King Charles II chartered the Royal Society in London, England.
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The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, was founded by King Charles II.
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 appoints John Flamsteed to 'The Kings Astronomical Observator' – the first English Astronomer Royal, with an allowance of £100 a year.
Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor.
