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Prince Rupert:

The Last Cavalier
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PHOENIX HOUSE, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 430 pages
To his fellow Royalists fighting for King Charles I, Prince Rupert of the Rhine was the archetypal cavalier. Young, handsome, an expert horseman, and a crack pistol shot, his swaggering style irritated the stuffier of the king's courtiers almost as much as the Roundheads they were fighting. To the parliamentarians, above all Oliver Cromwell, he was the ultimate "malignant," one of those Royalists who fought on even after Charles was executed in 1649. Rupert commanded the Royalist forces in exile, who were one point reduced to little more than pirates before the triumphant restoration of the monarchy in 1660. In this thoroughly researched account, Prince Rupert is revealed as more than just a great general and dashing cavalier. He was a scientist and classical scholar, a true renaissance prince. From his dramatic childhood escape through the snows of Bohemia to his later life as a respected older statesman, this is the first comprehensive biography of the greatest cavalier of them all.

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Review: Prince Rupert: The Last Cavalier

User Review  - Stella Riley - Goodreads

Informative, enjoyable and easy to read but not the best biography of Rupert. Personally, I prefer the one by Patrich Morrah. At times, I felt Spencer was relying too much on primary quotes and not enough on insight. Read full review

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User Review  - Kyle - Goodreads

A good book about a fearless warrior leader that charges into the thick of Hell on numerous occasions . Read full review

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About the author (2008)

Charles Spencer achieved worldwide attention after speaking passionately at the funeral of his sister Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997. His previous works are Althorp and The Spencer Family.

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TitlePrince Rupert: The Last Cavalier
Phoenix paperback
AuthorCharles Spencer
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherPHOENIX HOUSE, 2008
ISBN0753824019, 9780753824016
Length430 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Biography & Autobiography / Royalty
History / Europe / Great Britain
  
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