‘Boy’

Welcome to the seventh and final ‘stop’ on ‘The Cavalier & Roundhead Route’ – a sculpture trail in Lea Park. 

This trail was funded through Public Art Funding, and installed in 2024. Find out more about the project through this link. 

 Boy and roundhead-propaganda pamphlet 1643This is a page from the royalist propaganda pamphlet A Dialogue, or Rather a Parley Between Prince Ruperts Dogge Whose Name is Puddle, and Tobies Dog Whose Name is Pepper issued in London c. 1643.

The pamphlet is a fictional dialogue between a cavalier and a royalist dog, meant to parody the conflicts of the English Civil War.

The royalist dog probably represents Boy, the dog of Prince Rupert and a popular subject of royalist propaganda at the time

See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

It’s unlikely Boy ever visited Thame, but it did house other animals who definitely played a part in the conflicts. St Mary’s Church was actually used to stable horses during the Civil War. 

 

Challenge Questions: 

  1. What are the names of the dogs in the royalist propaganda pamphlet?
  2. Looking at the piece of art: What colour was ‘Boy’?

That is the end of this trail. Thank you for taking part.

You can make your way back to the town centre by either retracing your steps, or by walking to the top of the park to join Churchill Crescent. Turn right to follow this road round to meet Kingsey Road, and then turn right again, picking up East Street at the mini roundabout. Follow East Street to the end and you will find yourself at the top of the Upper High Street, near to Memorial Gardens.