17th century

The famous personae of the 17th century included Milton, Rubens and Purcell. Tragic events that happened in this century included the execution of Filippo Bruno, the Thirty Years' War and the Great Plague. (AUDIO: The Witch from the Well) This century was also exceptional in English history because of a period of the Protectorate when the country was not ruled by a monarch. Instead, a Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland was appointed. (PROSE: The Roundheads)

By the mid-17th century, the nobility of England were beginning to lose their political power and influence. However, many of these lords and ladies remained prominent members of their local communities. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)

In the 17th century, a local clergyman saw the Witch of the Well. (TV: Hide)

River Song and Helen Sinclair visited Rennes-le-Château in the 17th century while searching for the eighth piece of the Doomsday Chronometer. (AUDIO: The Doomsday Chronometer)

In the early 17th century, the English village of Bilehurst Cragg was abandoned following the escape of the Morax from their prison within the hill and the Thirteenth Doctor's intervention. King James swore to erase all records of the village while Ryan Sinclair asked that he, at least, ensured that the villagers all got out all right first. (TV: The Witchfinders)

At some point in the 17th century, a civil war took place in England, during the time of Charles II. (AUDIO: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor)

The 17th century was also among the centuries endured by Ashildr, (TV: The Woman Who Lived) a 9th century Viking girl who was rendered effectively immortal when she was brought back to life by the Twelfth Doctor through a self-repairing Mire repair kit. (TV: The Girl Who Died)