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 at Scapa Flow on October 14, 1939.
• 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.
• In London Royal Oak is a tube station on the Hammersmith & City Line, named after a coaching inn near the site.

See also:

• Royal Oak, Lancashire
• Royal Oak, Yorkshire
• Royal Oak, County Durham
• Royal Oak, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland
• Royal Oak Station, a Vancouver SkyTrain station located on Royal Oak Avenue in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
• Royal Oak, Launceston Tasmania

Royal Oak is also the name of some places in the United States of America:

• Royal Oak, Maryland
• Royal Oak, Michigan
• Royal Oaks, California.

The Royal Oak Foundation is a U.S. charitable body whose object is to support the U.K. National Trust.

Famous Swiss watch manufacturer Audemars Piguet has named a watch collection after the Royal Oak.