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novel name= The Roundheads|
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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
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number= 6 |
The Roundheads.jpg|1997 edition
doctor = [[Second Doctor]] |
DW-The-Roundheads Large-.jpg|2015 edition
companions = [[Ben Jackson]], [[Polly|Polly Wright]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] |
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enemy = Captain Stanislaus |
|series      = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]
year = [[December]], [[1648]]|
|number       = 6
writer= [[Mark Gatiss]] |
|doctor       = Second Doctor
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|companions   = [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
release date= November [[1997]] |
|enemy       = [[Stanislaus|Captain Stanislaus]], [[Rupert of the Rhine|Prince Rupert]], [[Oliver Cromwell]], [[John Copper|Sir John Copper]]
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|setting      = [[London]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Hurst Castle]], [[Gravesend]], and the [[North Sea]], [[December]] [[1648]]
isbn= ISBN 0563405767 |
|writer      = Mark Gatiss
previous story = [[Illegal Alien]] |
|read by      = [[Anneke Wills]]
next story = [[The Face of the Enemy]] }}
|publisher   = BBC Books
|release date = 24 November 1997
|format       = Paperback Book;<br/>13 Chapters, 282 Pages
|isbn         = ISBN 0-563-40576-7
|prev        = Illegal Alien (novel)
|next         = The Face of the Enemy (novel)
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'''''The Roundheads''''' was the sixth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Mark Gatiss]], released on [[24 November (releases)|24 November]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] and featured the [[Second Doctor]], [[Ben Jackson]], [[Polly Wright]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]].


==Publisher's summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''"I tell you - we will cut off this King's head. Aye, with the crown on it!"''
=== 1997 BBC Books Edition ===
''"I tell you — we will cut off this King's head. Aye, with the [[crown]] on it!"''


It is December 1648. Although victorious over the Cavaliers in the Civil Wars, the Roundheads are struggling to retain power. Plans are afoot to spirit King Charles from his prison, and the Doctor and his companions become embroiled in the intrigue...
It is [[December]] [[1648]]. Although victorious over the [[Cavalier]]s in the [[English Civil War|Civil Wars]], the [[Roundhead]]s are struggling to retain power. Plans are afoot to spirit King [[Charles I|Charles]] from his prison, and [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] and his companions become embroiled in the intrigue...


Ben finds himself press-ganged and on board a mysterious ship to Amsterdam. Polly is an unwitting accomplice in the plot to rescue the King, and the Doctor and Jamie find themselves arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London under suspicion of conspiracy.
[[Ben Jackson|Ben]] finds himself press-ganged and on board a mysterious ship to [[Amsterdam]]. [[Polly Wright|Polly]] is an unwitting accomplice in the plot to rescue the King, and the Doctor and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] find themselves arrested and imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]] under suspicion of conspiracy.


Can the Doctor and Jamie escape, manage to find Ben and Polly and still ensure that history remains on its proper course?
Can the Doctor and Jamie escape, manage to find Ben and Polly and still ensure that history remains on its proper course?


==Characters==
=== 2015 BBC Books Edition ===
*[[Second Doctor|The Doctor]]
With the Civil War won, the Parliamentarians are struggling to hang on to power. But plans are being made to rescue the defeated King Charles from his prison...


*[[Jamie McCrimmon]]
With Ben press-ganged and put on board a mysterious ship bound for Amsterdam, Polly becomes an unwitting accomplice in the plot to rescue the King. The Doctor can't help because he and Jamie have been arrested and sent to the Tower of London, charged with conspiracy.


*[[Ben Jackson]]
Can the Doctor and Jamie escape, find Ben and rescue Polly – while making sure that history remains on its proper course?
*[[Polly]]


==References==
''An adventure set in the aftermath of the English Civil War, featuring the Second Doctor as played by Patrick Troughton and his companions Ben, Polly, and Jamie.''
*[[Susan Foreman|Susan]] was very keen on the period of history of the English civil wars.
*The Doctor manages to get lost in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] on his way to the library, and in a rare display of its partial sentience (last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]''), the TARDIS guides him back to the console room by opening previously unseen doors, while showing him into a room containing the book he was looking for along the way.
*The Doctor states that he began his travels 'a very, very long time ago'.


