Friday, November 15, 2013

Fact of the Day: Royal Oak Tree

When the English monarchy was abolished (for a time) after the reign of Charles I, his son (the eventual King Charles II) was pursued by Oliver Cromwell's forces in England's Civil War. He managed to evade them by hiding in an oak tree.
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24 comments:

  1. whiteangelNovember 15, 2013 at 1:20 AM

    Didn't know that. Big trees.

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  2. KayNovember 15, 2013 at 3:05 AM

    IN an oak tree? That's amazing!

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  3. Bob BushellNovember 15, 2013 at 3:16 AM

    A myth.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 15, 2013 at 5:30 AM

    Which explains all the pubs named The Royal Oak!

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  5. Beauty FollowerNovember 15, 2013 at 6:08 AM

    Well in Greece we found oak trees only in the mountains.

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  6. DEZMONDNovember 15, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    see, trees are good for us!

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  7. EmmylouNovember 15, 2013 at 8:38 AM

    The oak trees are not only good for furnitures:D

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  8. Tatiana BezgodovaNovember 15, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    :-))) Amazing fact!

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  9. Stephen HayesNovember 15, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    Charles II was quite a tall fellow so it must have been a big tree. Very Interesting.

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  10. Mª Pilar DomínguezNovember 15, 2013 at 9:08 AM

    I didn´t know this part of the history. Very interesting!kisses:)

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  11. Optimistic ExistentialistNovember 15, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    I did that during a game of hide-n-seek once as a kid LOL

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  12. DanaNovember 15, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    Smart!

    Have a good weekend!

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  13. Rowena @ rolala lovesNovember 15, 2013 at 10:03 AM

    That's as good a hiding place as any.

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  14. ChristineNovember 15, 2013 at 10:33 AM

    neat fact!

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  15. Just Keepin It Real, Folks!November 15, 2013 at 12:38 PM

    Dang, he must have been a good climber!

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  16. ElisabethNovember 15, 2013 at 2:44 PM

    I love oak trees! What a fun detail! Thank you for stopping by my blog!

    xxx
    E from Helsinki
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  17. Francesca Romana CapizziNovember 15, 2013 at 3:05 PM

    Very clever!

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  18. judithNovember 15, 2013 at 3:30 PM

    Interesante!!
    Saludos

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  19. Dascha BoonstraNovember 15, 2013 at 3:46 PM

    Wow, amazing.

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  20. Plowing Through Life (Martha)November 15, 2013 at 4:35 PM

    Those big old oaks sure come in handy!

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  21. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comNovember 15, 2013 at 5:52 PM

    I'm wondering how he did that...Did he climb up on the branches, or was there an opening in the trunk? Either way, that's impressive.

    Happy weekend.
    xoRobyn

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  22. Holy Ghost WriterNovember 15, 2013 at 7:46 PM

    the old oak tree

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  23. Al PenwasserNovember 15, 2013 at 8:12 PM

    Either he was a little guy...or that was one big ass tree.

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  24. TheresaNovember 18, 2013 at 11:08 PM

    Like completely in the tree or up in the branches?

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