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Followers of the monarchy celebrated [[Charles II]]'s birthday and his escape from the [[Roundheads]] on 29 May. It was called 'Oak Apple Day' in remembrance of the time when Charles hid in an oak tree following the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651 and evaded being captured by marauding soldiers [ | Followers of the monarchy celebrated [[Charles II]]'s birthday and his escape from the [[Roundheads]] on 29 May. It was called 'Oak Apple Day' in remembrance of the time when Charles hid in an oak tree following the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651 and evaded being captured by marauding soldiers. [http://www.projectbritain.com/calendar/May/oakday.html] Charles remembered the tree and declared the holiday in its honor, the [[Parliament|parliament]] stating: | ||
“Parliament had ordered the 29th of May, the King's birthday, to be for ever kept as a day of thanksgiving for our redemption from tyranny and the King's return to his Government, he entering London that day.” [ | “Parliament had ordered the 29th of May, the King's birthday, to be for ever kept as a day of thanksgiving for our redemption from tyranny and the King's return to his Government, he entering London that day.” [http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1660/06/01/] ([[Samuel_Pepys|Samuel Pepys]], ''Diary'', 1 June 1660). | ||
=== Today === | |||
Today, it is practice for monarchists to decorate the house with oak branches or wear an oak branchlet on May 29. [http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/oakappleday.htm] In All Saints Church in Northampton, for example, a wreath of oak-apples is laid at Charles II's statue. [http://www.projectbritain.com/calendar/May/oakday.html] Its true origin is largely forgotten. | |||
=== Sources === | |||
Rose, Jacqueline. ''Godly Kingship in Restoration England. The Politics of the Royal Oupremacy, 1660 - 1688''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. | |||
Rose, Jacqueline. ''Godly Kingship in Restoration England. The Politics of the Royal Oupremacy, 1660 - 1688''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. | |||
Pepys, Samuel. Pepys' Diary, Friday June 1660 <http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1660/06/01/> | Pepys, Samuel. Pepys' Diary, Friday June 1660 <http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1660/06/01/> Visited on July 29 2013. | ||
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged. Oak-apple Day <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Oak+Apple+Day> | Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged. Oak-apple Day <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Oak+Apple+Day> Visited on July 29, 2013. | ||
Barrow, Mandy. Royal Oak Day. 2012 <http://www.projectbritain.com/calendar/May/oakday.html> | Barrow, Mandy. Royal Oak Day. 2012 <http://www.projectbritain.com/calendar/May/oakday.html> Visited on July 29 2013. [Beware: rather murky source as far as information on the Civil War and Commonwealth are concerned] | ||
Learn English Network. British Culture, British Customs and British Traditions: Oak Apple Day <http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/oakappleday.htm> | Learn English Network. British Culture, British Customs and British Traditions: Oak Apple Day <http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/oakappleday.htm> Visited on July 29, 2013. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:38, 2 August 2013
Public holiday in England on 29 May to celebrate the Restoration of the English monarchy; it was formally abolished in 1859. An oak apple is caused by the larvae of a gall wasp, they are so called because the gall slightly resembles an apple.
Origin
Followers of the monarchy celebrated Charles II's birthday and his escape from the Roundheads on 29 May. It was called 'Oak Apple Day' in remembrance of the time when Charles hid in an oak tree following the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651 and evaded being captured by marauding soldiers. [1] Charles remembered the tree and declared the holiday in its honor, the parliament stating:
“Parliament had ordered the 29th of May, the King's birthday, to be for ever kept as a day of thanksgiving for our redemption from tyranny and the King's return to his Government, he entering London that day.” [2] (Samuel Pepys, Diary, 1 June 1660).
Today
Today, it is practice for monarchists to decorate the house with oak branches or wear an oak branchlet on May 29. [3] In All Saints Church in Northampton, for example, a wreath of oak-apples is laid at Charles II's statue. [4] Its true origin is largely forgotten.
Sources
Rose, Jacqueline. Godly Kingship in Restoration England. The Politics of the Royal Oupremacy, 1660 - 1688. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Pepys, Samuel. Pepys' Diary, Friday June 1660 <http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1660/06/01/> Visited on July 29 2013.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged. Oak-apple Day <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Oak+Apple+Day> Visited on July 29, 2013.
Barrow, Mandy. Royal Oak Day. 2012 <http://www.projectbritain.com/calendar/May/oakday.html> Visited on July 29 2013. [Beware: rather murky source as far as information on the Civil War and Commonwealth are concerned]
Learn English Network. British Culture, British Customs and British Traditions: Oak Apple Day <http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/oakappleday.htm> Visited on July 29, 2013.