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Take our Doctor Who history quiz

Over billions of years of time travel, the Doctor has run into his fair share of important people - and he's formed opinions on most of them too. Now, he’s got hold of a history textbook from Coal Hill School, and doodled on it with notes of his own!

Take this fun quiz about the pudding-brained humans The Doctor has met on his travels, and find out if you're an expert historian. It's history . . . but perhaps not quite as you know it!

Doctor Who: A History of Humankind: The Doctor’s Official Guide

  • Doctor Who: A History of Humankind: The Doctor’s Official Guide

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  • Over billions of years of time travel, the Doctor has run into his fair share of important people - and he's formed opinions on most of them too. Now the Twelfth Doctor has got hold of a history textbook from Coal Hill School, and he's decided to improve it with notes of his own!

    From Nefertiti to Robin Hood, this essential Doctor's guide gives us his unique take on Earth's most famous historical figures. Through annotations, scribblings and his trademark snarky humour, the Doctor has plenty to say about the pudding-brained humans he's met on his travels. It's history . . . but perhaps not quite as you know it!

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