Royal Oak

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Address: 1217 Wellington St W (at Hinton Ave N) Ottawa ON K1Y 2Z9 Canada
Phone: (613) 728-6661
Website: http://www.royaloakpubs.com
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The Royal Oak was the English oak tree within which the future 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 Resto... (Wikipedia)