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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Just earlier [[1539|that year]], Henry VIII met the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]]. The Doctor cured Henry of his [[cataract]]s, restoring his [[sight]] and directly leading to the King's disapproval of [[Anne of Cleves]] as prospective wife. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hiccup in Time (short story)|Hiccup in Time]]'')
* Despite the Fifth Doctor claiming that he had never met Henry VIII in all his lives, the Doctor had numerous encounters with Henry VIII.
* Earlier still in his personal timeline, Henry VIII had met the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] on [[4 May]] [[1536]]. From the Doctor's perspective, that encounter has yet to take place. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recorded Time (audio story)|Recorded Time]]'')
**Before he met [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]], the [[First Doctor]] once argued with Henry VIII, so Henry threw a [[parson's nose]] at him. The Doctor threw it back. This argument was actually intentional of the Doctor, so that he might be sentenced to the [[Tower of London]], where [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] was located. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'')
**Just earlier [[1539|that year]], Henry VIII met the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]]. The Doctor cured Henry of his [[cataract]]s, restoring his [[sight]] and directly leading to the King's disapproval of [[Anne of Cleves]] as prospective wife. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hiccup in Time (short story)|Hiccup in Time]]'')
** Earlier still in his personal timeline, Henry VIII had met the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] on [[4 May]] [[1536]]. From the Doctor's perspective, that encounter has yet to take place. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recorded Time (audio story)|Recorded Time]]'')
**The [[Seventh Doctor]] claimed to have helped the [[Tudor|Tudors]] with their problems with aphids. He maintained that Henry might have written "Greenfly" instead of "Greensleeves" if it hadn't been for him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'')
**The [[Eighth Doctor]] claimed that Henry VIII had mistaken him for a [[jester]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]'')
**The [[Tenth Doctor]] mentioned having had [[dinner]] with him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revenge of the Judoon]]'')
**While travelling with the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Rory Williams]] accidentally dropped a [[mobile phone]] charger in one of Henry's en suites. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]'') Additionally, while on a side-trip in the TARDIS on her wedding anniversary to Rory Williams, [[Amy Pond]] accidentally married Henry. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'')
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God Send Me Well to Keep was the seventh short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership. It was written by Linnea Dodson. It featured the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa.

Summary

The TARDIS lands on Christmas of 1539. King Henry VIII is negotiating to marry Anne of Cleves, as advised by Thomas Cromwell. However, the Duke of Norfolk wants the Doctor to marry his niece, Katherine Howard.

When the Doctor and Nyssa arrive, they are arrested by Norfolk, and Nyssa makes friends with Katherine. The two women attend the king, who pays attention to Nyssa.

The Doctor and Nyssa manage to get away, but the Doctor informs Nyssa that they have to make sure the king marries Katherine.

They return six days later and put on a magic show, distracting Anne from the king. This angers the king, who chooses Katherine instead to be his wife.

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