Royal Oak, Frindsbury unclear, but one reported theory is that it was named after the 17th-century warship HMS "Royal Oak", which was sunk at the nearby Raid on the Medway in 1664. Local people say that one of the beams in the pub comes from the ship, the remains of which may have been broken up at a nearby shipyard after the battle. Another theory is that it was named after the Royal Oak that Charles II of England hid in following the Battle of Worcester. In the late 18th or early 19th century it was given a Flemish Bond brick face and
Royal Oak High School after which the high school was renamed Royal Oak High School. In 2009, Detroit rapper Eminem shot his short film "Where Have You Been?" in the halls and on the grounds of Royal Oak High School. On October 12, 2010, Royal Oak High School was featured on the MTV show If You Really Knew Me. The episode was the season 1 finale, and documents "Challenge Day" at Royal Oak High School. The high school had an average score of 43.5 on the state's MEAP test in 2011 and a very high number of AP students. There have been two student