The Royal Oak, the Penderell Family have no idea where Charles is!!!, 1850. Artist: John Leech

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The Royal Oak, the Penderell Family have no idea where Charles is!!!, 1850. Artist: John Leech

The Royal Oak, the Penderell Family have no idea where Charles is!!!, 1850. A satirical illustration of King Charles II escaping into exile. King Charles II (1630?1685) in disguise riding before Mrs Lane by which he made his escape. Lord Wilmot in the distance. After the execution of his father, Charles I, Charles II claimed the throne and invaded England in 1651. He was defeated by the Parliamentarian army at the Battle of Worcester and was forced to hide in a hollow oak tree near Boscobel House in Shropshire to elude the Parliamentarian forces trying to capture him. Charles escaped into exile in disguise but returned when the monarchy was restored after the death of Oliver Cromwell and the end of the Protectorate. From The Comic History of England by Gilbert Abbott A. Beckett, illustrated by John Leech [Bradbury, Agnew & Co. London, 1850.]

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A Beckett Beckett Charles Ii Comic History Of England Confusion Disguise Earl Of Earl Of Rochester Escaping Exile Exiled G A Gilbert Abbott Ga Gilbert Abbott Gilbert Abbott Gilbert Abbott A Gilbert Abbott A Beckett Henry Hiding Hiding Place John Leech King Charles Ii King Of Great Britain And Ireland Leech Lord Oak Tree Rochester Searching Shropshire

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