King Charles II shut down England’s first Parliament, the Cavalier Parliament.
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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.
Under the rule of King Charles II of England, the Habeas Corpus Parliament was dissolved.
The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, was founded by King Charles II.
King Charles II chartered the Royal Society in London, England.
