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Prince Rupert of the Rhine
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland was an English–German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor. He first rose to prominence as a Royalist cavalry commander during the Eng
Portrait by Peter Lely, 1667–1671
Portrait by Peter Lely, 1667–1671
Rupert (right) with his elder brother, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (left), in a 1637 portrait by Anthony van Dyck
Rupert (right) with his elder brother, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (left), in a 1637 portrait by Anthony van Dyck
Rupert as a young man visiting the court of his uncle, King Charles I of England, by Anthony van Dyck
Rupert as a young man visiting the court of his uncle, King Charles I of England, by Anthony van Dyck
The Eve of the Battle of Edgehill by Charles Landseer, 1845. Charles I (in blue sash) holding a council of war at Edgecote on the day before the Battl
The Eve of the Battle of Edgehill by Charles Landseer, 1845. Charles I (in blue sash) holding a council of war at Edgecote on the day before the Battle of Edgehill. Rupert, seated, commanded the King's cavalry.
English Civil War
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The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 163
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
…was an English–German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor. He first rose to prominence as a Royalist cavalry commander during the English Civil War. Rupert was the third son of the German Prince Frederick V of the Palatinate and Elizabeth, eldest daughter of King James VI and I of Scotland and…
The Battle of Naseby, 14 June 1645, a Parliamentarian victory considered to be the turning point of the English Civil War
The Battle of Naseby, 14 June 1645, a Parliamentarian victory considered to be the turning point of the English Civil War
Charles I believed in the divine right of kings; painting by Van Dyck
Charles I believed in the divine right of kings; painting by Van Dyck
Henrietta Maria, painted by Peter Lely, 1660
Henrietta Maria, painted by Peter Lely, 1660
A sitting of the Long Parliament, 1640
A sitting of the Long Parliament, 1640