TIMELINE

Jopari once posted a timeline of the stories he had written, ending with Lyra Belacqua's death in his tale The Last Temptation. I killed Lyra off at a rather younger age than Jopari did, so my version of his timeline, although sharing many of the dates and characters, differs where our storylines diverge.

All dates are based on the calendar of our world.

1923

Birth of Henry Latrom.

1942

Estimated date of birth of Asriel Belacqua and Stelmaria

1962

Estimated date of birth of Marisa Coulter and *Ozymandias.

1970

Birth of Elspeth Morley.

1972

Birth of Adèle Starminster and Lysander.

1980

Birth of Elizabeth Boreal and Parander.

1981

Birth of Margaret Doyle and Jimmy.

1982

Birth of Arthur Shire and Sarastus.

1984

Birth of Harold Owen and Mike.

1985

Birth of Will Parry and Kirjava. Birth of Lyra Belacqua and Pantalaimon. Disappearance of John Parry while on an arctic expedition.

1988

Birth of Judy Beckley and Skaven.

1992

First signs of mental disturbance in Elaine Parry. Birth of Giancarlo Bellini.

1997

Events described in His Dark Materials, The Reliquary and Arthur and Maggie. Death of Margaret Doyle and Jimmy.

2000

Events described in Intentions. Death of Henry Latrom

2001

The Church attempts to steal Lyra's alethiometer but is foiled, as described in The Adventure of the Lost Alethiometer.

2002

Birth of Guilietta Bellini..

2007

Lyra graduates from St Sophia's College. She takes a post-graduate arts degree course at Jordan. Her alethiometry skills continue to grow.

2008

Alfred II and Eleanor is crowned King of England.

2010

Will qualifies as a doctor and starts work at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. Events described in Threads. The Culham Incident and the final destruction of the Subtle Knife.

2012

Will Parry and Judy Beckley are married.

2014

Birth of John Parry and Rosalind.

2015

Birth of Peter Joyce and Viola.

2016

Arthur Shire and Adèle Starminster meet in Banbury, as described in An Ever-Rolling Stream.

2020

Events described in The King's Councillor.

2030

Events described in The Clockmaker's Boy. Death of Elspeth Morley.

2031

The Boreal Foundation develops the technology to enable Elizabeth Boreal to perform dream-corruption, as described in The Queen of the Night.

2032

Death of Lyra Belacqua and Pantalaimon. Death of Elizabeth Boreal and Parander. Events described in A Gift of Love.

2050

Will Parry retires from medicine. Birth of Christopher Johns and Jemima.

2066

Arthur Shire gives Lockkeeper's Cottage to Christopher Johns as described in His Day's Work.

2068

Death of Will Parry and Kirjava.

2071

Death of Arthur Shire and Sarastus.

*The name given to Marisa Coulter's daemon in the BBC plays. It's not a bad choice, even though PP doesn't like it.