The 1670 royal charter signed by King Charles II establishing Hudson's Bay is going to the Canadian Museum of History pending court approval. Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

The Manitoba Museum might have one of the largest collections of Hudson’s Bay artifacts, but its CEO isn’t bitter the defunct retailer’s crown jewel isn’t destined for her institution.

There will soon be a new home for the 355-year-old royal charter that birthed the Bay, giving it extraordinary control over a vast swath of unceded lands – and enormous influence over settlers’ early relations with Indigenous Peoples.

It will wind up at the Canadian Museum of History, pending court approval of a plan to let the Weston family buy the charte

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