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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]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:18, 27 February 2023
The Abbot of Amboise was the right-hand man of the Cardinal of Lorraine, the religious leader of the Catholics in France.
Biography
The Abbot was a physical double of the First Doctor, and Steven believed him at first to be the Doctor in disguise.
He 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. His death was blamed on the Huguenots, a religious minority living in Paris at the time. (TV: The Massacre)
Behind the scenes
- 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 — either on 16mm black & white film or 8mm cine film shot off a television screen. However, the cover of the CD release of the soundtrack included a visualisation of the Abbot, as did the cover of the 1992 reprint of the novelisation.
- Amboise is a genuine French commune, and was served circa 1572 by Marmoutier Abbey. Therefore, a real "Abbot of Amboise" was in existence during the period in which The Massacre is set.[1]
