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He was dashing and handsome, with huge brown eyes, a thin, aquiline nose and a dimpled chin. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') | 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 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! (comic story)|Dog of War!]]'') | On [[26 July]] [[1643]], he met the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] in [[Bristol]]. 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! (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]]'') | 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]]'') | ||
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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]]'') | 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. | In [[December]] [[1648]], travelling under the alias '''Richard Godley''' with his pet monkey, he was engaged in an attempt to restore Charles I as the king. To this end he hired a Dutch assassin [[Gustavus van Leeuwenhoek]] to kill [[Oliver Cromwell]]. When the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Ben Jackson]] prevented the assassination, Prince Rupert fled England. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
