tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828510191099879771.post2638253695013986687..comments2024-03-23T12:56:15.004-04:00Comments on I LIKE the things I LIKE!: Where is Charles II?Scott B. Leschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02544909033575065964noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828510191099879771.post-25681921454034845432012-04-29T10:59:52.062-04:002012-04-29T10:59:52.062-04:00My "Royal Oak" pub is on the Rideau Cana...My "Royal Oak" pub is on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada. I had a few pints there myself before I twigged to the story about Charles and the oak tree. And I had always wondered why the Brits would name a ship the Royal Oak, too.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828510191099879771.post-72466530170953740022012-04-27T18:32:15.086-04:002012-04-27T18:32:15.086-04:00Hee hee! God Save the King! One of the best things...Hee hee! God Save the King! One of the best things about this bit of history is that there are so many pubs named after it - I downed many a pint of ale in 'The Royal Oak', Woodstock Road, Oxford, and every one a salute to the Restoration!AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828510191099879771.post-14011860270416220802012-04-27T09:29:02.696-04:002012-04-27T09:29:02.696-04:00Very, very clever! Loved it.Very, very clever! Loved it.Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.com