==Notes==
== Plot ==
*This story is the first historical to take place after the last on-screen regular historical. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'')
''to be added''


==Continuity==
== Characters ==
*The Doctor mentions Susan.
* [[Second Doctor]]
*The Doctor reminisces of his first trip with Ben and Polly, when Ben kept insisting to be taken back to his ship because he'd be late. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Smugglers]]'')
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
*The Doctor once again uses his ability to speak in a foreign accent (in this case - Scandinavian), last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]''.
* [[Ben Jackson]]
*The Doctor influences sleep using [[Hypnosis|hypnosis]], a feat last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[The War Machines]]''. It is strongly implied that he was taught this skill by the [[The Master|Master]].
* [[Polly Wright]]
* [[William Kemp]]
* [[Frances Kemp]]
* Colonel [[Thomas Pride]]
* Captain [[Thomas Culpeper]]
* [[Nathaniel Scrope]]
* Sir [[Grey of Groby]]
* [[Sarah Kemp]]
* Sir [[Thomas Fairfax]]
* Sir [[John Copper]]
* [[Christopher Whyte]]
* [[Benedict Moor]]
* Prince [[Rupert (The Roundheads)|Rupert]]
* [[Captain]] [[Stanislaus]]
* [[Oliver Cromwell]]
* [[John Thurloe]]
* King [[Charles I|Charles]]
* Captain [[Sal Winter]]
* [[Arthur Culpeper]]
* [[Gustavus van Leeuwenhoek]]
* [[Isaac Ashdown]]
* [[Richard Cromwell]]
* [[O'Kane]]
* [[Jem (The Roundheads)|Jem]]
* [[Hugh (The Roundheads)|Hugh]]
* [[Spufford]]
* [[Sam (The Roundheads)|Sam]]
* [[Daniel Ancrom]]
* [[Jabez (The Roundheads)|Jabez]]
* [[Petie (The Roundheads)|Petie]]
* [[Arkwright]]


==Timeline==
== Worldbuilding ==
*This story occurs after [[DWA]]: ''[[Freedom by Fire]]''
=== The Doctor ===
*This story occurs before [[CC]]: ''[[Resistance]]''
* The Doctor mentions his granddaughter, [[Susan Foreman]].


==External links==
=== Food and Beverages ===
*{{dwrefguide|whobbk06.htm|The Roundheads}}
* The Doctor buys [[orange]]s for him and his three companions. He later buys a [[fruitcake]] and shares it with Jamie.
*{{whoniverse|PD06.php|The Roundheads}}
* Ben drinks [[rum]] in the World Turn'd Upside Down, and notes that it always makes him rowdy. He later drinks [[ale]] in Amsterdam.


{{prose stub}}
=== Individuals ===
[[Category:BBC Past Doctor Adventures|Roundheads]]
* Susan was very keen on the period of history of the [[English Civil War]].
[[Category:Second Doctor novels|Roundheads]]
* Ben compares Jamie's voice to that of [[Bill Shankly]].
[[Category:1997 novels|Roundheads]]
* [[Anton van Leeuwenhoek]] is [[Gustavus van Leeuwenhoek]]'s brother.
[[Category:Stories set in 1648|Roundheads]]
* Archbishop [[Laud]] and [[Strafford]] are mentioned.
 
=== Locations ===
* The [[East India Docks]] are mentioned.
* Oliver Cromwell's father had an estate in [[Cambridgeshire]].
* [[St James's Park]] is in London.
* Charles I is executed by [[Inigo Jones]]' [[Banqueting House]].
 
=== TARDIS ===
* The Doctor manages to get lost in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] on his way to the [[TARDIS library|library]].
* The TARDIS has a copy of the book ''[[Every Boy's Book of the English Civil Wars]]''.
 
=== Ships ===
* Stanislaus' ship is the ''[[Teazer (The Roundheads)|Teazer]]''.
* Sal Winter's ship is called ''[[Demeter (ship)|Demeter]]''.
 
=== Alternate timelines ===
* The Doctor refers to several alternate timelines he had visited or heard of relating to the civil war time period. Including:
* A [[Third English Civil War|third]], [[Fourth English Civil War|fourth]] or [[Fifth English Civil War|fifth]] [[English Civil War]].
* A resurgent but tyrannically anti-democratic [[monarchy]].
* A hereditary [[Puritan Protectorate]] which reigns until the [[20th century]]
* An invading [[Catholic]] army which conquers most of the world.
 
== Notes ==
* The novel was reprinted as part of ''The History Collection ''in [[February (releases)|February]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]], with a new cover and introduction by Gatiss.
* This story is set between ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]'' and ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]''.
* This story is a "[[pure historical]]" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Ben, Polly, Jamie and the TARDIS.
 
