France



France was a country in Europe, located on Earth. French was a language which originated in this country.

History
In 1242, the Seventh Doctor and Bernice Summerfield visited France. (PROSE: Sanctuary)

In the late 14th century, Queen Isabella, the wife of King Richard II of England, was born in France. She returned to her native country after her husband's death in 1400. (AUDIO: The Doctor's Tale)

In 1555, France was at war with Spain. Francois de Noailles, Bishop of Dax and the brother of the French ambassador to England, secretly supported Reverend Thomas Smith's plot to remove Queen Mary I from power. He believed that having her half-sister Elizabeth on the English throne would mean England would ally with France instead of Spain. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy)

In August 1572, the First Doctor and Steven Taylor visited Paris and were present for the St Bartholomew's Day massacre. (TV: The Massacre)

In 1626, the Fifth Doctor, Peri Brown and Erimem visited France. (AUDIO: The Church and the Crown)

In the 18th century, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, better known as Madame de Pompadour, lived in France and was a lover of King Louis XV. She died in Versailles after receiving several visits from the Tenth Doctor. The Doctor described France to Mickey Smith as "a different planet", referring to the different attitudes of its people from those of Great Britain. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)

In 1746, the Second Doctor suggested the country as a destination for some Scottish refugees, during the Jacobite rebellion. (TV: The Highlanders)

In July 1794, the First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright visited France during the French Revolution. (TV: The Reign of Terror)

In 1804, the First Doctor and Dodo Chaplet visited France in an alternate timeline. (PROSE: The Man in the Velvet Mask)

In 1871, the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield visited France. (PROSE: Set Piece)

In the 1880s, the Seventh Doctor, Chris Cwej and Roz Forrester visited France. (PROSE: The Death of Art)

In 1890, the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond visited France. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)

In 1937, the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor visited France. (PROSE: History 101)

During both his second and eight incarnations, the Doctor visited France during the Nazi occupation of the 1940s. (AUDIO: Resistance, The Scapegoat)

The French franc was the currency of France for most of the 20th century. (PROSE: History 101)

The first case outside England of the Silurian virus from Wenley Moor was reported in Paris. Thankfully, it was at that time the Third Doctor developed an antidote for the virus, which was was soon used to stop the pandemic. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians)

In 1979, the Fourth Doctor and Romana II visited France. (TV: City of Death)

In 2007, when Cybermen from Pete's World invaded the main universe, appearing all over Earth, an army of Cybermen appeared in Paris. (TV: Army of Ghosts)

In 2011, Night Dragon Haulage regularly shipped goods to France. (TV: The Curse of Clyde Langer)

By 2050, France appeared to be under the jurisdiction of the Department, which was secretly led by a Korven from the far future known as Lomax. The Department operated the Mortainian mines, presumably located in, France. (TV: Lost Library of Ukko)

After the Myloki conflict of 2066-2068, France collapsed in civil war. (PROSE: The Indestructible Man)

Donna's World
In an alternate timeline, France closed its borders to refugees forced to vacate southern England after the Titanic crashed into London. (TV: Turn Left)