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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|name=Rupert | |name=Rupert of the Rhine | ||
|image=DWA CS 245 Prince Rupert.jpg | |image=DWA CS 245 Prince Rupert.jpg | ||
|alias= | |alias= Richard Godley | ||
|species= Human | |species= Human | ||
|origin= [[Earth]] | |origin= [[Earth]] | ||
|only=Dog of War! | |only= | ||
|appearances = ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'', ''[[Dog of War! (comic story)|Dog of War!]]'' | |||
|actor= | |actor= | ||
}}'''Prince Rupert of the Rhine''' was a [[ | }}'''Prince Rupert of the Rhine''' was a military commander, a nephew of [[King]] [[Charles I]] and cousin of King [[Charles II]] of [[England]]. He was fighting in [[English Civil War]] on the side of the [[Cavalier]]s. | ||
He was dashing and handsome, with huge brown eyes, a thin, aquiline nose and a dimpled chin. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') | |||
On [[26 July]] [[1643]], he met the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] in [[Bristol]]. He used his [[Dog|poodle]] [[Boye]] to stun his enemies. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dog of War! (comic story)|Dog of War!]]'') | |||
In the [[summer]] of [[1644]], Prince Rupert led 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]]'', ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') | |||
He fell out of favour with Charles I after giving up the port of Bristol to the Parliamentarians. The king sent him into exile. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') | |||
In [[1648]], travelling under the alias '''Richard Godley''', he was engaged in an attempt to restore Charles I as the king. At this time, he was travelling with a pet monkey. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
While [[Mark Gatiss]] did not use the title "of the Rhine" in ''The Roundheads'', he stated that [[Charles I]] was Prince Rupert's uncle, thereby identifying him beyond any doubt. | |||
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[[Category:Human military officers]] | [[Category:Human military officers]] | ||
