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1670Oct, 27

Vavasor Powell

Vavasor Powell, Welsh minister (b. 1617)
Vavasor (or Vavasour) Powell (1617 – 27 October 1670) was a Welsh Nonconformist Puritan preacher, evangelist, church leader and writer, who was imprisoned for his role in a plot to depose King Charles II.

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    Hudson's Bay Company

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

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