The Royal Oak was the tree in which Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
Royal Oak or Royal Oaks may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
edit- The Royal Oak (film), a 1923 British film directed by Maurice Elvey
- "Royal Oak", a 17th-century English tune, often used for "All Things Bright and Beautiful"
Businesses and organisations
editPubs
edit- Royal Oak, Bexleyheath, Kent, England
- Royal Oak, Cardiff, Wales
- Royal Oak, Eccles, Salford, England
- Royal Oak, Frindsbury, Kent, England
- Royal Oak, Gillamoor, North Yorkshire, England
- Royal Oak, Meavy, Devon, England
- Royal Oak Hotel, Balmain, Sydney, Australia
- The Royal Oak, Hail Weston, Cambridgeshire, England
- The Royal Oak (Edinburgh Pub), Scotland
- The Royal Oak, York, England
Other businesses
edit- Royal Oak Inn, Rouse Hill, a hotel complex in New South Wales, Australia
- Royal Oak Mall, a shopping mall in Auckland, New Zealand
- Royal Oak Mines, a gold mining company
- Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
- Royal Oaks Country Club, Houston, Texas, U.S.
- Royal Oaks Golf Club, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
- Royal Oak Foundation, an American charitable body
Schools
edit- Royal Oak Intermediate, Auckland, New Zealand
- Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools and Royal Oak Middle School, Michigan, U.S.
- Royal Oak Middle School (on the site of the former Royal Oak High School), Covina, California, U.S.
- Dondero High School, formerly Royal Oak High School, Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Places
editUnited Kingdom
editUnited States
edit- Royal Oaks Park, Monterey County, California
- Royal Oaks, Indiana
- Royal Oak, Maryland
- Royal Oak, Michigan
- Royal Oak Charter Township, Michigan
- Royal Oak, Missouri
- Royal Oaks, Kansas City, a neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri
Elsewhere
edit- Royal Oak, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Royal Oak, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
- Royal Oak, County Carlow, Ireland
- Royal Oak, New Zealand
Transportation
edit- Royal Oak station (SkyTrain), Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Royal Oak tube station, a London Underground station
- Royal Oak station (Michigan), Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
- Royal Oaks station, a light rail station in Sacramento, California
Warships
edit- HMS Royal Oak, the name of several warships of the British Royal Navy
- Royal Oak-class ship of the line, a class of six 74-gun third rates in the British Royal Navy
Other uses
edit- Royal Oak, a watch by Audemars Piguet
- Prix Royal-Oak, a flat horse race in France
See also
edit- All pages with titles beginning with Royal Oak
- Oak Apple Day, or Royal Oak Day