Royal Oak Day
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Royal Oak Day is a traditional English holiday marking the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and celebrating King Charles II’s escape after the Battle of Worcester, symbolized by the Royal Oak tree in which he hid.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Oak Day canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
commemorative observance
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traditional English holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Oak Apple Day
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Oak and Nettle Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Pinch-Bum Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Pinch-Bum Night NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Oak Apple Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Shick Shack Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Restoration Day
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birthday of Charles II ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Charles II of England
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Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Boscobel House
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Royal Oak tree at Boscobel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Restoration of King Charles II
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Restoration of the English monarchy in 1660 ⓘ escape of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
England
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Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateObserved | 29 May ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Act of Parliament in 1660 ⓘ |
| follows | English Interregnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | Restoration of Charles II to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect | reinforcement of royalist and Anglican identity ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bell ringing
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church services of thanksgiving ⓘ customs of punishing people not wearing oak ⓘ decorating buildings with oak branches ⓘ processions ⓘ traditional games ⓘ village festivities ⓘ wearing sprigs of oak leaves ⓘ |
| inception | 1660 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | former public holiday in England ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some Nonconformists and Parliamentarians ⓘ |
| presentStatus | survives as local custom in some English communities ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Anniversary Days Observance Act 1859 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
Royal Oak tree
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oak apples ⓘ oak leaves ⓘ |
| temporalExtent | observed annually on 29 May until 19th century ⓘ |
| tradition | wearing oak to show loyalty to the monarchy ⓘ |
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