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  • Humidity: 25 %
  • Clouds: 2%
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  • Clouds: 99%
  • light rain
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Royal Oak

The Royal Oak is the English oak tree within which King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree was in Boscobel Wood, which was part of the park of Boscobel House. Charles told Samuel Pepys in 1680 that while he was hiding in the tree, a Parliamentarian soldier passed directly below it. The story was popular after the Restoration, and is remembered every year in the English traditions of Royal Oak Day. Numerous large dishes painted in slip with the Boscobel Oak, supported by the Lion and Unicorn, with the king's face peeping from the branches were made by the Staffordshire potter Thomas Toft.

History

After the defeat of Charles' Royalist army at the hands of Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army, the King fled with Lord Derby, Lord Wilmot and other royalists, seeking shelter at the safe houses of White Ladies Priory and Boscobel House.

Initially, Charles was led to White Ladies Priory by Charles Giffard, a cousin of the owner, and his servant Francis Yates, the only man later executed for his part in the escape. There, the Penderel (Pendrell or Pendrill) family, tenants and servants of the Giffard family began to be important in guiding and caring for him. The King was disguised as a woodman by Charles Giffard and the Penderel family. From White Ladies, Richard Penderel led Charles in an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Severn near Madeley, Shropshire. They were forced to retrace their steps and Charles took refuge at Boscobel. On 6 September 1651, he there met with William Careless (or Carlis), a native of nearby Brewood, one of the last royalists to escape the battlefield. Careless's rank is variously reported as Captain, Major and Colonel.

Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet (AP) (French pronunciation: [odmaʁ piɡɛ]) is a manufacturer of ultra-luxury Swiss watches founded in 1875 by watch makers Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet. Tiffany & Co, Cartier and Bulgari use Audemars Piguet movements. Audemars Piguet is often regarded to be among the highest end of watch manufacturers, sharing prestigious acclamation with Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, A. Lange & Söhne , Jaeger-LeCoultre and Breguet.

The Swiss company designs and manufactures high complex mechanical watches, haute joaillerie creations and jewelry, and produces 36,000 timepieces per year.

The Audemars Piguet watch group is composed of 1,200 employees, 14 distribution subsidiaries and 16 boutiques worldwide. It comprises three production sites: Le Brassus, Le Locle and Meyrin in Switzerland. The brand is present in 88 countries.

AP is one of the oldest watch manufacturers still owned by its founding family.

History

Background

The Vallée de Joux, located in the Jura Mountains in the Swiss Canton of Vaud.

Royal Oak (disambiguation)

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

Cities and towns

In England

  • Royal Oak, County Durham
  • Royal Oak, Lancashire
  • Royal Oak, North Yorkshire
  • An area in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England, at the junction of Altrincham Road and Southmoor Road
  • In the United States

  • Royal Oak, Maryland
  • Royal Oak, Michigan
  • Royal Oak Charter Township, Michigan
  • Royal Oaks, California
  • Royal Oaks, Indiana
  • Elsewhere

  • Royal Oak, Launceston, Tasmania, in Australia
  • Royal Oak, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Royal Oak, a former town and now neighbourhood in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
  • Royal Oak, County Carlow, a village in the Republic of Ireland
  • Royal Oak, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland
  • Warships

  • HMS Royal Oak, eight warships of the British Royal Navy, including the first battleship to be lost in the Second World War
  • Royal Oak class ship of the line, a class of six 74-gun third rates in the British Royal Navy
  • Royal Oak station (Michigan)

    The Royal Oak Transit Center is an Amtrak station in Royal Oak, Michigan. It is served by the Wolverine.

    Baggage cannot be checked at this location; however, up to two suitcases in addition to any "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant equipment are allowed on board as carry-ons.

    Connections

  • Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation; 430, 460, 730, 740
  • References

    External links

  • Amtrak – Stations – Royal Oak, MI
  • Royal Oak Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
  • Royal Oak, MI (ROY) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)

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    Royal Oak

    by: Jolly Rogers

    As we was sailing all on the salt sea,
    We hadn't been gone months but two or three,
    Not before we saw ten sail, ten sail of Turk,
    All men-o'-war full as big as we.
    "Haul down your colours, you English dogs!
    Haul down your colours, do not refuse.
    Oh, haul down your colours, you English dogs
    Or else your precious life you'll lose!"
    Our captain being a valiant man,
    And a well-bespoken young man were he:
    "Oh, it never shall be said that we died like dogs,
    But we shall fight them most manfully!"
    "Go up, you lofty cabin boys,
    And mount the mainmast topsail high,
    For to spread the news to King George's fleet
    That we'll run the risk or else we'll die!"
    The fight begun 'bout six in the morning,
    And on to the setting of the sun.
    Oh, and at the rising of the next dawn,
    Out of ten ships we couldn't see but one.
    Oh, three we sank and three we burned,
    And three we caused to run away,
    And one we towed into Portsmouth harbour,
    For to let them know we had won the day.
    If anyone then should enquire
    as our gallent captain's name,
    Oh, Captain Wellfounder's our chief commander




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