@PinkyCoyoteM to Name It • 8 months agoThe way people act like York isn't a city in Englandimagemessage-square75arrow-up1417arrow-down116
arrow-up1401arrow-down1imageThe way people act like York isn't a city in England@PinkyCoyoteM to Name It • 8 months agomessage-square75
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpenlinkfedilinkEnglish10•8 months agoEven old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can’t say People just liked it better that way
minus-square@domin8r@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•8 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.
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can’t say
People just liked it better that way
So, take me back to Constantinople.
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.