Historic oak that survived Spanish Armada felled by restaurant chain

A 500-year-old oak tree that survived the Spanish Armada, two World Wars, and centuries of British weather just met its match: a panicked middle manager at a mediocre roast dinner chain. As the BBC reports, the head honchos at Mitchells & Butlers — proud owners of Toby Carvery, purveyors of bland Yorkshire puddings to the masses — decided this majestic oak needed to be chopped down because of a few dead branches.