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GCSE History · key term
A London-based fur-trading company granted a royal charter by Charles II in 1670, claiming exclusive trading rights across the land drained by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay.
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Paper 2
Revise: LandIn 1670, Charles granted a royal charter to the Hudson’s Bay Company, giving it exclusive trading rights across the bay’s drainage basin—the land drained by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay. This vast area became known as Rupert’s Land.
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