King Charles II chartered the Royal Society in London, England.
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King Charles II shut down England's first Parliament, the Cavalier Parliament.
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.
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 appoints John Flamsteed to 'The Kings Astronomical Observator' – the first English Astronomer Royal, with an allowance of £100 a year.
