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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.

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Royal Oak is also the name of some places in the United States of America:

The Royal Oak Foundation is a U.S. charitable body whose object is to support the U.K. National Trust.

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