The Royal Oak - Peterborough Road - Castor, Cambridgeshire
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SMacB
N 52° 34.301 W 000° 20.528
30U E 680113 N 5827944
Pub sign for the The Royal Oak on Peterborough Road, Castor.
Waymark Code: WMVN6J
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/07/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bill&ben
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Pub sign for the The Royal Oak on Peterborough Road, Castor.

"Its origin goes back to the days of Charles II who, along with Colonel Carless, avoided capture by Roundhead soldiers pursuing him after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The king and his comrade hid from noon to dusk in the Boscobel Oak, near Shifnal in Shropshire before making their escape.

Following his restoration to the throne it was declared that 29th May, the King's birthday, should be celebrated as 'Royal Oak Day' as an act of thanksgiving. The sign's wide appeal attests to the monarch's popularity during this period and inns and taverns around the country proudly named their pub The Royal Oak."

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