William Pendrill & the Boscobel Oak
William Pendrill, who aided the concealment of King Charles II in the oak tree (pictured) at Boscobel House in Shropshire, after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The poem set below the illustration praises his loyalty to his sovereign
Picture No
10019106
Media ID
47162954
Size
2667px x 3680px
(2.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Contemporary engraving reproduced in The Sketch, 30 May 1894, page 236
Date
1651
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