*Ø* Blogmanac September 3, 1651 | King Charles up the tree
After the Battle of Worcester, in which Oliver Cromwell defeated the royalist forces, Britain’s King Charles II (May 29, 1630-February 16, 1685) hid himself in an oak tree with Colonel William Careless (whose name Charles changed to Carlos after the Restoration, to be more in line with his own), at Boscobel, near Shifnal, Shropshire.
Because of the oak tree, the ‘oak-apple’, or shick-shack, an insect gall found on oak trees, became a symbol of King Charles. Each anniversary of his May 29, 1660 coronation was long called Oak-Apple Day, or Shick-shack Day.
“The wearing of a sprig of oak on the anniversary of Charles' crowning showed that a person was loyal to the restored king. Those who refused to wear an oak-sprig were often set upon, and children would challenge others to show their sprig or have their bottoms pinched. Consequently, this day became known as Pinch-Bum-Day. In parts of England where oak-apples are known as shick-shacks, the day is also known as Shick-Shack Day. It is also likely that the royal association conceals a pagan tradition of tree worship.” Source
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Oliver’s big day
Oliver Cromwell had appointments with destiny on September 3 on at least three occasions. On this day in 1650, he defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar, and the Royalist forces in 1651 at the Battle of Worcester. He died on September 3 in 1658.
It is not my design to drink or sleep, but my design is to make what haste I can to be gone.
Oliver Cromwell's last words, September 3, 1658
After the Battle of Worcester, in which Oliver Cromwell defeated the royalist forces, Britain’s King Charles II (May 29, 1630-February 16, 1685) hid himself in an oak tree with Colonel William Careless (whose name Charles changed to Carlos after the Restoration, to be more in line with his own), at Boscobel, near Shifnal, Shropshire.
Because of the oak tree, the ‘oak-apple’, or shick-shack, an insect gall found on oak trees, became a symbol of King Charles. Each anniversary of his May 29, 1660 coronation was long called Oak-Apple Day, or Shick-shack Day.
“The wearing of a sprig of oak on the anniversary of Charles' crowning showed that a person was loyal to the restored king. Those who refused to wear an oak-sprig were often set upon, and children would challenge others to show their sprig or have their bottoms pinched. Consequently, this day became known as Pinch-Bum-Day. In parts of England where oak-apples are known as shick-shacks, the day is also known as Shick-Shack Day. It is also likely that the royal association conceals a pagan tradition of tree worship.” Source
Oliver’s big day
Oliver Cromwell had appointments with destiny on September 3 on at least three occasions. On this day in 1650, he defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar, and the Royalist forces in 1651 at the Battle of Worcester. He died on September 3 in 1658.
It is not my design to drink or sleep, but my design is to make what haste I can to be gone.
Oliver Cromwell's last words, September 3, 1658
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