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(Added year of 1597 to The Chase and moved it accordingly. (Queen Elizabeth comments on the character of Falstaff, who first appeared in "Henry IV, Part 1". She then suggests Shakespeare write a play about Flastaff in love, which becomes "The Merry Wives of Windsor". Henry IV, Part 1 premiered in 1596 or 1597, and Merry Wives premiered in 1597. This conversation must have occurred between the two. Bacon may have given Shakespeare the idea for Hamlet, but Shakespeare may not have acted on the sugg)
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== Timeline ==
== Timeline ==
* [[1564]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]''
: Shakespeare is born in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]].
* [[1572]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]''
* [[1572]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]''
: As a [[child]], Shakespeare is displaced to the [[21st century]], where he meets the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charley Pollard]].
: As a [[child]], Shakespeare is displaced to the [[21st century]], where he meets the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charley Pollard]].
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: ''Ultimately, he succeeds. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Foreshadowing (audio story)|Foreshadowing]]'')''
: ''Ultimately, he succeeds. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Foreshadowing (audio story)|Foreshadowing]]'')''
* [[1582]]: [[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]''
: Shakespeare marries [[Anne Hathaway]]. His daughter [[Susan (The Kingmaker)|Susanna]] is born shortly afterwards.
* [[1585]]: [[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]''
: His twins [[Judith (The Kingmaker)|Judith]] and [[Hamnet]] are born.


* [[1592]] - [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Groatsworth of Wit (comic story)|A Groatsworth of Wit]]''
* [[1592]] - [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Groatsworth of Wit (comic story)|A Groatsworth of Wit]]''
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* [[30 May]] [[1593]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[All Done with Mirrors (short story)|All Done with Mirrors]]''
* [[30 May]] [[1593]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[All Done with Mirrors (short story)|All Done with Mirrors]]''
: The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane]] help fake [[Christopher Marlowe]]'s death, so Marlowe can adopt his [[alias]] of Shakespeare permanently.
* [[1597]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]''
: After sharing a drink with the [[Fifth Doctor]], Shakespeare stows away in [[the TARDIS]], which ultimately leads to him being apparently killed in [[King]] [[Richard III of England]]'s place at the [[Battle of Bosworth]] on [[22 August]] [[1485]], while Richard returns to 1597 to take Shakespeare's identity and place in history.
:* [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]''
:: A ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]''-quoting King at Bosworth is saved on the [[battlefield]] by the appearance of a [[unicorn]] as a result of [[Rose-the-Cat]]'s meddling. If the timelines were restored following this event, both William Shakespeare and King Richard may have been sent back to their rightful place in history, their memories erased, which could explain why no other source supports the supposed switcheroo.


* [[1595]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]''
* [[1599]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]''
: Shakespeare meets the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]]. He has not yet written ''[[Hamlet]]''.
: Shakespeare meets the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]]. He decides he will write about [[father]]-[[son]] relationships, the main theme of ''[[Hamlet]]''.


* [[1597]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]''
: Shakespeare meets [[Elizabeth I]] and [[Francis Bacon]], the latter of whom gives him the idea to write ''Hamlet''.
: Shakespeare meets [[Elizabeth I]] and [[Francis Bacon]], the latter of whom gives him the idea to write about [[Hamlet (character)|Hamlet]].


* [[1597]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Notes on a Play (short story)|Notes on a Play]]''
: After sharing a drink with the [[Fifth Doctor]], Shakespeare stows away in [[the TARDIS]], which ultimately leads to him being killed in [[King]] [[Richard III of England]]'s place at the [[Battle of Bosworth]] on [[22 August]] [[1485]], while Richard returns to 1597 to take Shakespeare's identity and place in history.
: Shakespeare writes his first thoughts on the plot of ''Hamlet''.


* [[1605]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Honeymoon Horrors (short story)|Honeymoon Horrors]]''
* [[1601]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Hollow Crown (audio story)|The Hollow Crown]]''
: Shakespeare meets [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] at a performance of ''Romeo and Juliet''.
: Shakespeare meets the [[First Doctor]] and recalls the events of ''The Shakespeare Code'', which was seemingly his last encounter with the Doctor.


* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stranger, The Writer, His Wife and the Mixed Metaphor (short story)|The Stranger, The Writer, His Wife and the Mixed Metaphor]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stranger, The Writer, His Wife and the Mixed Metaphor (short story)|The Stranger, The Writer, His Wife and the Mixed Metaphor]]''
: The [[Fourth Doctor]] assists Shakespeare in drafting ''Hamlet''.
: The [[Fourth Doctor]] assists Shakespeare in drafting ''Hamlet''.
 
* [[12 January]] [[1605]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Honeymoon Horrors (short story)|Honeymoon Horrors]]''
: Shakespeare meets [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] at a performance of ''Romeo and Juliet''.


* [[1609]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]''
* [[1609]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]''
: Shakespeare meets the [[First Doctor]].
: Shakespeare meets the [[First Doctor]] but has his memory of the encounter erased by [[Irving Braxiatel]]. He recalls the events of ''The Stranger, The Writer, His Wife and the Mixed Metaphor''.


=== Christopher Marlowe ===
* [[1616]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]''
* [[1593]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[All Done with Mirrors (short story)|All Done With Mirrors]]''
: Shakespeare is visited on his deathbed by Braxiatel who returns his memories of their encounter in exchange for his lost plays.
:An alternate account has the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane]] help fake [[Christopher Marlowe]]'s death, so Marlowe can "become" Shakespeare, by assuming Shakespeare's identity.


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This page lists appearances of William Shakespeare in the order in which he experienced them. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories. From these observations we have attempted to build a concise timeline. It is assumed that for each novel, comic or television series, their published, broadcast or numbered order is the order they occur in.

The layout of this timeline is in part based on the observations on Doctor Who Reference Guide and Doctor Who - The Complete Adventures, as well as Lance Parkin's AHistory and other sources that allow us to make observations, such as The Whoniverse, Doctor Who Reviews, The History of Doctor Who, The Discontinuity Guide, Clive Banks databanks and the Big Finish forums. None of these sources should be used solely as a source or considered a "true" timeline for stories.

Timeline[[edit source]]

Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon.
As a child, Shakespeare is displaced to the 21st century, where he meets the Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard.
The Doctor is trying to return the young. Shakespeare to his own time.
Ultimately, he succeeds. (AUDIO: Foreshadowing)
Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway. His daughter Susanna is born shortly afterwards.
His twins Judith and Hamnet are born.
Shakespeare meets the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler.
The Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane help fake Christopher Marlowe's death, so Marlowe can adopt his alias of Shakespeare permanently.
After sharing a drink with the Fifth Doctor, Shakespeare stows away in the TARDIS, which ultimately leads to him being apparently killed in King Richard III of England's place at the Battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485, while Richard returns to 1597 to take Shakespeare's identity and place in history.
A Richard III-quoting King at Bosworth is saved on the battlefield by the appearance of a unicorn as a result of Rose-the-Cat's meddling. If the timelines were restored following this event, both William Shakespeare and King Richard may have been sent back to their rightful place in history, their memories erased, which could explain why no other source supports the supposed switcheroo.
Shakespeare meets the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. He decides he will write about father-son relationships, the main theme of Hamlet.
Shakespeare meets Elizabeth I and Francis Bacon, the latter of whom gives him the idea to write about Hamlet.
Shakespeare writes his first thoughts on the plot of Hamlet.
Shakespeare meets the First Doctor and recalls the events of The Shakespeare Code, which was seemingly his last encounter with the Doctor.
The Fourth Doctor assists Shakespeare in drafting Hamlet.
Shakespeare meets Amy Pond and Rory Williams at a performance of Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare meets the First Doctor but has his memory of the encounter erased by Irving Braxiatel. He recalls the events of The Stranger, The Writer, His Wife and the Mixed Metaphor.
Shakespeare is visited on his deathbed by Braxiatel who returns his memories of their encounter in exchange for his lost plays.
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