Royal Oak (disambiguation)

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The Royal Oak was the tree in which Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651; the tree was located in Boscobel Wood.

In commemoration of the tree's significance in British history a number of places and things have been named after the Royal Oak.

  • A number of warships have been commissioned as HMS Royal Oak, including the first battleship to be lost in the Second World War.
  • In the United Kingdom The Royal Oak is a the third most common pub name (for example, Royal Oak, Meavy). Many of the pubs bear a sign featuring an image of an oak tree and crown.
  • Royal Oak tube station is a tube station on the Hammersmith & City Line in London.

  • Royal Oak Station, a Vancouver SkyTrain station located on Royal Oak Avenue in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
  • The Royal Oak Foundation is a United States charitable body.
  • Swiss watch manufacturer Audemars Piguet has named a watch collection after the Royal Oak.
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