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From [[1811]]-[[1820]] was the [[British Regency]], a time in which the region was ruled by a prince regent as the king was unfit to do so. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Frostfire (audio story)|Frostfire]]'') | From [[1811]]-[[1820]] was the [[British Regency]], a time in which the region was ruled by a prince regent as the king was unfit to do so. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Frostfire (audio story)|Frostfire]]'') | ||
From [[1838]], [[Victoria]], Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India ruled the United Kingdom. Her reign, known as the [[Victorian era]], saw Britain make huge territorial gains across the globe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[Ghost Light]]'') | From [[1838]], [[Victoria]], Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India ruled the United Kingdom. Her reign, known as the [[Victorian era]], saw Britain make huge territorial gains across the globe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') | ||
On [[25 December|Christmas Day]], [[1851]], the [[Tenth Doctor]], with the help of [[Jackson Lake]], defeated the [[CyberKing]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') | On [[25 December|Christmas Day]], [[1851]], the [[Tenth Doctor]], with the help of [[Jackson Lake]], defeated the [[CyberKing]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') | ||
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From [[1853]]-[[1856]], Britain and its allies fought the [[Crimean War]] against [[Russia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'') | From [[1853]]-[[1856]], Britain and its allies fought the [[Crimean War]] against [[Russia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'') | ||
In [[1878]], Britain had an Imperial Spacefleet of three ships. However, [[Kamelion]] soon convinced Queen Victoria to end the British Space Programme and look to domestic concerns. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Imperial Moon]]'') | In [[1878]], Britain had an Imperial Spacefleet of three ships. However, [[Kamelion]] soon convinced Queen Victoria to end the British Space Programme and look to domestic concerns. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Imperial Moon (novel)|Imperial Moon]]'') | ||
==== Torchwood Institute ==== | ==== Torchwood Institute ==== | ||
In [[1879]], after an attack by the [[Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform]], Victoria banished the [[Tenth Doctor]] from her country and formed the [[Torchwood Institute]], as the [[British Empire]]'s defence against the dark forces which the Doctor seemed to consort. For a period of over a hundred years, Torchwood had many encounters with aliens. From [[1885]], a [[Torchwood Three|third Torchwood branch]] located in [[Cardiff]] monitored the activity of a [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Space-Time Rift]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Slow Decay (novel)|Slow Decay]]'') In [[1899]], [[Jack Harkness]], a [[Time Agent]] from the [[51st century]] and one of Torchwood Three's most famous employees, with a career lasting over one hundred years, joined the branch. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'') | In [[1879]], after an attack by the [[Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform]], Victoria banished the [[Tenth Doctor]] from her country and formed the [[Torchwood Institute]], as the [[British Empire]]'s defence against the dark forces which the Doctor seemed to consort. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'') For a period of over a hundred years, Torchwood had many encounters with aliens. From [[1885]], a [[Torchwood Three|third Torchwood branch]] located in [[Cardiff]] monitored the activity of a [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Space-Time Rift]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Slow Decay (novel)|Slow Decay]]'') In [[1899]], [[Jack Harkness]], a [[Time Agent]] from the [[51st century]] and one of Torchwood Three's most famous employees, with a career lasting over one hundred years, joined the branch. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'') | ||
=== 20th century === | === 20th century === | ||
