History Recap / PastDoctorAdventuresWorldGame

** Mention of the Doctor’s 1915 encounter with UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill, as depicted in Dicks’s earlier novel ''Players''.

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* AssassinationAttempt: In 1795, at Downing Street’s Colonial Office, the Countess and henchman Valmont aim to deliver an anachronistically small bomb to [[UsefulNotes/TheDukeOfWellington Lieutenant Arthur Wellesley]] and [[UsefulNotes/HoratioNelson Lord Nelson]], this being the only occasion where the two men were ever in the same place at the same time. Having determined the likely target, the Doctor breaks in and [[DunkingTheBomb chucks the bomb into a garden pond]].

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In a wood near the Tuileries gardens, when a Timescoop-summoned vampire attacks the Doctor, Serena is paralysed with fear - while very few things seriously frighten Time Lords, the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E4StateOfDecay ancient bow-ship war with the Great Vampire’s hordes]] have left an atavistic fear of vampires.

* SheCleansUpNicely: To prevent the Duke of Wellington’s assassination, the Doctor and Serena get some more fancy period togs for the Duchess of Richmond’s ball. Quite impressed with his black breeches; black evening coat, frilled white shirt and white waistcoat, he tells Serena, in a satin white gown with silver net drapery, that she looks “absolutely stunning,” causing her to blush.

-->'''Wellesley:''' No shillyshallying, sir. Who are you? And more to the point, ‘’what’’ are you?

--> "[[UsefulNotes/HoratioNelson Nelson]]'s warmth, his charm, his instinctive sympathy for the men under his command, had made him the most popular, the most beloved of leaders.He led by consultation and discussion and his captains were a ‘band of brothers’."

** The Doctor and Serena pre-emptively visit a variation of 1815 in which, before the Battle of Waterloo, the UsefulNotes/TheDukeOfWellington was assassinated. State suppression of discussion of the Duke’s mysterious death; secret police and disappearances hint Napoleon’s pre-invention of fascism.
** They then take to 1865 Foreign Minister, Prince Talleyrand-Perigord. [[spoiler: Having conquered most of the world, Napoleon, on victory parade in Moscow, died of pneumonia, whereupon his World Empire collapsed. The conquered nations split into separate states, of which Paris is one of many. Savaged by rocket bombs, the city is ruled by the Countess and her primitive automatic rifle-wielding troops]].
* AmbitionIsEvil: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Serena’s political aspirations; help with which persuades her to serve as the Doctor’s "supervisor."
* AssassinationAttempt: In 1805, at Downing Street’s Colonial Office, the Countess and henchman Valmont, to [[UsefulNotes/TheDukeOfWellington General Sir Arthur Wellesley]] and [[UsefulNotes/HoratioNelson Lord Nelson]], aim to deliver an anachronistically small bomb. The Doctor [[DunkingTheBomb chucks it into a garden pond]].
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Serena’s reservedness relaxes further on the Doctor’s [[spoiler: escape from exploding the ''Nautilus'']], whereupon she hugs him in relief.

** The Doctor recalls a [[Recap/EighthDoctorAdventuresTheEightDoctors visit from his Eighth incarnation]]; urging him to take the risk of calling the Time Lords.
** Mention of the Doctor’s 1915 encounter with UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill, as depicted in Dicks’s earler novel ''Players''.

* TheInfiltration: Equipped with documents and appropriate attire, the Doctor, under the alias of Citizen-Representative Henri Dupont; and Serena, as local seamstress Marie Lebrun, prevent, in 1794, Napoleon’s execution on trumped up charges.

* HiddenDepths: In 1805, at Downing Street’s Colonial Office, just before the Countess and Valmont's dual assassination attempt, Serena surprises herself with an [[WeNeedADistraction impersonation of a tearful Lady Hamilton]].

** In 1805, during the sole known meeting of [[UsefulNotes/TheDukeOfWellington Sir Arthur Wellsley]] and [[UsefulNotes/HoratioNelson Lord Nelson]], the Doctor disposes of an anachronistically small [[YouGotMurder packaged bomb]].

* NoSell: In 1805, of the man who just saved his life, Major General Sir Arthur Wellesley requires more than a scholarly title.

