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King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson’s Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.

King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson’s Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685
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🗓️ 2 May 1670

Charles II was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.

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