Template:Did you know nominations/Parliament Oak
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:56, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
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Parliament Oak
The Parliament Oak depicted in 1790
- ... that in 1212 King John is said to have convened an assembly at the Parliament Oak to order the hanging of 28 Welsh boys? "It was so named after King John who, whilst out hunting, hastily assembled a parliament there to deal with a Welsh uprising in 1212. Out of anger, permission was granted to hang 28 Welsh hostages who were being held at Nottingham Castle. They were all boys aged between 12 and 14 years old" from: Hight, Julian (2011). Britain's Tree Story. London: National Trust. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-907892-20-2.
- ALT1:... that the Parliament Oak in Sherwood Forest is said to have hosted assemblies led by King John and Edward I? Above plus "In 1290, Edward I also held a parliament here for two days", same source
- ALT2:... that the Parliament Oak, which dates back to the mediaeval era, was threatened by fly-tipping in modern times? "But recently the tree's health has suffered because of fly-tippers dumping illegal waste nearby" from "Old Parliament Oak saved!". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 15:53, 17 December 2019 (UTC).
. New enough, long enough, QPQ done, no copyvio issues, neutral, image okay. Hooks are in article and followed by offline citations but I see you have made it clear in the dyk nom, what the references say. Thank you. Whispyhistory (talk) 16:01, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
