| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Boy and the historians -- The prince and the poodle : before the Civil War -- 'Dutchland devil' : the prince and the pamphleteers, August-December 1642 -- 'Lapland lady' : the poodle and the pamphleteers, January-February 1643 -- 'Imagining Boy' : the roots of the myth -- 'Occult celebrity' : Boy in the public eye, February-August 1643 -- 'A dog's elegy' : from Newbury to Marston Moor, September 1643 to July 1644 -- A dog's legacy : after Marston Moor |
| Summary |
The story of Boy, the canine companion of Charles I's nephew, Prince Rupert, whose fame as a dog-witch was one of the stranger consequences of the English Civil War |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-228) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682
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| SUBJECT |
Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682 fast |
| Subject |
Propaganda, British -- History -- 15th century
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Witchcraft -- Great Britain -- 15th century
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Propaganda, British
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Witchcraft
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056792
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1781384975 |
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9781781384978 |
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