Charles II of England

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Sources

1. BookThe Honourable Company: A History of the English East India Company

Relations

spouse of:

• Catherine of Braganzasince 1662

  Sources: The Honourable Company: A History of the English East India Company

sibling of:

• James II of England

  Sources: By Permission of Heaven: The Story of the Great Fire of London

leased to:

• East India Companysince 1668

  Sources: The Honourable Company: A History of the English East India Company

patron of:

• Royal African Company

  Sources: Freedom’s Debt: The Royal African Company and the Politics of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1672–1752, The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440–1870

• Royal Observatory, Greenwichsince 1675 O.S.

  Sources: The history of the Royal Observatory

• Royal Societysince 1662 O.S.

  Sources: History of the Royal Society

Appears in11 items

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  Telescopes: Galileo to JWST1 item
  • Newton’s telescope wins him the Royal Society11 Jan 1671/72 O.S.
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  The Atlantic Slave Trade and Abolition1 item
  • Royal African Company chartered27 Sep 1672 O.S.
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  The East India Company2 items
  • Cromwell’s charter: a permanent joint stock19 Oct 1657 O.S.
  • Charles II leases Bombay to the Company27 Mar 1668 O.S.
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  The Great Fire of London4 items
  • Pepys tells the King2 Sep 1666 O.S.
  • The Duke of York takes charge3 Sep 1666 O.S.
  • Thursday 6 September: the last flare-ups6 Sep 1666 O.S., 00:00
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    Wren’s plan for a new City11 Sep 1666 O.S.
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  The Scientific Revolution3 items
  • The English Civil Wars and the Interregnum22 Aug 1642 O.S.
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    The Royal Society is founded28 Nov 1660 O.S.
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    The Royal Observatory is begun at Greenwich · patron10 Aug 1675 O.S.