1936 In January 1936 , the Seventh Doctor and Melanie Bush met Emil Hartung during a visit to Cairo . ( PROSE : " Just War " ) " At the Mountains of Madness " by H . P . Lovecraft was published between February and April in " Astounding Stories " . ( PROSE : " The Taking of Planet 5 " ) In February , the Sakura Kai engineered a revolt in Tokyo by the Japan ese First Infantry Division in support of the expansionist policies of the Kodo Ha . Many government officials and civil servants were killed , including Ishiguro Takashi ' s brothers , before the revolt was put down . ( PROSE : " The Shadow of Weng - Chiang " ) Fighting continued between the Chinese and Japanes Armies . ( PROSE : " Doctor Who and the War Games " ) In April , Alun Travers was born . ( PROSE : " One Cold Step " ) On 25 April , the Fifth Doctor and Peri Brown attended the FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Sheffield United in Wembley Stadium in London . ( PROSE : " The Church of Football " ) In July , the Spanish Civil War began . ( PROSE : " History 101 " ) The war was caused by a group of conservative generals revolting against the democratic government out of fear that traditional Catholic values were being undermined and the government was leaning towards Communism . The Nationalists ' original leader was José Sanjurjo , who was killed in a plane crash caused by the fact that he was carrying too much luggage . He had wanted to look impressive when he took power . He was succeeded by Francisco Franco . ( AUDIO : " Fiesta of the Damned " ) In the summer , Tom Wake met his future wife Mary in Blackpool . ( PROSE : " The Hopes and Fears of All the Years " ) In November , Charley Pollard was briefly reunited with her parents Lord Richard and Lady Louisa Pollard in London before being recaptured by the Viyran s and returned to the Ever - and - Ever Prolixity in the far future . ( AUDIO : " The Fall of the House of Pollard " ) On 30 November , the Crystal Palace was destroyed in a large fire . ( COMIC : " The Eagle of the Reich " , PROSE : " Tomorrow ' s Fish and Chips " ) By one account , this was done by a hatched phoenix . The Eleventh Doctor , Amy Pond and Rory Williams came to the Palace at this time and met up with Winston Churchill . ( COMIC : " The Eagle of the Reich " ) Another account indicated that the fire was started by the Tenth Doctor and Heather McCrimmon in order to defeat Victumas and the Dominion Sisterhood . ( COMIC : " The Crystal Palace " ) Ibrahim Hadmani travelled back in time to witness the destruction of the Crystal Place . ( PROSE : " Tomorrow ' s Fish and Chips " ) King George V died and was succeeded by his eldest son , Edward VIII . On 10 December , Edward VIII abdicated the British throne to marry his divorced American mistress , Wallis Simpson . He was succeeded by his younger brother , George VI . ( PROSE : " Players " , AUDIO : " Neverland " ) Fitz Kreiner was born . ( PROSE : " The Taint " ) Edward Grainger began working for British Intelligence . ( PROSE : " Log 384 " , PROSE : " Old Boys " ) The last Thylacine on Earth died in Beaumaris Zoo . The last living one was taken to the Museum of the Last Ones . ( PROSE : " The Last Dodo " ) The Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe visited Brighton and met Max Miller . ( AUDIO : " Pier Pressure " ) The Eleventh Doctor , Amy and Rory visited Shalford Heights . ( PROSE : " The Glamour Chase " ) George Limb attended an international conference in Munich . ( PROSE : " Illegal Alien " ) The renegade Time Lady Iris Wildthyme and Jo Jones visited Los Angeles , where they met the Eighth Doctor . ( AUDIO : " The Elixir of Doom " ) Behind the scenes . According to a sighting report sent to " Whoisdoctorwho . co . uk " by someone named Daniel Roberts , there was photographic evidence that the Ninth Doctor was present for the coronation of George VI in this year .