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 which centred upon Prince Rupert and his dog. He shows how
those stories grew out of, and contributed to, the changing pattern
of witch-belief in England during the Civil War. Shortlisted for
the Folklore Society's Katharine Briggs Award 2012.
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