The London Crisis

The Magician's Nephew

This flow traces Jadis’s escalating confrontation with London’s people and Digory’s effort to remove her before the violence spreads.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

Jadis Demands Submission Jadis Demands Submission from "The Magician's Nephew". Jadis Demands Submission A conquest announced Jadis orders Andrew to secure transport, clothing, jewels, and slaves.

Jadis Demands Submission from "The Magician's Nephew". Jadis Demands Submission A conquest announced Jadis orders Andrew to secure transport, clothing, jewels, and slaves.

Jadis Demands Submission A conquest announced Jadis orders Andrew to secure transport, clothing, jewels, and slaves. She expects to begin conquering the world the next day. A household resists Letty challenges the visitor, and Jadis’s destructive spell fails against her. The conflict moves from imperial demand to immediate physical danger inside the home.

The Chase Returns The Chase Returns from "The Magician's Nephew". The Chase Returns Violence becomes public Jadis races through the streets on a stolen horse, with Andrew and a crowd following.

The Chase Returns from "The Magician's Nephew". The Chase Returns Violence becomes public Jadis races through the streets on a stolen horse, with Andrew and a crowd following.

The Chase Returns Violence becomes public Jadis races through the streets on a stolen horse, with Andrew and a crowd following. A wrecked cab and injured shopkeeper bring the conflict into public view. A city gathers Police, cyclists, and onlookers surround the scene. Their presence does not stop Jadis, but it gives Digory a chance to locate her.

The Iron Bar Attack The Iron Bar Attack from "The Magician's Nephew". The Iron Bar Attack Force escalates Jadis tears a bar from a lamp-post and strikes police officers.

The Iron Bar Attack from "The Magician's Nephew". The Iron Bar Attack Force escalates Jadis tears a bar from a lamp-post and strikes police officers.

The Iron Bar Attack Force escalates Jadis tears a bar from a lamp-post and strikes police officers. The crowd is frightened, and the Cabby warns that the horse is being driven beyond control. Digory acts Digory tries repeatedly to reach Jadis, despite being kicked and injured. Polly arrives and helps him use the rings to get close enough to remove her.

A Risky Escape A Risky Escape from "The Magician's Nephew". A Risky Escape Contact secured Digory catches Jadis’s heel and calls to Polly to activate the ring.

A Risky Escape from "The Magician's Nephew". A Risky Escape Contact secured Digory catches Jadis’s heel and calls to Polly to activate the ring.

A Risky Escape Contact secured Digory catches Jadis’s heel and calls to Polly to activate the ring. The children’s escape carries Andrew, the Cabby, and the horse along with her. Consequences multiply The attempt removes Jadis from London, but it also transports a larger group into an unknown world. The rescue succeeds locally while creating a new crisis elsewhere.

London Left Behind London Left Behind from "The Magician's Nephew". London Left Behind Violence suspended The street crowd is left with the wrecked cab and injured officers, while Jadis and the horse disappear.

London Left Behind from "The Magician's Nephew". London Left Behind Violence suspended The street crowd is left with the wrecked cab and injured officers, while Jadis and the horse disappear.

London Left Behind Violence suspended The street crowd is left with the wrecked cab and injured officers, while Jadis and the horse disappear. The children return much later without anyone in London noticing the passage of time. An incomplete resolution Jadis is no longer attacking London, but the larger threat has not been defeated. The city’s immediate crisis becomes the beginning of Narnia’s struggle with her.

after she reaches the Ketterley drawing room

later that afternoon in London

during the confrontation at the lamp-post

at the peak of the street fight

moments after the group departs