This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.

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It seems France is the home of doppelgangers. First, the Abbot of Amboise (who looks like the First Doctor) and now Queen Anne of France (who supposedly looks identical to Peri). The momentum of the last story continues in this one with another thrilling historical, albeit without the presence of aliens this time. Paris is not as exotic a setting as before but it remains a welcome change from the English country villages that plague Doctor Who stories.

This adventure was especially fun with all sorts of conspiracies and plots and general 17th century antics. Erimem is proving to be a very interesting character, taking up her royal title again. I've now realised that she is the second princess to travel with the Fifth Doctor, after Nyssa. Erimem seems to use her royal heritage more often and it was especially entertaining here. Caroline Morris gives a great performance, especially when she addressed all the guards and soldiers to convince them to stop fighting against each other and rally against the invading English.

Nicola Bryant is also very good here as she gets to play two characters at once. Maybe it's just the accent but her Queen Anne is so different to her Peri that you'd almost think they were played by two different people. Peter Davison doesn't stand out as much in these stories as he does others, he seems to be taking a much more passive role but he's not without his moments here aswell. Overall, it's another entertaining historical with a unique setting showing great promise for this TARDIS team.

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