16th century

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Timeline

• 1500
• The Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith are briefly seen as ghosts. (MA: The Ghosts of N-Space, BBCR: The Ghosts of N-Space)
• 1503
• Leonardo da Vinci begins work on the Mona Lisa. The Doctor remembers her as "that terrible woman with no eyebrows who wouldn't smile." ("City of Death")
• 1505
• The Doctor arrives at Leonardo da Vinci's studio from the year 1979 seeking clues to Count Scarlioni's plot to steal the Mona Lisa in that year. Leonardo, the Doctor finds, is painting copies of his most famous work for his new patron, Captain Tancredi. He learns that both Scarlioni and Tancredi are temporal splinters of the same person, Scaroth, last of the Jagaroth. After being briefly captured and interrogated by Tancredi, the Doctor manages to escape back to 1979, after writing "This is a fake" on Leonardo's canvasses in felt tip (City of Death).
• 1506
• Christopher Columbus dies. The Doctor had met Columbus at some point and acquired his business card. (DW: The Two Doctors)
• 1508
• Michelangelo begins working on the Sistine Chapel. The Doctor is present at some point during the work. (MA: Managra)
• 1509
• Henry VIII succeeds his father and becomes king of England. At some point during his reign he meets the First Doctor. When the king throws a parson's nose at the Doctor, he throws it back. The angry king sends the Doctor and Susan to the Tower. Fortunately, the TARDIS happens to be in the Tower, and the two travellers escape. (DW: The Sensorites)
• 1512
• Nicholas Copernicus begins formulating his model of a sun-centered planetary system. During his meeting with Professor J.P. Kettlewell, the Doctor mentions Copernicus as one of many scientists who have faced opposition to their ideas (DW: Robot).
• 1516
• Mary I of England is born. The Doctor will meet her during the events of "The Marian Conspiracy."
• 1519
• Hernando Cortez lands on the shores of Mexico, as predicted by Barbara Wright ("The Aztecs") and mentioned by Bernice Summerfield ("The Left-Handed Hummingbird").
• Leonardo da Vinci dies in France. The Doctor had met and befriended "Leo" sometime between the events of "The Masque of Mandragora" and "City of Death."
• 1520
• Hernando Cortez captures Moctezuma II and begins his conquest of Mexico, as predicted by Barbara Wright ("The Aztecs").
• 1521
• Hernando Cortez defeats the Aztecs, as predicted by Barbara Wright ("The Aztecs").
• 1527
• Historical date for the birth of John Dee, who was actually Jared Khan. (NA: Birthright)

1530 Nicholas Copernicus formulates his model of a sun-centered planetary system, but will not publish it until shortly before his death in 1543. During his meeting with Professor J.P. Kettlewell, the Doctor mentions Copernicus as one of many scientists who have faced opposition to their ideas (DW: Robot). 1533 Elizabeth I of England is born. The Doctor will be present at her coronation in 1559 (DW: The Curse of Peladon), and will visit her occasionally until shortly before her death in 1603 (NA: Birthright). Stephen Bathory, King of Poland, is born. He will briefly receive John Dee and Edward Kelley during their tour of Europe. (MA: Managra) 1535 Henry VIII of England initiates his Dissolution of the Monasteries. Among the religious communes shut down is the Convent of the Little Sisters of St. Gudula at Boscombe, where Cessair of Diplos has been posing as the Mother Superior for centuries. Boscombe Hall is built on the former site of the convent some time later (DW: The Stones of Blood). 1537 Lady Jane Grey is born. The Doctor will meet her during the events of "The Nine-Day Queen." 1540 Johann Faust dies in Staufen, Germany. A Reprise of him will exist in Europa, and be a rival of the Reprise of Aleister Crowley. (MA: Managra) The Haemovariform's shooting star crashes in the Glen of Saint Catherine. (TS: Tardisode 2) 1543 Nicholas Copernicus publishes his Des Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium, presenting his model of a sun-centered planetary system, shortly before his death. During his meeting with Professor J.P. Kettlewell, the Doctor mentions Copernicus as one of many scientists who have faced opposition to their ideas ("Robot"). 1547 Henry VIII of England dies. He is succeeded by his sickly son Edward VI, who in turn is succeeded first by Jane Grey and then Edward's sister, Mary ("The Nine-Day Queen"). Hernando Cortez dies. His landing in Mexico was foretold by Barbara Wright during the events of "The Aztecs." 1550 Charles IX of France, who will play a pivotal role in the events of "The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve," is born in Paris. Michel Nostradamus writes the first of his almanacs, containing his now famous prophecies, apparently conceived with the assistance of the Doctor. Madame Nostradamus, "a witty little knitter," creates the scarf the Doctor will wear during his fourth incarnation ("The Ark in Space"). 1553 The events of "The Nine-Day Queen" occur at this time, concluding as Mary I of England deposes Jane Grey and imprisons her in the Tower of London under charges of treason. 1554 Jane Grey is beheaded for treason by Mary I of England. The Doctor foresaw this during the events of "The Nine-Day Queen," but knew he could not prevent it. Walter Raleigh is born at Hayes Barton, England. The Doctor will share a cell with Raleigh, who keeps going on about "some new vegetable he's discovered" ("The Mind of Evil"). Mary I of England enacts Heresy Laws against English Protestants, especially those who voice support for her sister, Elizabeth ("The Marian Conspiracy"). 1555 Edward Kelley, close colleague of John Dee whose experiments in black magic will be a catalyst for the future events, is born in Worcester, England. (MA: Managra) 1558 Elizabeth I of England ascends the throne upon the death of her sister, Mary I. The Doctor will attend her coronation early the following year. (DW: The Curse of Peladon) 1559 The Doctor attends the coronation of Elizabeth I of England. (DW: The Curse of Peladon) 1560 Elizabeth Bathory is born in Hungary. The Doctor will have a particularly haunting encounter with her, and her black magic experiments. (MA: Managra) The Doctor and Chris Cwej arrive in feudal Japan, encountering Penelope Gate and Joel Mintz. (NA: The Room With No Doors) 1561 Sir Francis Bacon is born in London. The Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Vicki witness a meeting between Bacon, Elizabeth I of England, and William Shakespeare on the Time-Space Visualiser. (DW: The Chase) 1562 Over 1000 Huguenots are killed at Wassy by Francis, Duke of Guise. The act starts the First War of Religion in France and is noted ten years later when the Doctor and Steven Taylor visit France. (DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve) 1563 Robert Cecil is born. (MA: The Plotters) 1564

