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"Today in 1661:Charles II of England married Portugal's Catherine of Braganza Got the seven Islands of Bombay as a dowry Rest is history!"+
3 September 1651. Charles II of England was defeated at the Battle of Worcester, the last key battle of the third English Civil War.
Year 1661 Arab marauders partially destroyed the Manor House. King Charles II of England acquired Bombay as dowry.
TIL: pineapples were so strange and exotic that king Charles II of England was painted with one of them as a sign of power and ostentation.
Today in 1660 English parliament declares Charles Stuart to be King Charles II of England.