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In her [[2323]] paper ''[[Love & War: A Meta-Historical Investigation of the Dawn of the Cosmic Revolution]]'', [[Dr]] [[Olivia Kagg Waldermein]] stated that the [[supermassive black hole]] [[Sagittarius A*]] "now hovers menacingly at the legendary coordinates of the [[Gods' Base of Operations]]," the former home of the [[Lesser Time Elementals]], "and, as far as current history is concerned, it always has." She stated that "only a handful of alleged survivors [were] documented over the entire span of currently-valid history." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Love & War (short story)}}) | In her [[2323]] paper ''[[Love & War: A Meta-Historical Investigation of the Dawn of the Cosmic Revolution]]'', [[Dr]] [[Olivia Kagg Waldermein]] stated that the [[supermassive black hole]] [[Sagittarius A*]] "now hovers menacingly at the legendary coordinates of the [[Gods' Base of Operations]]," the former home of the [[Lesser Time Elementals]], "and, as far as current history is concerned, it always has." She stated that "only a handful of alleged survivors [were] documented over the entire span of currently-valid history." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Love & War (short story)}}) | ||
An ability once termed "[[history proofing]]" by [[Faction Paradox]] [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Eliza]] ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Ship of a Billion Years (audio story)}}) was present, to varying degrees, in many individuals; the ability enabled people to be able to perceive changes to history and to remember both the current version of history and previously rewritten versions. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}, [[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|Good Night (home video)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Romantic Evening (short story)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|UNIT Dating (audio story)}}, etc.) | An ability once termed "[[history-proofing]]" by [[Faction Paradox]] [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Eliza]] ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Ship of a Billion Years (audio story)}}) was present, to varying degrees, in many individuals; the ability enabled people to be able to perceive changes to history and to remember both the current version of history and previously rewritten versions. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}, [[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|Good Night (home video)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Romantic Evening (short story)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|UNIT Dating (audio story)}}, etc.) | ||
In [[1066]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] theorised that, if [[first Monk|the Monk]] changed the outcome of the [[Battle of Hastings]] so that [[William the Conqueror]] lost, then their memories would change to reflect the new version of history. [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] realised that, as soon as the Monk changed time, the "whole future of every year and time on Earth will change", with the [[history book]]s being altered and nobody would be aware of the shift. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Meddler (TV story)|namedep=Checkmate (4)}}) The [[First Doctor]] explained that, if humanity didn't annihilate itself with the [[atomic weapon]]s first, they'd become a space-faring civilisation by the [[14th century]] and would meet other species by the [[15th century|15th]], which would greatly affect galactic history as the tyrants of the [[Middle Ages]] would be roaming [[the Universe]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Meddler (TV story)|chaptnum=10|chaptname=A Threat to the Future}}) | In [[1066]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] theorised that, if [[first Monk|the Monk]] changed the outcome of the [[Battle of Hastings]] so that [[William the Conqueror]] lost, then their memories would change to reflect the new version of history. [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] realised that, as soon as the Monk changed time, the "whole future of every year and time on Earth will change", with the [[history book]]s being altered and nobody would be aware of the shift. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Meddler (TV story)|namedep=Checkmate (4)}}) The [[First Doctor]] explained that, if humanity didn't annihilate itself with the [[atomic weapon]]s first, they'd become a space-faring civilisation by the [[14th century]] and would meet other species by the [[15th century|15th]], which would greatly affect galactic history as the tyrants of the [[Middle Ages]] would be roaming [[the Universe]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Meddler (TV story)|chaptnum=10|chaptname=A Threat to the Future}}) | ||
At the [[Battle of Demons Run]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] recalled having [[Big Bang Two|rebooted]] [[the universe]], concluding that "technically" the first time [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] were on [[the TARDIS]] together in his current "[[version of reality]]" was on their [[Amy Pond and Rory Williams' wedding|wedding night]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)}}) | |||
During the [[Last Great Time War]], [[the Twelve]] observed that the [[Overseer (Planet of the Ogrons)|Overseer]]'s retroactive introduction of [[Ogron]]s into the [[Time Paradox Incident]] and [[Operation Divide and Conquer]] was ''now'' the [[established history]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] remembered the Ogrons being present for those events whilst [[History-proofing|remaining aware]] that they were not present in the initial chain of events prior to the Overseer's interference. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Planet of the Ogrons (audio story)}}) | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:00, 3 November 2024
Current history, or currently-valid history, was a term used in the study of Meta-History. It referred to the currently active version of history from one's own perspective, and was affected significantly by Major Space-Time Rewrites. (PROSE: Love & War [+]Loading...["Love & War (short story)"])
Tririon stated that dinosaurs were brought back in the late 20th century, though stated that "the exact dating and the means of the feat vary depending on the currently-active version of history". (PROSE: The Dinosaur in the Snow [+]Loading...["The Dinosaur in the Snow (short story)"])
In her 2323 paper Love & War: A Meta-Historical Investigation of the Dawn of the Cosmic Revolution, Dr Olivia Kagg Waldermein stated that the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* "now hovers menacingly at the legendary coordinates of the Gods' Base of Operations," the former home of the Lesser Time Elementals, "and, as far as current history is concerned, it always has." She stated that "only a handful of alleged survivors [were] documented over the entire span of currently-valid history." (PROSE: Love & War [+]Loading...["Love & War (short story)"])
An ability once termed "history-proofing" by Faction Paradox Cousin Eliza (AUDIO: The Ship of a Billion Years [+]Loading...["The Ship of a Billion Years (audio story)"]) was present, to varying degrees, in many individuals; the ability enabled people to be able to perceive changes to history and to remember both the current version of history and previously rewritten versions. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"], HOMEVID: Good Night [+]Loading...["Good Night (home video)"], PROSE: A Romantic Evening [+]Loading...["A Romantic Evening (short story)"], AUDIO: UNIT Dating [+]Loading...["UNIT Dating (audio story)"], etc.)
In 1066, Vicki theorised that, if the Monk changed the outcome of the Battle of Hastings so that William the Conqueror lost, then their memories would change to reflect the new version of history. Steven realised that, as soon as the Monk changed time, the "whole future of every year and time on Earth will change", with the history books being altered and nobody would be aware of the shift. (TV: "Checkmate" [+]Part of The Time Meddler, Loading...{"namedep":"Checkmate (4)","1":"The Time Meddler (TV story)"}) The First Doctor explained that, if humanity didn't annihilate itself with the atomic weapons first, they'd become a space-faring civilisation by the 14th century and would meet other species by the 15th, which would greatly affect galactic history as the tyrants of the Middle Ages would be roaming the Universe. (PROSE: The Time Meddler [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"A Threat to the Future","chaptnum":"10","1":"The Time Meddler (TV story)"})
At the Battle of Demons Run, the Eleventh Doctor recalled having rebooted the universe, concluding that "technically" the first time Amy Pond and Rory Williams were on the TARDIS together in his current "version of reality" was on their wedding night. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War [+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"])
During the Last Great Time War, the Twelve observed that the Overseer's retroactive introduction of Ogrons into the Time Paradox Incident and Operation Divide and Conquer was now the established history as the Eighth Doctor remembered the Ogrons being present for those events whilst remaining aware that they were not present in the initial chain of events prior to the Overseer's interference. (AUDIO: Planet of the Ogrons [+]Loading...["Planet of the Ogrons (audio story)"])
