10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OAK-APPLE DAY»
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Llewellyn's 2013 Witches' Spell-a-
day Almanac: Holidays & ...
This day is called Oak Apple Day (or Royal Oak Day) in Britain due to a celebra-
tion established in 1660 in honor of King Charles II taking back the throne
ofEngland after he had been exiled. The oak imagery comes from the folklore of
oak ...
Amenities include shops, a post office, two inns and B&B opportunities. There is
an attractive Norman church, with stocks outside, and the village remains one of
the few to celebrate Oak Apple Day each May. Oak Apple Day (or Royal Oak ...
The Wye Valley Walk Partnership, 2012
3
Llewellyn's 2012 Witches' Spell-a-
day Almanac: Holiday & ...
is Oak Apple Day. Here isa medieval ink you can make from oak apples that will
add power to your spells or book of shadows. An oak apple is also known as an
oak gall, a small round growth that appears on oak branches. Crush several oak
...
Llewellyn, Sharon Leah, 2011
4
Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees
Disputes continued over Grovely, with more trouble in 1931 and 1933, but things
must have been resolved by 1987, when Lieutenant Colonel C. C. G. Ross
published a short history of Oak Apple Day in Great Wishford. Its foreword was ...
5
The Witches' Almanac, Issue 31: Spring 2012-Spring 2013: ...
Oak Apple Day, May 29th His Royal Highness Up a Tree OAK TREES have been
considered sacred since pagan times, but we doubt that King Charles II kept that
much in mind as he shinnied upward, fleeing for his life. The king, evading ...
6
British Romantic Drama: Historical and Critical Essays
The day became a national holiday observed well into the nineteenth century,
commonly referred to as "Royal Oak" or "Oak- Apple Day" and commemorated by
the wearing of oak leaves as a token of the storied hiding of Charles in the ...
Terence Allan Hoagwood, Daniel P. Watkins, 1998
7
Galls of North-West Europe
If a spider is found then it will be a bad year with shortages and ruined crops. If a
fly is found inside then it will be a moderate season and if nothing is found then
serious diseases will occur all that year.159 Oak Apple Day is a former public ...
8
Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Late in the last century some schoolgirls boiled their kettle in it, and burnt down a
large part of the tree, but every effort was made to preserve what remained. The
Royal Oak. See Oak-apple Day. Sir Philip Sydney's Oak, near Pens- hurst, was ...
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 2001
9
Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum: or, The trees and ...
These oak apples are much sought after annually on the 29th of May, that day
being the anniversary of the Restoration of Charles II., and commonly known
about London as Oak Apple Day. In Yorkshire, it is kept as a half-holiday at the
schools ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1838
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Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and ...
These oak apples are much sought after annually on the 29th of May, that day
being the anniversary of the Restoration of Charles II., and commonly known
about London as Oak Apple Day. In Yorkshire, it is kept as a half-holiday at the
schools ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1838
