in the Middle Ages the jester. (PROSE: Day of the Clown)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The non-narrative source Doctor Who: The Time Traveller's Almanac states that the Daleks had stolen Strepto, making it one of the twenty-seven planets they needed to activate the reality bomb. This is contradicted by The Stolen Earth, which counts twenty-four planets being taken from 2009 and the other three from other eras named by the Tenth Doctor and Donna as the Lost Moon of Poosh, Pyrovillia and Adipose 3.
