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The Day that Charles II Hid in an Oak Tree
On 6 September 1651, the future king of England, 21-year-old Charles Stuart, was the most wanted man in the country. The young prince was being hunted down by Oliver Cromwell and his Parliamentarian army. Fearing for his life, Charles concealed himself in the branches of an oak tree and this moment will forever be remembered as one of the most dramatic and daring escapes in British history, and led to the oak tree becoming a symbol of the resilience and strength of the future king.
