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The '''15th century''' was a time of great suffering and great discovery, especially for [[Europe]]ans. Labelled "the [[Renaissance]]", it saw the ascension of several great [[human]] scholars, as well as some decisive political and military events. | The '''15th century''' was a time of great suffering and great discovery, especially for [[Europe]]ans. Labelled "the [[Renaissance]]", it saw the ascension of several great [[human]] scholars, as well as some decisive political and military events. | ||
* '''1430''': [[Aztec]] priest [[Yetaxa]] died and was entombed in an Aztec temple. ([[ | * '''1430''': [[Aztec]] priest [[Yetaxa]] died and was entombed in an Aztec temple. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'') | ||
* '''1450''': The [[Thousand Year War]] between the [[Thal]]s and the [[Kaled]]s ends with the destruction of both races. ([[ | * '''1450''': The [[Thousand Year War]] between the [[Thal]]s and the [[Kaled]]s ends with the destruction of both races. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* '''1453''': The first [[Gutenberg Bible]]s were printed. [[Scaroth]] acquired several copies and sold them in [[1979]] to fund his [[time travel]] experiments. ([[ | * '''1453''': The first [[Gutenberg Bible]]s were printed. [[Scaroth]] acquired several copies and sold them in [[1979]] to fund his [[time travel]] experiments. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death]]'') | ||
* '''1471''': An [[English]]man named [[One-Armed Clarrie]] — according only to himself — fought off twenty [[Lancaster|Lancastrians]] with a spoon in the [[Battle of Tweksbury]]. ([[ | * '''1471''': An [[English]]man named [[One-Armed Clarrie]] — according only to himself — fought off twenty [[Lancaster|Lancastrians]] with a spoon in the [[Battle of Tweksbury]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') | ||
* '''1478''': After being convicted of treason, George Duke of Clarence worked in The Kingmaker tavern. ([[ | * '''1478''': After being convicted of treason, George Duke of Clarence worked in The Kingmaker tavern. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') | ||
* '''1479''': [[Duroc]] manifested in [[Cardiff]]. ([[ | * '''1479''': [[Duroc]] manifested in [[Cardiff]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking]]'') | ||
* '''1482''': The [[Eleventh Doctor]] said that this year was "full of glitches". ([[ | * '''1482''': The [[Eleventh Doctor]] said that this year was "full of glitches". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | ||
* '''1483''': Around [[April]], the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Peri Brown]] and [[Erimem]] met the young [[Richard III of England|Richard III]], who had just begun his reign as [[King of England]]. The Doctor skipped ahead to 1485, leaving Peri and Erimem to live through the next two years in England to catch up to him. They were forced to take up employment as serving wenches at a pub called "The Kingmaker". ([[ | * '''1483''': Around [[April]], the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Peri Brown]] and [[Erimem]] met the young [[Richard III of England|Richard III]], who had just begun his reign as [[King of England]]. The Doctor skipped ahead to 1485, leaving Peri and Erimem to live through the next two years in England to catch up to him. They were forced to take up employment as serving wenches at a pub called "The Kingmaker". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') | ||
* '''1485''': The Fifth Doctor intended to rendezvous with Peri and Erimem in 1485, but they instead get off the TARDIS in 1483. Waiting for them, the Doctor gets embroiled in a series of events with King Richard III, whose nephews disappear. ([[ | * '''1485''': The Fifth Doctor intended to rendezvous with Peri and Erimem in 1485, but they instead get off the TARDIS in 1483. Waiting for them, the Doctor gets embroiled in a series of events with King Richard III, whose nephews disappear. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sometime Never...]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') | ||
* '''1487''': The [[Aztec]]s sacrificed 20,000 victims to [[Huitzilopochtli]] at their capital of [[Tenochtitlan]]. [[Huitzilin]] fed upon the violent energies released by these sacrifices. ([[ | * '''1487''': The [[Aztec]]s sacrificed 20,000 victims to [[Huitzilopochtli]] at their capital of [[Tenochtitlan]]. [[Huitzilin]] fed upon the violent energies released by these sacrifices. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') | ||
* '''1489''': [[The Doctor]] visited [[China]]. ([[ | * '''1489''': [[The Doctor]] visited [[China]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* '''1491''': [[The Doctor]] had his first encounter with [[Torquemada]] in [[Toledo]]. ([[ | * '''1491''': [[The Doctor]] had his first encounter with [[Torquemada]] in [[Toledo]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Managra]]'') | ||
* '''1492''': The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] accidentally brought the [[Mandragora Helix]] to [[San Martino]]. It attempted to plunge Earth back into the Dark Ages, but the Doctor defeated it. Among young Duke [[Giuliano]]'s guests were [[Lorenzo de Medici]], the [[Duke of Milan]], the [[Doge of Venice]], and Leonardo da Vinci. ([[ | * '''1492''': The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] accidentally brought the [[Mandragora Helix]] to [[San Martino]]. It attempted to plunge Earth back into the Dark Ages, but the Doctor defeated it. Among young Duke [[Giuliano]]'s guests were [[Lorenzo de Medici]], the [[Duke of Milan]], the [[Doge of Venice]], and Leonardo da Vinci. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'') | ||
* [[Christopher Columbus]] embarked on his first voyage to the Americas. At some point in the explorer's life, [[the Doctor]] acquired his business card. ([[ | * [[Christopher Columbus]] embarked on his first voyage to the Americas. At some point in the explorer's life, [[the Doctor]] acquired his business card. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') | ||
* '''1498''': On [[16 September]], [[the Doctor]] was present during [[Torquemada]]'s death. ([[ | * '''1498''': On [[16 September]], [[the Doctor]] was present during [[Torquemada]]'s death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Managra]]'') | ||
* '''Unknown Date''': A [[Samurai sword]] dating from this century was among the artefacts abandoned by the departing inhabitants of the former [[Earth]] colony [[Jegg-Sau]] in the [[25th century]]. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The Relics of Jegg-Sau (audio story)|The Relics of Jegg-Sau]]'') | * '''Unknown Date''': A [[Samurai sword]] dating from this century was among the artefacts abandoned by the departing inhabitants of the former [[Earth]] colony [[Jegg-Sau]] in the [[25th century]]. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The Relics of Jegg-Sau (audio story)|The Relics of Jegg-Sau]]'') | ||
* '''Unknown Date''': The [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Barbara Wright]] visited the [[Aztec]] empire. Barbara, taken for the [[reincarnation]] of Yetaxa, tried in vain to stop the Aztec practice of human sacrifice. ([[ | * '''Unknown Date''': The [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Barbara Wright]] visited the [[Aztec]] empire. Barbara, taken for the [[reincarnation]] of Yetaxa, tried in vain to stop the Aztec practice of human sacrifice. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs]]'') | ||
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