After the defeat of his Royalist army at the Battle of Worcester in 1651, King Charles II fled with Lord Derby, Lord Wilmot, and other supporters. They sought shelter at the safe houses of White Ladies Priory and Boscobel House. At White Ladies Priory, the King was disguised as a woodman by Charles Giffard and the Penderel family, who were tenants and servants of the Giffard family. From there, Richard Penderel led Charles in an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Severn near Madeley before they were forced to retrace their steps to Boscobel.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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