The Parliament Oak is a veteran tree in Sherwood Forest. It is reputed to have been the site for impromptu-parliaments held by kings John and Edward I.

The tree stood around 1.5 miles from King John's Palace at Clipstone. King John stayed at the palace from around the time of his 1199 accession for hunting in Clipstone Park, part of Sherwood Forest. Clipstone was one of the oldest parks in England, being enclosed for hunting since before the 1066 Norman Conquest. The Parliament Oak is thought to date from around this time, being of comparable age to the Major Oak, which has been estimated to be 800–1000 years old.

It is said that John hastily assembled a parliament at the tree in 1212 upon being informed, whilst hunting, that revolts against his rule had broken out in Wales and Northern England. He is thought to have decreed that 28 Welsh boys held as hostages at Nottingham Castle were to be put to death as a consequence.

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Location: Warsop, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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