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2 unusual facts about Richard Penderel


Richard Penderel

William Penderel provided Charles with a ladder to hide in the Royal Oak (sometimes known as "Penderel's Oak") and distracted the soldiers who were searching for him.

On 12 September, the five Penderel brothers formed the bodyguard of the king on his overnight journey from Boscobel House to Moseley Hall near Wolverhampton, with the king riding on Humphrey's old mill horse.



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