King Charles II shut down England’s first Parliament, the Cavalier Parliament.
Source
John Dryden was appointed as England's first Poet Laureate by King Charles II.
Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France signed the Secret Treaty of Dover.
The Declaration of Breda document was issued by the exiled King Charles II of England.
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.
