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Events on Monday 16 October 1651 1
1651Charles II escapes to France after WorcesterSix weeks on the run, including a day hidden in an oak treeAfter his defeat at Worcester, Charles II spent six weeks evading Parliamentarian forces, famously hiding for a day in an oak tree at Boscobel House. He sailed from Shoreham and landed in Normandy on 16 October 1651, beginning nine years of exile.