Oak Apple Day Tower Captain throws the old branch down from the top of the tower and a new one is hauled to the top. Everyone is then invited to the vicarage gardens for refreshments and a barbecue. Up to 12 noon villagers wear a sprig of "red" (new) oak and in the afternoon wear a sprig of "Boys Love" ("Artemisia abrotanum"); tradition dictates that the punishment for not doing this results in being stung by nettles. Oak Apple Day Restoration Day, more commonly known as Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day, was an English public holiday, observed annually on 29 May,
Duration of English, British and United Kingdom Parliaments from 1660 NP column: Duration of English, British and United Kingdom Parliaments from 1660 This is a list of the Parliaments of the United Kingdom, of Great Britain and of England from 1660 to the present day, with the duration of each Parliament. The NP number is the number counting forward from the creation of the United Kingdom in 1801 and Great Britain in 1707. Prior to that the parliaments are counted from the Restoration in 1660. The duration column is calculated from the date of the first meeting of the Parliament, to that of dissolution. Notes Notes Notes Key to abbreviations