1597

In 1597, Mr Chadwick and Gregorio joined Joanna Harris' vampire coven. (PROSE: Vampire Science)

William Shakespeare met with Elizabeth I and Francis Bacon. Elizabeth I commented on the character of Falstaff, whose just appeared in Henry IV, Part 1. She urged Shakespeare to write a play about Falstaff in love, which later that year became The Merry Wives of Windsor. Bacon also gave Shakespeare the idea of Hamlet. (TV: The Chase)

The Fifth Doctor met with William Shakespeare for a drink. Shakespeare stowed away on the TARDIS, and journeyed to the time of Richard III. Shakespeare attempted to meddle with history to make Richard more like the hero of his play, Richard III. Shakespeare died at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 in Richard's place. Richard returned with the Doctor to 1597, where he assumed Shakespeare's identity. Thus, according to this view of history, much of what was later known as a work of Shakespeare was actually written by Richard III. (AUDIO: The Kingmaker)