PinkyCoyote@sopuli.xyzM to Name It@sopuli.xyz · 11 months agoThe way people act like York isn't a city in Englandsopuli.xyzimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down111
arrow-up1273arrow-down1imageThe way people act like York isn't a city in Englandsopuli.xyzPinkyCoyote@sopuli.xyzM to Name It@sopuli.xyz · 11 months agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squaredomin8r@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·11 months agoThe Dutch “lost” New York to the English. They surrendered when a large force of Englishmen demanded the surrender of the city. It had been awarded to the Duke of York. Hence the name.
The Dutch “lost” New York to the English. They surrendered when a large force of Englishmen demanded the surrender of the city. It had been awarded to the Duke of York. Hence the name.