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Rupert of the Rhine (edit)

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Prince mentioned in The Roundheads plus infobox and full title

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 {{merge|Rupert (The Roundheads)|they are the same person}}
 {{Infobox Individual
-|name=Rupert
+|name=Rupert of the Rhine
 |image=DWA CS 245 Prince Rupert.jpg
-|alias=
+|alias= Richard Godley
 |species= Human
 |origin= [[Earth]]
-|only=Dog of War!
+|only=
+|appearances = [[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]], [[Dog of War! (comic story)|Dog of War!]]
 |actor=
-}}'''Prince Rupert of the Rhine''' was a [[Royalist]] who fought in the [[English Civil War]] against the [[Roundhead]]s. He had a [[poodle]] called [[Boye]] which was used by [[Parzival]] to gain influence with the King. Using the influence of Parzival, the opposing side was left stunned, unable to move and speak, while their weapons were collected up. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dog of War!]]'')
+}}'''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 (novel)|Nightshade]]'')
-{{NameSort}}
-[[Category:Human military officers]]
+== Behind the scenes ==
-[[Category:Soldiers from the real world]]
+[[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, Prince Rupert is quite sufficient to identify him.
+[[Category:English royalty]]
 [[Category:Royalty from the real world]]