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* An [[England|English]] author began writing stories for ''The Ensign'', a magazine for young boys. He would later vanish into the [[Land of Fiction]] and become the [[Master of the Land]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'') | * An [[England|English]] author began writing stories for ''The Ensign'', a magazine for young boys. He would later vanish into the [[Land of Fiction]] and become the [[Master of the Land]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'') | ||
* The first British [[submarine]] was launched. ([[DW]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'') | * The first British [[submarine]] was launched. ([[DW]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'') | ||
* [[Jack Harkness]], who had been buried alive under [[Cardiff]] since [[27|27 AD]], was recovered by [[Alice Guppy]] and the [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood Cardiff]] team when they received a signal from a transmitter hidden on Jack by [[John Hart]]. To avoid a [[paradox]] of meeting his younger self,who at this time was on an assignment | * [[Jack Harkness]], who had been buried alive under [[Cardiff]] since [[27|27 AD]], was recovered by [[Alice Guppy]] and the [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood Cardiff]] team when they received a signal from a transmitter hidden on Jack by [[John Hart]]. To avoid a [[paradox]] of meeting his younger self, who at this time was on an assignment, Jack asked to be cryo-preserved until he caught up to his proper timeline in [[2009]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Exit Wounds]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Revision as of 01:53, 30 December 2011
| Timeline for 1901 |
1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 |
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Events
January
- 22 - Queen Victoria died on the Isle of Wight. A comment by the Fourth Doctor led Sarah Jane Smith to believe the Queen was one of his companions, though he was more probably referring to Victoria Waterfield. (DW: Pyramids of Mars) The Doctor was present at Victoria's coronation. (DW: The Curse of Peladon) Victoria's death marked the end of the eponymous Victorian era of Earth's history.
- Victoria's son Edward VII ascended the throne of Great Britain and Ireland. Some time during his reign (1901-1910), a Rutan invasion of Earth was averted by the Doctor at the Fang Rock lighthouse. (DW: Horror of Fang Rock)
December
- 12 - While on an expedition to the ruins of Babylon, time sensitive linguist John Lafayette stumbled across a time path to Babylon, circa 570 B.C. (BNA: Walking to Babylon)
unknown dates
- An English author began writing stories for The Ensign, a magazine for young boys. He would later vanish into the Land of Fiction and become the Master of the Land. (DW: The Mind Robber)
- The first British submarine was launched. (DW: Enlightenment)
- Jack Harkness, who had been buried alive under Cardiff since 27 AD, was recovered by Alice Guppy and the Torchwood Cardiff team when they received a signal from a transmitter hidden on Jack by John Hart. To avoid a paradox of meeting his younger self, who at this time was on an assignment, Jack asked to be cryo-preserved until he caught up to his proper timeline in 2009. (TW: Exit Wounds)
Behind the scenes
January
- 23 - Bart Allison was born.
June
- 18 - Llewellyn Rees was born.
