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-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.
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.