Template:Did you know nominations/Queen Elizabeth's Oak, Greenwich Park
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 07:16, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
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Queen Elizabeth's Oak, Greenwich Park
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The fallen oak in 2011
- ... that Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn are said to have danced around Queen Elizabeth's Oak in the grounds of the Palace of Placentia? "The tree's assoication with royalty goes back to her father, who is said to have danced around it with Anne Boleyn" from: Lewis-Stempel, John (2018). The Glorious Life of the Oak. Transworld. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4735-5862-5.
- ALT1:... that Elizabeth I is thought to have picknicked under Queen Elizabeth's Oak in Greenwich, London? "The Queen Elizabeth oak, Greenwich Park, London, was a favourite picnic spot" from: Lewis-Stempel, John (2018). The Glorious Life of the Oak. Transworld. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4735-5862-5.
- ALT2:... that the hollow trunk of Queen Elizabeth's Oak was used as a prison?"iIt was fitted with a door, and those who transgressed the rules of the Park were confined in this original prison" from: Amherst, Alicia (2014). London Parks and Gardens. Cambridge University Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-108-07599-2.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:34, 12 June 2020 (UTC).
Date and length fine. AGF on book sources. QPQ done no close paraphrasing. Picture licence fine. They are all very good hooks but my preference is for the Henry VIII one. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 05:34, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
