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'''Assassination''' was a specialised form of [[murder]], in which the victim was a prominent individual — often the leader of a government. | '''Assassination''' was a specialised form of [[murder]], in which the victim was a prominent individual — often the leader of a government. A person who carried out an assassination was called an '''assassin'''. | ||
The [[First Doctor]] told [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] that it was acceptable to hire an assassin in [[Roman Empire|Roman]] times, and were preferably "dumb", i.e. mute, so that they couldn't speak out against their employer. ([[TV]]: "[[All Roads Lead to Rome]]") | |||
According to [[Ian Chesterton]], ''[[Hashashin]]'' was used in [[English language|English]] in the form of the word ''assassin''. ([[TV]]: "[[Five Hundred Eyes]]") | |||
== Occurrences == | == Occurrences == | ||
In [[62]], a [[Centurion (The Romans)|centurion]] hired [[Ascaris]] to assassinate the [[lyre]] player [[Maximus Pettulian]]. After the assassination was carried out, the Doctor posed as Maximus, making it appear that he had some somehow survived. Believing the Doctor to be Maximus, Ascaris tried to assassinate the Doctor, but was overpowered by the Doctor and [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') | |||
In [[1289]], the [[Mongol]] [[warlord]] [[Tegana]] tried and failed to assassinate [[Kublai Khan]]. ([[TV]]: "[[Assassin at Peking]]") | |||
In [[1400]], there was a failed plot to assassinate [[King]] [[Henry IV]] of [[England]] and restore the deposed [[Richard II]] to the throne. The conspirators included the author [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] and his son [[Tom Chaucer|Tom]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'') | In [[1400]], there was a failed plot to assassinate [[King]] [[Henry IV]] of [[England]] and restore the deposed [[Richard II]] to the throne. The conspirators included the author [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] and his son [[Tom Chaucer|Tom]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Assassins are, by definition, deadly. This makes the title ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' redundant, which is why the title was gently mocked by the [[Comic Relief]] special, [[The Curse of Fatal Death|''The Curse of ''Fatal'' Death'']]. | * Assassins are, by definition, deadly. This makes the title ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' redundant, which is why the title was gently mocked by the [[Comic Relief]] special, [[The Curse of Fatal Death|''The Curse of ''Fatal'' Death'']]. | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] |