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'''Yorkshire''' was a traditional county of [[England]]. | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
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'''Yorkshire''' was a traditional [[county]] in the north of [[England]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]'') The county had a coastline which overlooked the [[North Sea]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Brenda's B&B (short story)|Brenda's B&B]]'') | |||
The [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s favourite type of [[tea]] was [[Yorkshire Tea]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Good Doctor (novel)|The Good Doctor]]'') | |||
== Geography == | |||
[[Wetherby]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]'') [[Samhain]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Death of the Author (short story)|Death of the Author]]'') [[Bradford]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]'') and [[Huddersfield]] were located in Yorkshire, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') and [[Sheffield]] was located in [[South Yorkshire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') | |||
[[Martin Chisom]] grew [[rhubarb]] in Yorkshire and pondered if the vegetable had ever been worshipped there. ([[ | [[Northallerton]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ethereal (short story)|The Ethereal]]'') [[Hawkswick]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'') and [[Whitby]] were towns and villages in [[North Yorkshire]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dreadful Flap (short story)|The Dreadful Flap]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]] and [[Tenth Doctor]]s expressed a love for the [[sea]]-side town of Whitby. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Black Sky (comic story)|The Black Sky]]'') The [[Yorkshire Dales]] were a popular area for tourism, enjoyed among others by a newly-retired [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[New Pastures (audio story)|New Pastures]]'') | ||
== History == | |||
=== 19th century === | |||
From her [[birth]] in [[1820]] to her [[death]] in [[1898]], [[Florence Sundvik]] was an inhabitant of the village of [[Maiden's Point]]. [[Mary Eliza Millington]] was born in the village, but died four days after her birth in 1898. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') | |||
In [[1893]], [[Winifred Gillyflower]] founded the community of [[Sweetville]] in the county. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] investigated a series of deaths in the area, which he referred to as "[[Red leech|the Crimson Horror]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]'') | |||
=== 20th century === | |||
During [[World War I]], [[Tommy Brockless]] served in the 10th [[West Yorkshire]] regiment, ([[TV]]: ''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]'') and [[John Sykes]] served in the 15th West Yorkshire unit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'') Both suffered from [[shell shock]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'') | |||
In [[1914]], [[Hawkswick Hall]] in [[Hawkswick]], [[North Yorkshire]] was converted into a home for shell-shocked [[soldier]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'') | |||
On [[18 December]] [[1926]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] took [[Agatha Christie]] to the Yorkshire town of [[Harrogate]] to recover after her encounter with the [[Vespiform]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | |||
[[Johannes Rausch]] was a [[prisoner of war]] at the [[Eden Camp]] in Yorkshire and stayed behind in [[England]] after [[World War II|the war]] to marry an English girl. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'') | |||
As a student, [[Polly Wright]] frequently visited the [[Yorkshire Moors]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') | |||
[[Tara Mishra]] fought alongside [[UNIT]] against the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] when they converted half of [[Halifax]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Bidding War (comic story)|The Bidding War]]'') | |||
In [[1998]], when [[Jason Kane]] was fifteen, he ran away from his abusive father and spent two and a half years wandering around Yorkshire, Centrepoint and Mile End. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]'') | |||
[[Martin Chisom]] grew [[rhubarb]] in Yorkshire, and pondered if the vegetable had ever been worshipped there. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lost in the Wakefield Triangle (audio story)|Lost in the Wakefield Triangle]]'') | |||
=== 21st century === | |||
In [[2002]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] investigated the [[Huang Ti Clinic]] in [[West Yorkshire]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Tao Connection (audio story)|The Tao Connection]]'') | |||
In [[2007]], when [[ghost]]s began appearing all over the world, they also appeared in Yorkshire. [[James (Ghostwatch)|James]] wrote an SMS to ''[[Ghostwatch]]'' and asked them why they were always filming in [[London]]. He told them that there were ghosts in Yorkshire too. The ghosts turned out to be [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Ghostwatch (video game)|Ghostwatch]]'') | |||
