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{{wikipediainfo|George III of the United Kingdom}} | {{wikipediainfo|George III of the United Kingdom}} | ||
'''George III''' was the [[King]] of the [[United Kingdom]] from [[1760]] to [[1820]]. | '''George III''' was the [[King]] of the [[United Kingdom]] from [[1760]] to [[1820]]. | ||
In [[1774]], George received the last mammoth in [[Europe]] as a gift from [[Catherine II]] of [[Russia]]. In [[December]] of that year it was to have been part of the Royal hunt. After the [[Second War in Heaven]] this mammoth was vital to the last surviving members of [[Faction Paradox]] and other interested parties. It was thought a relic which would act as a focal point around which history could be shaped. The ritual of the hunt itself was to determine who would control the future. The focus of the hunt, however shifted to the last of the [[Mayakai]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Political Animals (comic story)|Political Animals]]'') | |||
Most people in later times regarded the story of the king receiving a mammoth as just part of a larger tradition of strange rumours that circulated about high society, particularly the more dubious members of the aristocracy. In [[1782]], during a night of drinking with the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Scarlette]] claimed that she had once ridden George III's mammoth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'') | |||
[[The Doctor]] met George III prior to [[1814]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Washington Burns (audio story)|Washington Burns]]'') | [[The Doctor]] met George III prior to [[1814]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Washington Burns (audio story)|Washington Burns]]'') | ||
His [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] was [[Sir]] [[Francis Dashwood]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell]]'') | His [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] was [[Sir]] [[Francis Dashwood]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
