PinkyCoyoteM to Name It · 1 year agoThe way people act like York isn't a city in Englandimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1418arrow-down116
arrow-up1402arrow-down1imageThe way people act like York isn't a city in EnglandPinkyCoyoteM to Name It · 1 year agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoEven old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can’t say People just liked it better that way
minus-squaredomin8r@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year 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.