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|image | |image = Mary Seacole.jpeg | ||
|species | |species = Human | ||
|job | |job = Nurse | ||
|affiliation | |affiliation = | ||
|origin | |origin = [[Jamaica]] | ||
|first mention | |first mention = Year of the Pig (audio story) | ||
|first | |first = The Charge of the Night Brigade (audio story) | ||
|appearances | |appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]''|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Whotopia: The Ultimate Guide to the Whoniverse (reference book)}}}} | ||
|main actor | |main actor = Sara Powell | ||
|voice actor | |voice actor = Mandi Symonds | ||
|bts = Who is Mary Seacole? - Behind the Scenes - Doctor Who- Flux | |||
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{{ | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[19th century]] [[Jamaica]]n [[nurse]] who founded [[Spring Hill, Crimea|Spring Hill]] in [[Crimea]] in the [[1850s]]. She moved there out of a desire to help young soldiers during the [[Crimean War|war]]. | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[19th century]] [[Jamaica]]n [[ | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Mary was born in Jamaica to | Mary was born in Jamaica to Scottish [[soldier]] James Grant and doctor mother, Mrs Grant. Widowed at a young age, she opened a [[hotel]] in [[Panama]] when it was what the Twelfth Doctor described as "the most dangerous and violent place on [[Earth]]". After that, she returned to Jamaica, where she heard about the [[Crimean War]], prompting her to travel halfway round the world to Crimea. In [[1855]], seven months after she had arrived, she encountered the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Charge of the Night Brigade (audio story)|The Charge of the Night Brigade]]'') | ||
[[Albertine]] claimed to have been taught [[battlefield]] [[surgery]] by Mary Seacole. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Year of the Pig (audio story)|Year of the Pig]]'') | [[Albertine]] claimed to have been taught [[battlefield]] [[surgery]] by a woman who was taught by Mary Seacole. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Year of the Pig (audio story)|Year of the Pig]]'') | ||
In | === Alternate timeline === | ||
In an [[Alternate timeline (War of the Sontarans)|alternate timeline]], an [[Crimean War (War of the Sontarans)|alternate Crimean War]] was fought between the [[British Army]] and an army of [[Sontaran]]s led by [[Commander]] [[Skaak]], with [[Russia]] and [[China]] replaced by [[Sontar (nation)|Sontar]] on a [[Great Britain|British]] [[map]] of the region. In [[1855]], Mary helped the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] fight and defeat them at [[Sevastopol|Sebastopol]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:09, 9 February 2024
Mary Seacole was a 19th century Jamaican nurse who founded Spring Hill in Crimea in the 1850s. She moved there out of a desire to help young soldiers during the war.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Mary was born in Jamaica to Scottish soldier James Grant and doctor mother, Mrs Grant. Widowed at a young age, she opened a hotel in Panama when it was what the Twelfth Doctor described as "the most dangerous and violent place on Earth". After that, she returned to Jamaica, where she heard about the Crimean War, prompting her to travel halfway round the world to Crimea. In 1855, seven months after she had arrived, she encountered the Twelfth Doctor. (AUDIO: The Charge of the Night Brigade)
Albertine claimed to have been taught battlefield surgery by a woman who was taught by Mary Seacole. (AUDIO: Year of the Pig)
Alternate timeline[[edit] | [edit source]]
In an alternate timeline, an alternate Crimean War was fought between the British Army and an army of Sontarans led by Commander Skaak, with Russia and China replaced by Sontar on a British map of the region. In 1855, Mary helped the Thirteenth Doctor fight and defeat them at Sebastopol. (TV: War of the Sontarans)
