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The Black Legend of Prince Rupert's Dog
Mark Stoyle
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Description for The Black Legend of Prince Rupert's Dog
Hardcover.
This compelling book from Mark Stoyle sets out to uncover the true history of Boy, the canine companion of Charles I’s famous nephew, Prince Rupert. Like his master, Boy was held to possess dark powers and was elevated to celebrity status as a ‘dog-witch’ during the English Civil War of 1642-46. Many scholars have remarked upon the fantastical rumours which circulated about Prince Rupert and his dog, but no-one has investigated the source of these rumours, or explored how the supernatural element of the prince’s public image developed over time. In this book, Mark Stoyle recounts the occult stories ... Read more
This compelling book from Mark Stoyle sets out to uncover the true history of Boy, the canine companion of Charles I’s famous nephew, Prince Rupert. Like his master, Boy was held to possess dark powers and was elevated to celebrity status as a ‘dog-witch’ during the English Civil War of 1642-46. Many scholars have remarked upon the fantastical rumours which circulated about Prince Rupert and his dog, but no-one has investigated the source of these rumours, or explored how the supernatural element of the prince’s public image developed over time. In this book, Mark Stoyle recounts the occult stories ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859898591
SKU
V9780859898591
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Mark Stoyle
Mark Stoyle is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Southampton. He specialises in early modern British history, with particular research interests in the 'British crisis' of the 1640s; cultural, ethnic and religious identity in Wales and Cornwall between 1450 and 1700; and popular memory of the English Civil War from 1660 to the present day. Books include ... Read more
Reviews for The Black Legend of Prince Rupert's Dog
This deconstruction/reconstruction of a seventeenth century political legend is highly readable and interesting. It shows a welcome attempt to incorporate folklore research into historiography.
Folklore Society’s Katharine Briggs Award 2012 judges
Stoyle’s analysis is masterful ...a book that is immensely readable, and also worth reading.
Times Higher Education
Stoyle's analysis brings an entirely new ... Read more
Folklore Society’s Katharine Briggs Award 2012 judges
Stoyle’s analysis is masterful ...a book that is immensely readable, and also worth reading.
Times Higher Education
Stoyle's analysis brings an entirely new ... Read more