Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli (or D'Israeli (COMIC: The Heralds of Destruction [+]Loading...["The Heralds of Destruction (comic story)"])) was a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the late Victorian era. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Disraeli would come to dominate Great Britain as Prime Minister during the late Victorian era. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
The Doctor knew the Prime Minister before his exile on Earth. Benjamin Disraeli was present at Parliament when Ramón Salamander offered the British government his micro machines and services as a scientific advisor. Disraeli was won over by Salamander's demonstration and was ready to accept his offer before the Third Doctor took control of the micro machines and the Master wiped the memories of all the politicians. (COMIC: The Heralds of Destruction [+]Loading...["The Heralds of Destruction (comic story)"])
In 1877, Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli put the matter of annexing in Transvaal in the hands of Theophilus Shepstone. (PROSE: White Man's Burden [+]Loading...["White Man's Burden (short story)"])
Disraeli had Queen Victoria declared Empress of India, and presented her with the Koh-i-Noor. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
An android replica of Benjamin Disraeli was among a succession of android British Prime Ministers from Robert Walpole to Margaret Thatcher created by Tasq. (PROSE: Time Wake [+]Loading...["Time Wake (short story)"])
Sybil was a work written by Benjamin Disraeli. (PROSE: Frank Reade, Jr.'s Electric Time Canoe [+]Loading...["Frank Reade, Jr.'s Electric Time Canoe (short story)"])
The Second Doctor remembered a saying from Benjamin Disraeli, 'Everyone likes flattery – and when you come to royalty, you should lay it on with a trowel.' (PROSE: World Game [+]Loading...["World Game (novel)"]) The Third Doctor remembered the same saying. (PROSE: Deadly Reunion [+]Loading...["Deadly Reunion (novel)"])
The Seventh Doctor had an autographed picture of Benjamin Disraeli in one of his waistcoat pockets. (PROSE: St Anthony's Fire [+]Loading...["St Anthony's Fire (novel)"])
A portrait of Disraeli hung alongside portraits of William Ewart Gladstone, Winston Churchill, and US President John F. Kennedy in an underground control centre Cabinet Room. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (novelisation)"])
A marble bust of Benjamin Disraeli was located by the door of Rome Centre. (PROSE: Revolution Man [+]Loading...["Revolution Man (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the real world, Benjamin Disraeli changed the spelling of his last name from "D'Israeli" to "Disraeli" in 1822, decades before becoming Prime Minister. Nonetheless, COMIC: The Heralds of Destruction [+]Loading...["The Heralds of Destruction (comic story)"] used the original spelling.
Disraeli was portrayed by Patrick Troughton in the 1974 television series Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill.
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