Under the rule of King Charles II of England, the Habeas Corpus Parliament was dissolved.
King Charles II shut down England's first Parliament, the Cavalier Parliament.
The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, was founded by King Charles II.
King Charles II appoints John Flamsteed to 'The Kings Astronomical Observator' – the first English Astronomer Royal, with an allowance of £100 a year.
Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France signed the Secret Treaty of Dover.
John Dryden was appointed as England's first Poet Laureate by King Charles II.
King Charles II of England gave a land grant to James Duke of York, which meant that New Jersey became a British colony.
King Charles II chartered the Royal Society in London, England.
The Declaration of Breda document was issued by the exiled King Charles II of England.
Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor.
