"Any idea of Prince Rupert's clothing?" Topic

I recently acquired a mounted "Prince Rupert" figure from Empress Miniatures – this is post-Boye, with Prince R wearing his red montero. The figure has a long, riding coat, over what appears to be a cuirass and a buff coat, but does anyone have any idea what colour the riding coat would have been (I'm assuming the armour is black and the buff coat…well, buff).

Any help gratefully received.

Anything he wanted or you want.
He was a prince, a gentleman, an officer – they were not uniformed and wore what they liked as befitted a member of the upper classes.

I've read a reference to the riding coat being grey and his clothing underneath being 'a red suit'. No idea where I've read that description though. Haythornthwaite possibly.

He wore the coat to disguise his identity somewhat as his clothing was very fine, as I guess you'd expect. Wearing a riding coat over armour was apparently quite common.

Thanks, guys.

Timmo – That's one of the things I was wondering: did he disguise himself, or did everyone know who he was? I thought perhaps someone might have written down what he wore, given that there are Parliamentarian accounts of him (and his liddle dawg – mwhahahahaha!) in early battles.

Again I've can't recall where I've read this but the implication suggests that he was under some pressure to disguise himself – perhaps against his will. I'm fairly sure the description relates to Marston Moor.

If wearing a coat ensured he didn't stand out that would suggest it was a pretty common sight and therefore perhaps more of our figures should be so attired. I've drafted a few TYW figures into the ranks of my ECW collection as they are depicted in long coats.

As above a grey coat at Marston Moor presumably not to stand out too much. I think it was at the surrender of Bristol to Fairfax that he wore scarlet with silver trimmings. Of course it was de rigeur to wear one's best in the presence of one's enemies at close hand.

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Thanks again to everyone. Grey overcoat it is……

The story that places Rupert in the pusuit that ran into the artillery train at Naseby refers to shooting at a man in a red hat ..

Phil

A red montero, apparently.