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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===Dated=== | ===Dated=== | ||
[[Harold Godwinson]] became [[King of England]] in [[January]], succeeding his brother-in-law [[Edward the Confessor]]. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Harold Godwinson]] became [[King of England]] in [[January]], succeeding his brother-in-law [[Edward the Confessor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}}) | ||
[[Halley's Comet]] passed Earth in [[April]] ([[PROSE]]: | [[Halley's Comet]] passed Earth in [[April]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Meddler (novelisation)}}) where it crashed into a [[Persopolisian]] [[Spacecraft|ship]], the wreckage of which fell to Earth. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Time Capsule (audio story)}}) | ||
[[William the Conqueror]] was crowned King of England on [[25 December]], and the Monk witnessed this occurrence. ([[PROSE]]: | [[William the Conqueror]] was crowned King of England on [[25 December]], and the Monk witnessed this occurrence. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Meddler (novelisation)}}) | ||
===Undated=== | ===Undated=== | ||
The [[Battle of Hastings]] was fought in [[England]], resulting in the death of [[Harold Godwinson]] and the [[Norman]]s taking control of England under [[William the Conqueror]]. | The [[Battle of Hastings]] was fought in [[England]], resulting in the death of [[Harold Godwinson]] and the [[Norman]]s taking control of England under [[William the Conqueror]]. | ||
The [[First Monk]] tried to change the outcome of this battle so the [[Saxon]]s wouldn't be defeated by the [[Norman]]s. He tried to thwart a [[Viking]] invasion in the north, thus keeping Harold Godwinson and the English army from having to fight [[Harald Hardrada]] and the Vikings at [[Stamford Bridge]], and therefore would be better prepared for the Battle of Hastings. He was stopped when Saxons from [[Wulnoth's village]] attacked his monastery, driving him out, and the Doctor removed the [[dimensional control]] of [[The Monk's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], stranding the Monk there. ([[TV]]: | The [[First Monk]] tried to change the outcome of this battle so the [[Saxon]]s wouldn't be defeated by the [[Norman]]s. He tried to thwart a [[Viking]] invasion in the north, thus keeping Harold Godwinson and the English army from having to fight [[Harald Hardrada]] and the Vikings at [[Stamford Bridge]], and therefore would be better prepared for the Battle of Hastings. He was stopped when Saxons from [[Wulnoth's village]] attacked his monastery, driving him out, and the Doctor removed the [[dimensional control]] of [[The Monk's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], stranding the Monk there. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Meddler (TV story)}}) | ||
[[File:Longship.jpg|left|thumb|A [[Viking]] [[longship]] on course for [[England]]. ([[TV]]: | [[File:Longship.jpg|left|thumb|A [[Viking]] [[longship]] on course for [[England]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Meddler (TV story)}})]] | ||
On the field of battle, the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Mary Shelley]] met King Harold ([[AUDIO]]: | On the field of battle, the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Mary Shelley]] met King Harold ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Mary's Story (audio story)}}) while [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]' [[helmic regulator]] was hit and incapacitated by an arrow when the [[Eleventh Doctor]] visited the battle. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Pond Life (webcast)|part=5}}) | ||
At the conclusion of the battle, according to one account, Harold's body was intentionally misidentified by Countess [[Gytha]] and Lady [[Edith Swan-Neck]]. In fact, Harold had survived the battle, but the false identification allowed him to die as Harold but be "reborn" as [[Hereward the Wake]]. ([[PROSE]]: | At the conclusion of the battle, according to one account, Harold's body was intentionally misidentified by Countess [[Gytha]] and Lady [[Edith Swan-Neck]]. In fact, Harold had survived the battle, but the false identification allowed him to die as Harold but be "reborn" as [[Hereward the Wake]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Real Hereward (short story)}}) | ||
Building of the [[Tower of London]] began. ([[PROSE]]: | Building of the [[Tower of London]] began. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Magic of the Angels (novel)}}) | ||
==Births and deaths== | ==Births and deaths== | ||
[[Edward the Confessor]] died and was laid to rest in [[January]]. ([[TV]]: | [[Edward the Confessor]] died and was laid to rest in [[January]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Meddler (TV story)|namedep=The Watcher (1)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}}) | ||
==Other== | ==Other== | ||
Among her various titles and aliases, interdimensional traveller [[Lady Aesculapius]] once claimed that of "[[Ms Reality]] 1066". ([[PROSE]]: | Among her various titles and aliases, interdimensional traveller [[Lady Aesculapius]] once claimed that of "[[Ms Reality]] 1066". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Life After Death (short story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
