▁escape ▁from ▁them ▁and ▁rode ▁north ▁to ▁join ▁with ▁an ▁Eng ager ▁force , ▁an ▁event ▁which ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁Start ", ▁but ▁within ▁two ▁days ▁the ▁Pres by ter ians ▁had ▁caught ▁up ▁with ▁and ▁recovered ▁him . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁remained ▁Charles ' s ▁best ▁hope ▁of ▁rest oration , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁crown ed ▁King ▁of ▁Scotland ▁at ▁S con e ▁Ab bey ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 6 5 1 . ▁With ▁C rom well ' s ▁forces ▁threaten ing ▁Charles ' s ▁position ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁mount ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁England . ▁With ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁( including ▁Lord ▁Ar gy ll ▁and ▁other ▁leading ▁C oven an ters ) ▁ref using ▁to ▁particip ate , ▁and ▁with ▁few ▁English ▁royal ists ▁joining ▁the ▁force ▁as ▁it ▁moved ▁south ▁into ▁England , ▁the ▁invasion ▁ended ▁in ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Wor c ester ▁on ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 6 5 1 , ▁after ▁which ▁Charles ▁el ud ed ▁capture ▁by ▁hiding ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Oak ▁at ▁Bos c ob el ▁House . ▁Through ▁six ▁weeks ▁of ▁narrow ▁esc apes ▁Charles ▁managed ▁to ▁fle e ▁England ▁in ▁dis gu ise , ▁landing ▁in ▁Norm andy ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁October , ▁despite ▁a ▁reward ▁of ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁his ▁head , ▁risk ▁of ▁death ▁for ▁anyone ▁caught ▁helping ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁difficulty ▁in ▁dis gu ising ▁Charles , ▁who , ▁at ▁over