1750s

In the 1750s, England was ruled by the King George II, from Hanover in Germany, whilst France was led by King Louis XV. (AUDIO: Masquerade)
Across Europe, the Seven Years' War was fought between George II's England and Scotland, bound by the Act of Union, against France. A Slitheen disguised as Sir Edward Scott Cameron would later describe it as a prequel to World War I and "a glorious affair" that "spanned continents" and "consumed countless lives." (AUDIO: Death on the Mile) By 1759, Scotland's best soldiers were fighting the French in Europe. Those that were left on the Scottish home front were compared by the Tenth Doctor to Dad's Army. (PROSE: The Many Hands)
Madame de Pompadour, concubine of Louis XV had an affair with the Tenth Doctor. Clockwork Droids from the 51st century attacked Versailles. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)
A time rift connected the 1870s to this decade. (PROSE: The Also People)