The Plotters (novel)

Publisher's summary
'If anyone tries to interrupt this opening of Parliament, there'll be fireworks!'

London, November 1605. The TARDIS materializes at a crucial moment in British history. While Ian and Barbara set off for the Globe Theatre, Vicki accompanies the First Doctor on a mysterious mission to the court of King James.

What connects the King's advisor Robert Cecil with the sinister hooded figure known only as 'the Spaniard'? Why is the Doctor so anxious to observe the translation of the Bible? And could there be some dastardly plot brewing in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament?

As a history teacher, Barbara thinks she knows what to expect when she encounters a man called Guy Fawkes. But she is in for a very unpleasant surprise.

Plot
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Characters

 * The First Doctor
 * Ian Chesterton
 * Barbara Wright
 * Vicki

Continuity

 * The First Doctor and Vicki would later meet King James I for a second time in MA: The Empire of Glass, though Vicki failed to recognise him on that occasion. The Doctor's future companion Polly Wright would later unwittingly help his son King Charles I to escape from Roundhead captivity in December 1648 (PDA: The Roundheads) whereas the Second Doctor would later meet James I's grandson King James II in November 1688 (CC: The Glorious Revolution)

Timeline

 * This story takes place after PDA: The Eleventh Tiger
 * This story takes place before ST: White Man's Burden