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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
[[Mark Gatiss]] did not call Prince Rupert "Prince Rupert of the Rhine" explicitly — perhaps because that's such an obvious fact of English history. However, even if Prince Rupert was not sufficient to identify him by itself, it is stated that [[Charles I]] is Prince Rupert's uncle.
While [[Mark Gatiss]] did not use the title "of the Rhine" explicitly, he stated that [[Charles I]] was Prince Rupert's uncle, thereby identifying him beyond any doubt.
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[[Category:Royalty from the real world]]

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Rupert of the Rhine

Prince Rupert of the Rhine was the leader of an 18,000-man strong army that fought against Oliver Cromwell at Marston Moor in the English Civil War. He was soundly defeated. (PROSE: Nightshade)

Behind the scenes

While Mark Gatiss did not use the title "of the Rhine" explicitly, he stated that Charles I was Prince Rupert's uncle, thereby identifying him beyond any doubt.