Boscobel, or the Royal Oak: A Tale of the Year 1651 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Boscobel or the Royal Oak: A Tale of the Year 1651

IN his letter to Mr. Hughes, the then Bishop of Llandaff describes King Charles the Second's Wanderings after the Battle of Worcester as being by far the most romantic piece of English history we possess.

I have always entertained the same Opinion, and after reading the Boscobel Tracts, so admirably edited by Mr. Hughes, I resolved to write a story on the subject, which should compre hend the princi al incidents described in the ...