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12 Jul 1679
Under the rule of King Charles II of England, the Habeas Corpus Parliament was dissolved.
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24 Jan 1679
King Charles II shut down England's first Parliament, the Cavalier Parliament.
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22 Jun 1675
The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, was founded by King Charles II.
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4 Mar 1675
King Charles II appoints John Flamsteed to 'The Kings Astronomical Observator' – the first English Astronomer Royal, with an allowance of £100 a year.
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1 Jun 1670
Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France signed the Secret Treaty of Dover.
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13 Apr 1668
John Dryden was appointed as England's first Poet Laureate by King Charles II.
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12 Mar 1664
King Charles II of England gave a land grant to James Duke of York, which meant that New Jersey became a British colony.
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15 Jul 1662
King Charles II chartered the Royal Society in London, England.
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4 Apr 1660
The Declaration of Breda document was issued by the exiled King Charles II of England.
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29 Dec 0875
Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor.