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor reminisces about his first trip with Ben and Polly, when Ben kept demanding to be taken back to his ship because he would be late. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'')
* Ironically, Ben is forced to be a crewman at another ship, ''[[Teazer (The Roundheads)|Teazer]]'', which is a namesake of his ship, [[HMS Teazer|HMS'' Teazer'']]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'')
* The Doctor again uses his ability to speak in a foreign accent (in this case, Scandinavian). ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'')
* The Doctor induces sleep using [[hypnosis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') He claims to have been taught by an "absolute [[The Master|master]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)]]'' etc.)
* The Doctor, Ben and Polly previously visited this same time period. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Feast (short story)|The Feast]]'')
* The [[First Doctor]] previously met Charles I's father King [[James I]] in [[1605]] and [[1609]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'') whereas the Second Doctor would later meet his son King [[James II]] in [[November]] [[1688]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'')
* Ben mentions the [[Dalek]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') and the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'')
* The Doctor refers to the TARDIS's tertiary control room. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'')
* The Doctor is aware of [[Alternate timeline (Republica)|a possible future in which a triumphalist hereditary Puritan Protectorate rules Britain until the twentieth century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Republica (audio story)|Republica]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Republica (novelisation)|Republica]]'')
* Prince [[Rupert (The Roundheads)|Rupert]] travels with a pet monkey. When he met the [[Eleventh Doctor]] earlier in his life, he was accompanied by his [[Dog|poodle]] [[Boye]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dog of War! (comic story)|Dog of War!]]'')
* Oliver Cromwell called Jamie his [[Scotland|Scotch]] [[Cassandra (The Myth Makers)|Cassandra]] when Jamie failed to predict the escape of Charles I. Cassandra created a lot of problems for [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] and the First Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'')
* As many of his other incarnations, the Second Doctor was imprisoned in the [[Tower of London|Tower]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trail of the White Worm (audio story)|Trail of the White Worm]]'', ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'', ''[[The Devil's Armada (audio story)|The Devil's Armada]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
* It was said that Charles I showed no fear before his execution. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'')
 
== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[16 April (releases)|16 April]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Anneke Wills]].
 
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Roundheads-cd.jpg|Audiobook cover
</gallery>
 
== External links ==
* {{Penguin|1073299/doctor-who--the-roundheads/}}
{{dwrefguide|whobbk06.htm|The Roundheads}}
* {{whoniverse|pd06|The Roundheads}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/roun.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Roundheads''']
 
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The Roundheads was the sixth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Mark Gatiss, released on 24 November 1997 and featured the Second Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly Wright and Jamie McCrimmon.

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

1997 BBC Books Edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

"I tell you — we will cut off this King's head. Aye, with the crown on it!"

It is December 1648. Although victorious over the Cavaliers in the Civil Wars, the Roundheads are struggling to retain power. Plans are afoot to spirit King Charles from his prison, and the Doctor and his companions become embroiled in the intrigue...

Ben finds himself press-ganged and on board a mysterious ship to Amsterdam. Polly is an unwitting accomplice in the plot to rescue the King, and the Doctor and Jamie find themselves arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London under suspicion of conspiracy.

Can the Doctor and Jamie escape, manage to find Ben and Polly and still ensure that history remains on its proper course?

2015 BBC Books Edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

With the Civil War won, the Parliamentarians are struggling to hang on to power. But plans are being made to rescue the defeated King Charles from his prison...

With Ben press-ganged and put on board a mysterious ship bound for Amsterdam, Polly becomes an unwitting accomplice in the plot to rescue the King. The Doctor can't help because he and Jamie have been arrested and sent to the Tower of London, charged with conspiracy.

Can the Doctor and Jamie escape, find Ben and rescue Polly – while making sure that history remains on its proper course?

An adventure set in the aftermath of the English Civil War, featuring the Second Doctor as played by Patrick Troughton and his companions Ben, Polly, and Jamie.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Food and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor buys oranges for him and his three companions. He later buys a fruitcake and shares it with Jamie.
  • Ben drinks rum in the World Turn'd Upside Down, and notes that it always makes him rowdy. He later drinks ale in Amsterdam.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ships[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Stanislaus' ship is the Teazer.
  • Sal Winter's ship is called Demeter.

Alternate timelines[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The novel was reprinted as part of The History Collection in February 2015, with a new cover and introduction by Gatiss.
  • This story is set between The Macra Terror and The Faceless Ones.
  • This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Ben, Polly, Jamie and the TARDIS.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Jamie, Zoe
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