*OrganisationWithUnlimitedFunding: For the Doctor and Serena’s Napoleonic mission, the Celestial Intervention Agency supplies quite a bit of spending money. When Serena feels guilty at the amount spent on period-appropriate clothes and champagne-fuelled integration, the Doctor cheerily notes the Agency to have limitless secret funds.
* NotMyDriver: Under pretence of giving them a ride home from the Palais de Tuileries, Valmont, in a small wood, leaves the Doctor and Serena in the company of a vampire.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When "Lieutenant" Valmont claims the disguised Doctor not to be the real Emperor, Colonel Grant, disguised as a cuirassier lieutenant, challenges Valmont to a duel. While General Didier oversees the duel, Valmont, [[spoiler: before Grant can shoot him, dematerialises]].

* SheCleansUpNicely: To prevent the Duke of Wellington’s assassination, the Doctor and Serena, for the Duchess of Richmond’s ball, get some more fancy period togs. Quite impressed with his black breeches; black evening coat, frilled white shirt and white waistcoat, he tells Serena, in a satin white gown with silver net drapery, that she looks “absolutely stunning,” causing her to blush.
* ISurrenderSuckers: In the alternate 1865, the Countess, now [[spoiler: the city’s Commandant]], demands the services of Talleyrand’s political skills. [[spoiler: He uses his reputation as the “king of turncoats” to escape with the Doctor and Serena]].

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Serena’s reservedness relaxes further on the Doctor’s [[spoiler: escape from exploding ''Nautilus'']], whereupon she hugs him in relief.

* VehicularSabotage: Coerced into fitting the ''Nautilus'' with an atomic Omega Drive, the Doctor, before pulling vacating with Fulton, [[spoiler: sets the Drive to self-destruct]].

* ISurrenderSuckers: In the alternate 1865, the Countess, now [[spoiler: the city’s Commandant]] demands the services of Talleyrand’s political skills. [[spoiler: He uses his reputation as the “king of turncoats” to escape with the Doctor and Serena]].

* SergeantRock: --> "[[UsefulNotes/TheDukeOfWellington Wellesley]]'s officers feared him more than they loved him. He didn’t care if his men loved him or not, as long as they obeyed his orders. Wellesley kept them in order with discipline as ruthless as it was effective. On the other hand, he took care that, as far as possible, his men were well provisioned and well supplied. So long as his soldiers obeyed his orders, he led them to victory, and got as few of them as possible killed in the process. They didn’t exactly love him - but were always glad to see his tall frame and beaky nose on the battlefield."

* ETGaveUsWiFi: Robert Fulton’s submersible ‘’Nautilus’’, an early submarine armed with air-propelled torpedoes, is offered to Napoleon. With lack of mobility having rendered it ineffective, the Countess aims to supply it with an atomic Omega Drive.

* IHaveYourWife: To coerce the Doctor’s fitting the ‘’Nautilus’’ with an atomic Omega Drive, the Countess has Valmont hold Serena at gunpoint.

* TechnologyPorn: Robert Fulton’s submersible ‘’Nautilus’’, a copper-coloured, cigar-shaped, twenty foot cylinder.

* BigEater: At the Palais de Tuileries reception, following his summons to Napoleon’s’ study, a suddenly ravenous Doctor sees to a plate of small chicken and garlic pies.

** They then take to 1865 Foreign Minister, Prince Talleyrand-Perigord. Having conquered most of the world, Napoleon, on victory parade in Moscow, died of pneumonia, whereupon his World Empire collapsed. The conquered nations split into separate states, of which Paris is one of many. Savaged by rocket bombs, the city is ruled by the Countess and her primitive automatic rifle-wielding troops]].

-->''The Doctor:''' Well, I am usually known as the Doctor…

* OldSoldier: ‘’Vieux moustache’’ Sergeant Lebrun, veteran of several campaigns, is horrified but unfazed by the headless corpse before the Raston Warrior Robot.

-->'''Serena:''' If this - this convict refuses to acknowledge my authority, there is absolutely no point…-->'''The Doctor:''' Convict? Who are you calling a convict, you mannerless minx?

* LuxoryPrisonSuite: On Gallifrey, the Doctor’s cell has an ormolu cabinet-shaped dispenser of galaxy-wide cuisine; music, holovids, and a nice couch.

* LuxoryPrison: On Gallifrey, the Doctor’s cell has an ormolu cabinet-shaped dispenser of galaxy-wide cuisine; music, holovids, and a nice couch.

-->'''Serena:''' If this - this convict refuses to acknowledge my authority, there is absolutely no point…-->'''The Doctor:''' Convict? Who are you calling a convict, you mannerless minx?*{{Teleportation}}: The Countess and Valmont can dematerialise; the Countess does so to escape armed guard.