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'''Freedonia''' was a fictional nation primarily associated with [[Martha Jones]]. In [[1599]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] told [[William Shakespeare]] that [[Martha Jones]] was a citizen of the nation of "Freedonia" to explain away her differences from the women of Shakespeare's acquaintance. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'') Later, while visiting the [[Lake District]] in [[September]] [[1909]], Martha again claimed to be from Freedonia. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sting of the Zygons]]'')
'''Freedonia''' was a fictional nation primarily associated with [[Martha Jones]]. In [[1599]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] told [[William Shakespeare]] that [[Martha Jones]] was a citizen of the nation of "Freedonia" to explain away her differences from the women of Shakespeare's acquaintance. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') Later, while visiting the [[Lake District]] in [[September]] [[1909]], Martha again claimed to be from Freedonia. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sting of the Zygons (novel)|Sting of the Zygons]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==

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Freedonia was a fictional nation primarily associated with Martha Jones. In 1599, the Tenth Doctor told William Shakespeare that Martha Jones was a citizen of the nation of "Freedonia" to explain away her differences from the women of Shakespeare's acquaintance. (TV: The Shakespeare Code) Later, while visiting the Lake District in September 1909, Martha again claimed to be from Freedonia. (PROSE: Sting of the Zygons)

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"Freedonia" is a generic name for a plausible-sounding but fictional country, popularised by the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup. Its use in The Shakespeare Code was intended as a reference to this film.[1][2]

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