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3rd of a set of 5 #Paintings by Isaac Fuller 1660s ~Charles II's dramatic escape from Parliamentarian forces following defeat in battle of #Worcester
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As Charles sleeps, Colonel Careless guards taking shelter in oak tree, Boscobel Wood.
#CharlesII #Art #History #Royals
I was lucky enough to be working at Boscobel today. We had some Penderel descendants visit, a father and daughter who were descendants of William Penderel and a gentleman who’s ancestor was John Penderel, who lived at White Ladies House.
#OTD in 1651, the future King Charles II arrived at #Boscobel House in #Shropshire, following his failed attempt to cross the Severn. Greeted by the tenant Penderel family, he’s hidden in a nearby pollarded oak tree, as Parliamentary troops search the surrounding woodland.
6 September 1651. King Charles II spent the night hiding in an oak tree at Boscobel, after his defeat by Oliver Cromwell’s forces at the Battle of Worcester.
At Boscobel the king and Carless spent a day up an oak tree as soldiers sheared the forest beneath- Hence ‘Oak apple day’ The present Royal Oak is a descendant @orapronobisdeum @RCCoulombe @johnmccumber @zarahandley
Author Charles Spencer discusses the flight of King Charles II after his military defeat in 1651 and his hiding place at Boscobel House in this @HistoryExtra podcast:
https://t.co/iHtbwSnYOc #WednesdayThoughts #Worcester #17thCentury #History #heritage
Rare #Jacobite box is #WorthACloserLook - "the son (sun) of Charles I will emerge (as the moon) from the #BoscobelOak to his kingdom (city) restoring the succession (the crown), Royal authority (orb), the church (mitre), peace (spectre across the sword)" https://t.co/YQpdzzWDMW
#drawingaugust day 20 (cont.) - Boscobel House - where Charles II hid in an oak tree after Battle of Worcester