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*Events inferred from real world information. {{HS|real}}
*Events inferred from real world information. {{HS|real}}
*Events from ''[[cambridge:Ghosthunter:Ghosthunter|Ghosthunter]]''. {{HS|ghosthunter}}
*Events from ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]''. {{HS|res}}
*Events from ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]''. {{HS|res}}
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Zarok returns to conquer Gallowmere once again, but unwittingly resurrects Sir Dan, who eventually defeats him.{{Gameref|MED2|[[INTROP1]]}} Zarok's spell book is lost in the battle.
Zarok returns to conquer Gallowmere once again, but unwittingly resurrects Sir Dan, who eventually defeats him.{{Gameref|MED2|[[INTROP1]]}} Zarok's spell book is lost in the battle.
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|class="ghosthunter"|'''1415'''
|class="ghosthunter"|A member of the Fortesque family fights and dies at the {{w|Battle of Agincourt}}.{{Gameref|Ghosthunter}}{{Gameref|Ghosthunter|HMS Victoria|quote=Pish and Baloney, the Fortesque family have been fighting, man and boy, for old 'Blighty' for over 1000 years, and we've never let a little thing like death get in the way of a good scrap. Why there's a Fortesque on every battlefield in the civilized world, Agincourt, dead, Waterloo, dead, Dunkirk, dead...|author=Colonel Freddie Fortesque}}
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|class="real"|'''1473'''{{Note|name="cambridge"}}
|class="real"|'''1473'''{{Note|name="cambridge"}}
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|'''1774'''
|'''1774'''
|Fisherman [[Phil McCaven]] catches a [[Kraken]] off the coast of [[Bognor Regis]].{{Gameref|MED2|[[The Museum]]|author=Book|quote=The great Kraken, that could smash a boat between its fearsome jaws - some still suppose that the deepest seas still hold creatures like this great beast. Fisherman, Phil McCaven, caught this example off the coast of Bognor Regis in 1774.}}{{Note|name="regis"|The suffix "Regis" ("of the King") usually recalls the historical ownership of lands or manors by the Crown. However, Bognor Regis is the exception, being a modern example of the granting of the suffix "regis". In 1929, [[wikipedia:George V|George V]], having spent several months recuperating from a serious illness in the seaside resort of Bognor, allowed it to be renamed as "Bognor Regis". This means the museum book in ''MediEvil 2'' calls the town Bognor Regis 43 years ahead of it being named as such in the real world.}}
|Fisherman [[Phil McCaven]] catches a [[Kraken]] off the coast of [[Bognor Regis]].{{Gameref|MED2|[[The Museum]]|author=Book|quote=The great Kraken, that could smash a boat between its fearsome jaws - some still suppose that the deepest seas still hold creatures like this great beast. Fisherman, Phil McCaven, caught this example off the coast of Bognor Regis in 1774.}}{{Note|name="regis"|The suffix "Regis" ("of the King") usually recalls the historical ownership of lands or manors by the Crown. However, Bognor Regis is the exception, being a modern example of the granting of the suffix "regis". In 1929, [[wikipedia:George V|George V]], having spent several months recuperating from a serious illness in the seaside resort of Bognor, allowed it to be renamed as "Bognor Regis". This means the museum book in ''MediEvil 2'' calls the town Bognor Regis 43 years ahead of it being named as such in the real world.}}
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|class="ghosthunter"|'''1815'''
|class="ghosthunter"|A member of the Fortesque family fights and dies at the [[wikipedia:Battle of Waterloo|Battle of Waterloo]].{{Gameref|Ghosthunter|HMS Victoria|quote=Pish and Baloney, the Fortesque family have been fighting, man and boy, for old 'Blighty' for over 1000 years, and we've never let a little thing like death get in the way of a good scrap. Why there's a Fortesque on every battlefield in the civilized world, Agincourt, dead, Waterloo, dead, Dunkirk, dead...|author=Colonel Freddie Fortesque}}
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|'''1817'''
|'''1817'''
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|'''December''': Lord Palethorn is expelled from the Magic Circle.
|'''December''': Lord Palethorn is expelled from the Magic Circle.
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|'''1878'''
|class="ghosthunter med" rowspan="2"|'''1878'''
|'''January 10''': Lord Palethorn asks Professor Hamilton Kift to accompany him on a [[Expedition of '78|journey]] to the last resting place of [[Zarok's spell book]].
|'''January 10''': Lord Palethorn asks Professor Hamilton Kift to accompany him on a [[Expedition of '78|journey]] to the last resting place of [[Zarok's spell book]].


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'''April 1''': The Professor recounts the events of January 21 in his journal.
'''April 1''': The Professor recounts the events of January 21 in his journal.
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|class="ghosthunter"|[[cambridge:Ghosthunter:Colonel Freddie Fortesque|Colonel Freddie Fortesque]] is born around this time.{{Gameref|Ghosthunter|[[cambridge:Ghosthunter:Shock Jump Cards|Shock Jump Cards]]}}
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|'''1885'''
|'''1885'''
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|class="real"|'''1930'''{{Note|name="cambridge"}}
|class="real"|'''1930'''{{Note|name="cambridge"}}
|class="real"|The Hobson's building, a part of St Catharine's College in Cambridge, is built.<ref name="catharine"/>
|class="real"|The Hobson's building, a part of St Catharine's College in Cambridge, is built.<ref name="catharine"/>
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|class="ghosthunter"|'''1940'''
|class="ghosthunter"|A member of the Fortesque family fights and dies at the [[wikipedia:Battle of Dunkirk|Battle of Dunkirk]].{{Gameref|Ghosthunter|HMS Victoria|quote=Pish and Baloney, the Fortesque family have been fighting, man and boy, for old 'Blighty' for over 1000 years, and we've never let a little thing like death get in the way of a good scrap. Why there's a Fortesque on every battlefield in the civilized world, Agincourt, dead, Waterloo, dead, Dunkirk, dead...|author=Colonel Freddie Fortesque}}
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|class="ghosthunter"|'''1945'''
|class="ghosthunter"|Colonel Freddie Fortesque, last of the Fortesque line, dies at sea.{{Gameref|Ghosthunter|HMS Victoria|id=1|quote=Mission is to protect His Majesty's gold, Sir. Why yes, HMS Victoria, commandeered Liner, ferrying troops and supplies... the spoils of war, don't you know... sunk in '45.|author=Colonel Freddie Fortesque}}
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|'''1962'''
|'''1962'''
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