4 December

On 4 December 1642, Cardinal Richelieu died in France. (AUDIO: The Church and the Crown)

In 1952, the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane continued their undercover operation to bust up Tommy Ramsey's mafia-esque grip on London and to ward off a Xhinn invasion. Ramsey, unable to let the Doctor get away with not paying for protection, torched the Time Lord's clock repair shop to set an example for other local business owners who refused to pay. (PROSE: Amorality Tale)