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|release date= [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]]
|release date= [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]]
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}}'''''Doctor Who Discovers: The Conquerors''''' was published by [[Target Books]]. Its release date was [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]].
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'''''Doctor Who Discovers The Conquerors''''' was the fourth, penultimate ''[[Doctor Who Discovers (series)|Doctor Who Discovers]]'' educational novel published by [[Target Books]]. Its release date was [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]].
 
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Dr Who encounters some of the most adventurous — and hardiest — characters in history as he journeys through time to meet the Conquerors. Not surprisingly the Doctor becomes mixed up in a few adventures himself as he witnesses Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain, Napoleon's triumph at the battle of Austerlitz and Hannibal's crossing of the Alps.
Dr Who encounters some of the most adventurous — and hardiest — characters in history as he journeys through time to meet the Conquerors. Not surprisingly the Doctor becomes mixed up in a few adventures himself as he witnesses Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain, Napoleon's triumph at the battle of Austerlitz and Hannibal's crossing of the Alps.


''Dr Who Discovers The Conquerors'' is one of a new series of illustrated Dr Who books. Watch out for other titles of Dr Who's journeys of discovery.  
''Dr Who Discovers The Conquerors'' is one of a new series of illustrated Dr Who books. Watch out for other titles of Dr Who's journeys of discovery.
 
== Plot ==
''to be written''
 
== Characters ==
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Aristotle]]
* [[Alexander the Great]]
* [[Bucephalus]]
* [[Julius Caesar]]
* [[Hannibal]]
* [[Richard I of England]]
* [[Saladin]]
* [[Napoléon Bonaparte]]
* [[Arthur Wellesley|Duke of Wellington]]


== Subject matter ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor and the TARDIS take the reader on a voyage of discovery.
''to be written''


== Notable features ==
== Story notes ==
* Each title included a pull-out stapled poster featuring the cover artwork by [[Jeff Cummins]].
''to be written''
* Contents (fully illustrated articles on each topic)
: Introduction
: Alexander the Great
: Boadicea
: Julius Caesar
: Hannibal
: Hadrian
: Charlemagne the Great
: Richard the Lionheart
: Sir Francis Drake
: Napolean
: Simon Bolivar
: Farewell


== Notes ==
== Continuity ==
* This was the fourth book in the ''[[Doctor Who Discovers (real world)|Doctor Who Discovers]]'' series.
* The Fourth Doctor remembers that he previously witnessed the battles between [[Richard I of England|Richard the Lionheart]] and [[Saladin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'')


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
* Series editor: [[Fred Newman]]
* Series editor: [[Fred Newman]]
* Series Designer: [[Frank Ainscough]]
* Series Designer: [[Frank Ainscough]]
* Cover Artwork:
* Cover Artwork: [[Jeff Cummins]]
* Internal Photographs: BBC Photographic Library
* Internal Photographs: BBC Photographic Library
* Internal illustrations: The Mansell Collection  
* Internal illustrations: The Mansell Collection


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Doctor Who Discovers The Conquerors was the fourth, penultimate Doctor Who Discovers educational novel published by Target Books. Its release date was 16 February 1978.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dr Who encounters some of the most adventurous — and hardiest — characters in history as he journeys through time to meet the Conquerors. Not surprisingly the Doctor becomes mixed up in a few adventures himself as he witnesses Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain, Napoleon's triumph at the battle of Austerlitz and Hannibal's crossing of the Alps.

Dr Who Discovers The Conquerors is one of a new series of illustrated Dr Who books. Watch out for other titles of Dr Who's journeys of discovery.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be written

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be written

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be written

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

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