Black Legend Of Prince Ruperts

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A cross-over book, appealing as it should to those who are obsessed by witchcraft and those who are keen followers of civil war studies. -- Professor Martyn Bennett 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 201107 Stoyle's analysis brings an entirely new perspective to sources that have too often been used only to add atmosphere to historical narratives. Stoyle sifts myth from reality to make some compelling suggestions about both the real Boy and the politics of witchcraft within the propaganda battles of the English Civil Wars. History Today 201203