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The '''Abbot of Amboise''' was the right-hand man of the [[Cardinal of Lorraine]], the religious leader of the [[Catholic]]s in [[France]].  
The '''Abbot of Amboise''' was the right-hand man of the [[Cardinal of Lorraine]], the religious leader of the [[Catholic]]s in [[France]].


He was a [[Doppelgänger|physical double]] of the [[First Doctor]], and [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] believed him at first to be the Doctor in disguise.
He was a [[Doppelgänger|physical double]] of the [[First Doctor]], and [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] believed him at first to be the Doctor in disguise.


The Abbot was strongly anti-Huguenot and a member of the conspiracy to assassinate Admiral [[Gaspard de Coligny]] in [[August]] [[1572]]. When the plan failed, Marshal [[Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes]] blamed the Abbot and had him executed.  
The Abbot was strongly anti-Huguenot and a member of the conspiracy to assassinate Admiral [[Gaspard de Coligny]] in [[August]] [[1572]]. When the plan failed, Marshal [[Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes]] blamed the Abbot and had him executed.


The Abbot's death was blamed on the [[Huguenot]]s, a religious minority living in [[Paris]] at the time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'')
The Abbot's death was blamed on the [[Huguenot]]s, a religious minority living in [[Paris]] at the time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'')
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* No official visual record exists of William Hartnell as the Abbot beyond the surviving soundtrack and some fan-made photographs featuring Hartnell's photoshopped head on a cloak. This is because ''[[The Massacre]]'' was never tele-snapped and no footage is known to have survived.
* No official visual record exists of William Hartnell as the Abbot beyond the surviving soundtrack and some fan-made photographs featuring Hartnell's photoshopped head on a cloak. This is because ''[[The Massacre]]'' was never tele-snapped and no footage is known to have survived.
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The Abbot of Amboise was the right-hand man of the Cardinal of Lorraine, the religious leader of the Catholics in France.

He was a physical double of the First Doctor, and Steven believed him at first to be the Doctor in disguise.

The Abbot was strongly anti-Huguenot and a member of the conspiracy to assassinate Admiral Gaspard de Coligny in August 1572. When the plan failed, Marshal Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes blamed the Abbot and had him executed.

The Abbot's death was blamed on the Huguenots, a religious minority living in Paris at the time. (TV: The Massacre)

Trivia

  • No official visual record exists of William Hartnell as the Abbot beyond the surviving soundtrack and some fan-made photographs featuring Hartnell's photoshopped head on a cloak. This is because The Massacre was never tele-snapped and no footage is known to have survived.