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A fact from Queen Elizabeth's Oak, Greenwich Park appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 July 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the hollow trunk of Queen Elizabeth's Oak was used as a prison?

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The result was: promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 07:16, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The fallen oak in 2011

... that Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn are said to have danced around Queen Elizabeth's Oak in the grounds of the Palace of Placentia? "The tree's assoication with royalty goes back to her father, who is said to have danced around it with Anne Boleyn" from: Lewis-Stempel, John (2018). The Glorious Life of the Oak. Transworld. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4735-5862-5.
- ALT1:... that Elizabeth I is thought to have picknicked under Queen Elizabeth's Oak in Greenwich, London? "The Queen Elizabeth oak, Greenwich Park, London, was a favourite picnic spot" from: Lewis-Stempel, John (2018). The Glorious Life of the Oak. Transworld. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4735-5862-5.
- ALT2:... that the hollow trunk of Queen Elizabeth's Oak was used as a prison?"iIt was fitted with a door, and those who transgressed the rules of the Park were confined in this original prison" from: Amherst, Alicia (2014). London Parks and Gardens. Cambridge University Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-108-07599-2.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Raymond Kipkoech

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:34, 12 June 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Date and length fine. AGF on book sources. QPQ done no close paraphrasing. Picture licence fine. They are all very good hooks but my preference is for the Henry VIII one. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 05:34, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Species

A notable omission in this article is which species of Quercus it was. Ypna (talk) 09:45, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]