Doctor Who: 10 Best Historical Figures Who Have Appeared In Nu-Who
2. Elizabeth I
Played by Joanna Page and Angela Pleasence.
When Elizabeth I entered the Globe theatre in The Shakespeare Code, she was not only aware of who The Doctor was but also seemed to be extremely agitated by his presence. At the time of this episodes release both The Doctor and the audience were clueless as to what he had done to warrant such hatred.
In the subsequent series’ building up the 2013 50th anniversary special, The Day of The Doctor, there were several hints made to suggest that The Doctor had actually married Elizabeth I. He brags about his nuptials to Ood Sigma in The End of Time, Liz Ten teases him for his less than virtuous activities with the so-called “Virgin Queen” in The Beast Below, and he mentions in The Wedding of River Song that “Liz the First” was still waiting to elope with him on a glade.
The events of The Day of The Doctor would eventually confirm these boastful remarks to be the truth when we finally see the Tenth Doctor on that aforementioned glade with Elizabeth I in 1562. Although his proposal was meant as a trick to unveil a Zygon, he unintentionally became the fiancé to the Queen of England and fulfilled his promise in a private ceremony witnessed by the War Doctor, the Eleventh Doctor and Clara before swiftly disappearing with the promise to “be right back”.
Judging by the animosity she expressed towards him nearly 40 years later in The Shakespeare Code, its probably safe to assume that he didn’t come right back!