Charles II gives the newly acquired lands…

1665 CE

Charles II gives the newly acquired lands between New England and Maryland to his brother, the Duke of York (later King James II), as a proprietary colony, in 1665.

The colony, renamed New York, stretches from...

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New York New York New York United States View →

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Charles II View → James II View →

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England, (Stewart, Restored) Kingdom of View → New York, Province of (English Colony) View → New Jersey (English Colony) View →

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Colonization of the Americas, English View →

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Land View →

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Government View → Custom and Law View →

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