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Theory:Doctor Who audio discontinuity and plot holes/Seasons of Fear

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  • In the Eleventh Century section, there's a whole plot point about how Edward the Confessor doesn't have a son and heir. However, there was no hereditary succession. Anglo-Saxon Kings of England were elected by a Council.
It is likely that this is a deliberate error brought about by the unraveling of the Web of Time due to Charley's paradoxical existence. Such historical errors pop up with some consistency throughout Charley's early journey, another being those present in Invaders from Mars.
  • When Grayle visits the Doctor in Singapore to gloat, the Doctor replies that Grayle must have him confused for another Time Lord because I'm not the one who says 'you must obey me', I don't meddle, and I'm not a glamorous woman at the moment. The Doctor does meddle, and has done so several times, including the whole Charley Arc that this part of, but Cornell is stating here that Time Lords will keep the exact same personality and quirks from incarnation to incarnation. As we have seen with both the Doctor and the Master, the appearance, dress sense, personality, likes and dislikes can change significantly from one incarnation to the next. The Doctor is not that ignorant of Time Lords to make such a stupid statement.
I feel you are misinterpreting the Doctor's statement somewhat. While personalities and quirks do change from one incarnation to the other, there are clear staples to each Time Lord's being, for example post-One the Doctor always strives to do the right thing, the Master is bent on world/universal domination, etcetera. True, the Doctor does meddle, but ey doesn't think of it as such. Ey thinks that ey is doing what is right, and that it's the ones like the Monk, changing established history for their own amusement/plan, that can truly be described as such. Aside from that, the Doctor emself clearly seemed to intend it as a joke, describing the other three active renegades at the time.
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