Pendrells Earned Charles's Perpetual Pension

After the Royalist defeat at the Battle of Worcester in September 1651, the future King Charles II fled across England with a £1,000 reward offered for his capture. The Pendrell brothers disguised him as a farm laborer, concealed him from Parliamentarian soldiers, and helped guide him between hiding places before he escaped to France. Following the monarchy’s restoration in 1660, Charles rewarded the family with pensions, including a £100 annual payment intended for Richard Pendrell’s descendants in perpetuity. Descendants reportedly continue to receive payments administered through the family’s private trust.

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