Royal Oak
The
Royal Oak
is the name given to tree within which
King Charles II of England
hid to escape the
Roundheads
following the
Battle of Worcester
in
1651
, located in Boscobel,
England
. In commemoration of the tree's significance in British history a number of places and things have been named after the Royal Oak.
A number of warships have been commissioned as
HMS
Royal Oak
.
In the
United Kingdom
The Royal Oak
is a very common pub name e.g.
Royal Oak, Meavy, Devon
.
In London
Royal Oak
is a
tube
station on the
Hammersmith & City Line
.
See also:
Royal Oak, Lancashire
Royal Oak, Yorkshire
Royal Oak, County Durham
Royal Oak, New Zealand
, a
suburb
of
Auckland
Royal Oak
is also the name of some places in the
United States of America
:
Royal Oak, Maryland
Royal Oak, Michigan
Royal Oaks, California
.
The
Royal Oak Foundation
is a
U.S.
charitable body whose object is to support the
U.K.
National Trust
.
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