Hiccup in Time (short story)

Hiccup in Time was the fourth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Indefinable Magic. It was written by Matthew James. It featured the Third Doctor and Liz Shaw.

Summary
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Characters

 * Third Doctor
 * Liz Shaw
 * King Henry VIII
 * Percy
 * Duke Norfolk
 * Chancellor

Worldbuilding

 * In the 16th century, it was believed that hiccups result from an "imbalance of the humours", but Liz knows they're most often a symptom of indigestion.
 * The King almost threatens Liz with a death sentence.
 * Rudimentary glasses have already been invented by 1539, though the King is too vain to wear them.
 * Henry VIII has cataracts, rendering him "practically blind", but the Doctor cures him of this ailment with his sonic screwdriver.
 * The King invites the Doctor and Liz with him to Hampton Court, but they decline.

Continuity

 * Liz Shaw is rescued by the Third Doctor later in his life, from after the Time Lords restored his TARDIS. (TV: The Three Doctors, et al.)
 * King Henry suddenly disapproves of the match with the Lady Anne of Cleves, who will be his future wife. (PROSE: God Send Me Well to Keep)