Finished reading on 1/25/09

PRINCE RUPERT: THE LAST CAVALIER by Charles Spencer, 2008.

Excellent biography of a Stuart era figure that is mostly forgotten now, but in his day was considered a superhero of the English Civil War. Grandson of James I, a son of Frederick V, the Elector Palatine, and Elizabeth Stuart, known as the "Winter King and Queen" of Bohemia, Rupert of the Rhine was gallant, courageous, forthright, and the epitome of manliness. Provides interesting details about his childhood, his participation in the war, his life after the war, including his voyages across the seas, family life, etc. Good serviceable bio, well worth the effort and time to read.