Royal Oak
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English: The Royal Oak is the English oak tree within which King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree was located in Boscobel Wood, which was part of the park of Boscobel House. In commemoration of the tree's significance in British history a number of places and things have been named after the Royal Oak. The Royal Oak is the third most common pub name in Britain.
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The Royal Oak at Boscobel House, Shropshire, England. A descendant of the oak in which Charles II hid when fleeing after the Battle of Worcester.
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The pub gets its name from the names of the original two pubs that were on the site - The Kings Head and The Royal Oak.
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Bentley Cairn marks the site of Bentley Hall and has a series of depictions of the escape of King Charles II after the Battle of Worcester.