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A royal charter granted the Hudson's Bay Company a monopoly in the fur trade in Rupert's Land (present-day Canada)
Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid France in its war against the Dutch Republic a
Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid France in its war against the Dutch Republic a
Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660): Henry Morgan with an English privateer force landed at Porto Bello (in modern-day…
Led by King Louis XIV, the French army invaded the Spanish Netherlands, beginning the War of Devolution
The Second Anglo-Dutch War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Breda.
The Second Anglo-Dutch War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Breda.
The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, the forerunner to the Royal Marines, was established at the…
The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, the forerunner to the Royal Marines, was established at the…
Baptist minister John Clarke (pictured) was granted the Rhode Island Royal Charter, described as the "grandest…
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great…
Mary Dyer (pictured) was hanged in Boston for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary Dyer was hanged in Boston for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony
A series of executions of the commissioners who signed the death warrant of King Charles I of England concluded; six…
Anglo-Spanish War: The largest battle ever fought on Jamaica, the three-day Battle of Rio Nuevo, began
Portuguese Restoration War: Having crossed the Minho and entered Portuguese territory, a Spanish army was victorious…
Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off th
The Netherlands and the Ahanta people sign the Treaty of Butre, creating a Dutch protectorate over the country of…
The Netherlands and the Ahanta people sign the Treaty of Butre, creating a Dutch protectorate over the country of…
Anglo-Spanish War: England invaded Spanish Jamaica, capturing it a week later