Index

Charles II fleeing and hiding in an Oak tree after the Royalist Army's defeat at the Battle of Worcester, 1651

Peter Stent, 'Charles II with the Royal Oak', c. 1660, Royal Collection Trust (RCIN 602671)

Type: Activity

Connections

carried out by Charles II of England>
is subject of 'The Royal Oake of Brittayne' 1649, engraving depicting Charles II hiding in an oak tree to avoid Cromwell’s soldiers>
was influenced by Battle of Worcester, 3 September 1651>
in stories