With Parliamentary troops searching the surrounding woodland, Royalist soldier William Careless suggested the king should hide in an oak tree, later known as the Royal ...

6th September 1651: Charles II of England hides in an oak tree to escape capture by Parliamentary forces following the Battle of Worcester

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6th September 1651: Charles II of England hides in an oak tree to escape capture by Parliamentary forces following the Battle of Worcester

6th September 1651: Charles II of England hides in an oak tree to escape capture by Parliamentary forces following the Battle of Worcester

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