Charles Bayly, (fl. c. 1630-1680), the first overseas governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, likely spent his early years in the court of Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I. He was an English born French Roman Catholic in this Protestant court and this implies that his father was part of the Queen's staff. Bayly was sent to France at age 12 or 13 and some time later was returning to London, … Wikipedia
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