Soon after [[regenerating]], the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] met her [[companion]]s [[Graham O'Brien]], [[Ryan Sinclair]] and [[Yasmin Khan]] in the [[Peak District]], in [[2018]], and returned with them to [[Sheffield]]. After accidentally [[teleport]]ing her friends to [[outer space]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') the Doctor eventually managed to return them to Sheffield, ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') where they returned on a number of occasions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret in Vault 13 (novel)|The Secret in Vault 13]]'') | |||
=== Undated events === | |||
At some point prior to [[2005]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] visited [[Police station, Wetherby|a police station]] in [[Wetherby]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
[[Frazer Hines]], [[Mary Tamm]], [[David Brierley]] and [[Jodie Whittaker]] were all born in Yorkshire. | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:48, 4 May 2024
Yorkshire was a traditional county in the north of England. (TV: The Crimson Horror) The county had a coastline which overlooked the North Sea. (PROSE: Brenda's B&B)
The Thirteenth Doctor's favourite type of tea was Yorkshire Tea. (PROSE: The Good Doctor)
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Wetherby, (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?) Samhain (PROSE: Death of the Author) Bradford, (TV: The Crimson Horror) and Huddersfield were located in Yorkshire, (PROSE: Illegal Alien) and Sheffield was located in South Yorkshire. (TV: Arachnids in the UK)
Northallerton, (PROSE: The Ethereal) Hawkswick, (PROSE: Casualties of War) and Whitby were towns and villages in North Yorkshire. (PROSE: The Dreadful Flap) The Eighth and Tenth Doctors expressed a love for the sea-side town of Whitby. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen, COMIC: The Black Sky) The Yorkshire Dales were a popular area for tourism, enjoyed among others by a newly-retired Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. (AUDIO: New Pastures)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
19th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
From her birth in 1820 to her death in 1898, Florence Sundvik was an inhabitant of the village of Maiden's Point. Mary Eliza Millington was born in the village, but died four days after her birth in 1898. (TV: The Curse of Fenric)
In 1893, Winifred Gillyflower founded the community of Sweetville in the county. The Eleventh Doctor and Clara Oswald investigated a series of deaths in the area, which he referred to as "the Crimson Horror". (TV: The Crimson Horror)
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
During World War I, Tommy Brockless served in the 10th West Yorkshire regiment, (TV: To the Last Man) and John Sykes served in the 15th West Yorkshire unit. (PROSE: Casualties of War) Both suffered from shell shock. (TV: To the Last Man, PROSE: Casualties of War)
In 1914, Hawkswick Hall in Hawkswick, North Yorkshire was converted into a home for shell-shocked soldiers. (PROSE: Casualties of War)
On 18 December 1926, the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble took Agatha Christie to the Yorkshire town of Harrogate to recover after her encounter with the Vespiform. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
Johannes Rausch was a prisoner of war at the Eden Camp in Yorkshire and stayed behind in England after the war to marry an English girl. (AUDIO: Unregenerate!)
As a student, Polly Wright frequently visited the Yorkshire Moors. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People)
Tara Mishra fought alongside UNIT against the Cybermen when they converted half of Halifax. (COMIC: The Bidding War)
In 1998, when Jason Kane was fifteen, he ran away from his abusive father and spent two and a half years wandering around Yorkshire, Centrepoint and Mile End. (PROSE: Death and Diplomacy)
Martin Chisom grew rhubarb in Yorkshire, and pondered if the vegetable had ever been worshipped there. (PROSE: Lost in the Wakefield Triangle)
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 2002, Sarah Jane Smith investigated the Huang Ti Clinic in West Yorkshire. (AUDIO: The Tao Connection)
In 2007, when ghosts began appearing all over the world, they also appeared in Yorkshire. James wrote an SMS to Ghostwatch and asked them why they were always filming in London. He told them that there were ghosts in Yorkshire too. The ghosts turned out to be Cybermen. (WC: Ghostwatch)
Soon after regenerating, the Thirteenth Doctor met her companions Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair and Yasmin Khan in the Peak District, in 2018, and returned with them to Sheffield. After accidentally teleporting her friends to outer space, (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth) the Doctor eventually managed to return them to Sheffield, (TV: Arachnids in the UK) where they returned on a number of occasions. (TV: Demons of the Punjab, PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13)
Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]
At some point prior to 2005, the Ninth Doctor visited a police station in Wetherby. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Frazer Hines, Mary Tamm, David Brierley and Jodie Whittaker were all born in Yorkshire.
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