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Boscobel House

📍 Shropshire, England

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About

Boscobel House is a Grade II* listed building in the parish of Boscobel in Shropshire. It has been, at various times, a farmhouse, a hunting lodge, and a holiday home; but it is most famous for its role in the escape of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Today it is managed by English Heritage.

Built c. 1632 as a hunting lodge by John Giffard. In 1651, after the Battle of Worcester, Charles II hid here with Royalist Major William Careless — spending an entire day concealed in a nearby oak tree while Roundhead patrols searched below. This 'Royal Oak' became a symbol of the monarchy. Managed by English Heritage.