num_pages: 288
description: "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?
language: English
title: Doctor Who: The Roundheads
titlecomplete: Doctor Who: The Roundheads
characters: Ben Jackson, Polly Wright, The Second Doctor, Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland, Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Fairfax, Richard Cromwell, The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon
genres: Fiction, Media Tie In, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Doctor Who, Historical Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 298
places: Gravesend, Kent, England, Amsterdam, Tower of London, London, England
series: Adventures of the Second Doctor, Past Doctor Adventures, Doctor Who: The History Collection
publisher: London Bridge