February Galileo Galilei is born on 15 February in Pisa, Italy, while Christopher Marlowe is baptized on 24 February in Canterbury. Both will be involved in the events surrounding the Armageddon Convention in Venice in 1609. (MA: The Empire of Glass) 18 - Michelangelo dies in Rome. The Doctor had been present at some point during Michelangelo's painting of the Sistine Chapel, and it was because of this fact that the Doctor deduced the replica of the Chapel in Europa's version of the Vatican was just that. (MA: Managra")

April William Shakespeare is baptised at Startford-on-Avon, England. Shakespeare will have numerous encounters with the Doctor, and will also be involved in the events surrounding the Armageddon Convention. (MA: The Empire of Glass 1566 The future James VI of Scotland/James I of England is born at Edinburgh Castle. During James' reign as James I of England, the Doctor and his companions become involved in the Gunpowder Plot to assassinate James in 1605 ("The Plotters"). Michel Nostradamus dies. His now famous prophecies were written with the assistance of the Doctor. Madame Nostradamus, "a witty little knitter," created the scarf the Doctor wore during his fourth incarnation (DW: The Ark in Space). 1567 James Stuart (or Stewart) assumes the throne of Scotland as James VI following the abdication of his mother Mary, Queen of Scots. During the king's later reign as James I of England, the Doctor and his companions become involved in the Gunpowder Plot to assassinate James in 1605. (MA: The Plotters) 1570 Guy Fawkes is born at Stonegate, Yorkshire. Fawkes will play a key role in the Gunpowder Plot in 1605, as will the First Doctor and his companions Barbara, Ian, and Vicki ("The Plotters"). 1572 The events of "The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve" occur at this time. 1573 Robert Catesby is born. Catesby will be the leader of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 ("The Plotters"). 1582 The Doctor and Ace make a stopover in Rome during their search for the Timewyrm. (NA: Timewyrm: Revelation). 1583 John Dee and Edward Kelley depart for Poland to begin a tour of Europe. Welcomed by King Stephen Bathory of Poland, they eventually travel to visit the king's neice, the Countess Elizabeth Bathory, in Austria. Elizabeth is conducting black magic rituals which involve the blood sacrifice of young women. Francis Pearson is also present at these rituals, which result in the conjuration of the Mimic, which pursues Pearson back to England. The Doctor is also present at some point in these events, and tries and fails to save a young girl from the countess. The experience still haunts him in his fourth incarnation (MA: Managra). 1587 The west wing of Chase Mansion is completed. (DW: The Seeds of Doom) The Greld attack the Roanoke colony, implanting mind-control devices in the colonists together with components of a meta-cobalt bomb. Christopher Marlowe escapes and returns to England with a Greld control device in his brain. (MA: The Empire of Glass) 1588 The Doctor is playing nine pins with Francis Drake when Drake is called away to fight the Spanish Armada. The Doctor lets Drake win so he can get away in time to join the fight (DW: Four to Doomsday, NA: Birthright). 1589 John Dee returns to England, having parted company with Edward Kelly during their tour of Europe (MA: Managra). 1592 German artist Augustin von Moersperg paints a watercolour copy of a church window in Hamelin, Germany. It will become the earliest known depiction of the Pied Piper, clearly showing his distinctive costume of red, blue, and yellow motley. A copy of the painting will hang in Spellman's Magical Museum of the Circus in 2009. (known history, SJA: The Day of the Clown) 1593 30th May - English playwright and spy Christopher Marlowe is mortally wounded during a duel in a London tavern. Marlowe survives, and the control device implanted in his brain by the Greld during their attack on the Roanoke colony is removed by the attending surgeon, who is unaware of its true nature. Some time after his brush with death, Marlowe leaves London, allowing others to believe him dead. He will later turn up in Venice using the name Giovanni Chigi. MA: The Empire of Glass) 1594 A Zygon spacecraft, crippled during an attack on its fleet by the Xaranti, crashes on Earth. Its crew hides amongst the human inhabitants of London for the next three centuries. (EDA: The Bodysnatchers) 1597 Mr Chadwick and Gregario join Joanna Harris' vampire coven. (EDA: Vampire Science) 1598 Queen Elizabeth I discusses Shakespeare's latest play, probably Henry VI, with the playwright and Francis Bacon. The event is witnessed by the TARDIS crew on the Doctor's Time-Space Visualiser. (DW: The Chase) 1599 25th April - Oliver Cromwell is born in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. The Second Doctor will play a role in Cromwell's rise to power during the English Civil War. (PDA: The Roundheads)

Dates Unknown The Doctor and Martha Jones arrive by the Globe Theatre in London to meet William Shakespeare. The Carrionites attempt to release their brethren and overthrow the Earth, but are stopped by Shakespeare himself. (DW: The Shakespeare Code) Shakespeare is believed to have written Hamlet between 1599 and 1601; at one point one of the first four incarnations of the Doctor helped him write the manuscript after he sprained his wrist. (DW: City of Death)

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