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'''Sir Francis Bacon''' was an [[English]] philosopher and statesman. The [[First Doctor]] and his companions watched Bacon and Queen [[Elizabeth I]] meet with [[William Shakespeare]] on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. They saw Bacon give Shakespeare the idea to write ''[[Hamlet]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | '''Sir Francis Bacon''' was an [[English]] philosopher and statesman. The [[First Doctor]] and his companions watched Bacon and Queen [[Elizabeth I]] meet with [[William Shakespeare]] on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. They saw Bacon give Shakespeare the idea to write ''[[Hamlet]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | ||
The Doctor{{which}} claimed to have been present when Francis Bacon tried to stuff [[snow]] up a [[chicken]]. This caused Bacon to contract [[pneumonia]] and die. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS]]'') | The Doctor{{which}} claimed to have been present when Francis Bacon tried to stuff [[snow]] up a [[chicken]]. This caused Bacon to contract [[pneumonia]] and die. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'') | ||
When [[William Shakespeare]] stowed away aboard the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] in [[1597]] and died in [[King]] [[Richard III of England|Richard III]]'s place in [[1485]], Richard decided to go to 1597 and take up Shakespeare's life and career where it had been left off. The Doctor recommended Richard contact Francis Bacon for writing tips. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') | When [[William Shakespeare]] stowed away aboard the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] in [[1597]] and died in [[King]] [[Richard III of England|Richard III]]'s place in [[1485]], Richard decided to go to 1597 and take up Shakespeare's life and career where it had been left off. The Doctor recommended Richard contact Francis Bacon for writing tips. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') | ||
Revision as of 08:48, 24 September 2022
Sir Francis Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman. The First Doctor and his companions watched Bacon and Queen Elizabeth I meet with William Shakespeare on the Time-Space Visualiser. They saw Bacon give Shakespeare the idea to write Hamlet. (TV: The Chase)
The Doctor[which?] claimed to have been present when Francis Bacon tried to stuff snow up a chicken. This caused Bacon to contract pneumonia and die. (PROSE: Heart of TARDIS)
When William Shakespeare stowed away aboard the Fifth Doctor's TARDIS in 1597 and died in King Richard III's place in 1485, Richard decided to go to 1597 and take up Shakespeare's life and career where it had been left off. The Doctor recommended Richard contact Francis Bacon for writing tips. (AUDIO: The Kingmaker)
Iris Wildthyme claimed that Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, having been told by Will that they had an arrangement. (PROSE: Minions of the Moon)
Behind the scenes
The revelation in The Kingmaker that Shakespeare was replaced by another man who then sought writing tips from Francis Bacon is a reference to the longstanding Baconian theory, which suggests Bacon wrote the plays commonly attributed to Shakespeare.
