PinkyCoyote@sopuli.xyzM to Name It@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agoThe way people act like York isn't a city in Englandsopuli.xyzimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1413arrow-down115
arrow-up1398arrow-down1imageThe way people act like York isn't a city in Englandsopuli.xyzPinkyCoyote@sopuli.xyzM to Name It@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoThe city of York used to be called Amsterdam before, right?
minus-squareArxCyberwolf@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoI think so. Why they changed it? I can’t say, seems they just liked it better that way.
minus-squareAnticorplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-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.
The city of York used to be called Amsterdam before, right?
I think so. Why they changed it? I can’t say, seems they just liked it better that way.
better that way
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.