1752

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1752 was a year.

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The year was the centre-point of the Age of Reason. (COMIC: Political Animals ^[+]Loading...["Political Animals (comic story)"])

Henry Pelham was the Prime Minister of Great Britain (PROSE: Weapons Grade Snake Oil ^[+]Loading...["Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)"]) and George II was the king. (PROSE: The Book of the War ^[+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"])

A House Paradox godfather signs the Gregorian Compact. (COMIC: Political Animals ^[+]Loading...["Political Animals (comic story)"])

In January, (COMIC: Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses ^[+]Loading...["Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)"]) a Godfather-lieutenant of House Paradox negotiated with the British over the eleven days which would be "lost" when Britain converted from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. In a St Giles-in-the-Field pub, the Gregorian Compact was signed, officially giving the Faction 2 - 14 September 1752. (PROSE: The Book of the War ^[+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"]) This marked the beginning of humanity's involvement with the War in Heaven. (PROSE: Interference - Book One ^[+]Loading...["Interference - Book One (novel)"])

A shadowy glimpse of the Eleven-Day Empire. (COMIC: Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses ^[+]Loading...["Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)"])

On 2 September, at the time of the changeover, Greyjan the Sane had just begun serving his term as Lord President of Gallifrey. He was affected by the Eleven-Day Empire and driven insane. Greyjan committed suicide after only three days in office. (PROSE: The Ancestor Cell ^[+]Loading...["The Ancestor Cell (novel)"])

On 14 September, after Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar, joining the rest of Europe, the citizens of London caught a momentary glimpse of the Eleven-Day Empire. Sabbath was one of the few Londoners to remember seeing the Empire. (COMIC: Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses ^[+]Loading...["Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)"], Political Animals ^[+]Loading...["Political Animals (comic story)"])

Benjamin Franklin performed his famous experiment involving lightning striking a key tied to a kite. (COMIC: Political Animals ^[+]Loading...["Political Animals (comic story)"]) The Tenth Doctor once claimed to have been present on the night of the experiment, and that he got rope burn from the kite before becoming soaked and electrocuted. (TV: Smith and Jones ^[+]Loading...["Smith and Jones (TV story)"])

In January, a child was born in Manchester with two bodies. (COMIC: Political Animals ^[+]Loading...["Political Animals (comic story)"])

Nathaniel Wain died and was reincorporated in Mictlan to serve the Celestis. (PROSE: The Book of the War ^[+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"])