Boscobel House
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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 ro
Boscobel House
A descendant of the Royal Oak at Boscobel House
![Alleged priest hole on the first floor of Boscobel House, at present in a bedroom cupboard. Its authenticity is open to challenge.[dubious – discuss]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Boscobel_priest-hole_01.JPG/500px-Boscobel_priest-hole_01.JPG)
Alleged priest hole on the first floor of Boscobel House, at present in a bedroom cupboard. Its authenticity is open to challenge.[dubious – discuss]
Priest hole on the second floor. At present it is at the top of a staircase, but the stairs were a few feet to the left in the 17th century.
Escape of Charles II
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After the final defeat of the Royalists in the English Civil War against Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651, the future Charles II of England was forced to
Boscobel House
…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. The building is just inside Shropshire, as is clear from all Ordnance…
King Charles II in Boscobel Wood by Isaac Fuller
Plaque outside King Charles House pub, New Street, in Worcester
Boscobel House, Shropshire