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{{Location_Infobox | {{Location_Infobox | ||
|name = York | |name = York | ||
|state = North Yorkshire, England | |state = {{Wiki|North Yorkshire}}, [[England]] | ||
|rulers = [[Roman Empire]] | |rulers = [[Roman Empire]] {{c|71 CE – 410 CE}}<br>[[Northumbria]] {{c|450 - 866}}<br>Kingdom of Jórvík {{c|867 – 954}}<br>[[England]] {{c|954 – current}} | ||
|founded = VI Roman Legion | |founded = VI Roman Legion | ||
|date = 71 CE | |date = 71 CE | ||
|landmark = York Castle}} | |landmark = York Castle}} | ||
'''York''' | '''York''' is a city and the county town of {{Wiki|North Yorkshire}}, [[England]]. The city served as the capital of [[Northumbria]] during the [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Heptarchy]], until its conquest by the [[Vikings]] in 866. During this period, the city was renamed '''Jórvík'''. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*First known as Eboracum, York was initially settled as a Roman Fortress in 71CE and eventually recovered by Anglians by the 6th century, naming the city Eoforwic. | *First known as {{Wiki|Eboracum}}, York was initially settled as a Roman Fortress in 71CE and eventually recovered by Anglians by the 6th century, naming the city Eoforwic. | ||
**When the Danes took over the city in 866, they renamed it Jorvik, which is where the name York comes from. | **When the Danes took over the city in 866, they renamed it Jorvik, which is where the name York comes from. | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | ||
{{ACV}} | {{ACV}} | ||
[[Category:Cities in Ancient Rome]] | |||
[[Category:Cities in the United Kingdom]] | |||
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York is a city and the county town of North Yorkshire, England. The city served as the capital of Northumbria during the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, until its conquest by the Vikings in 866. During this period, the city was renamed Jórvík.
Trivia
- First known as Eboracum, York was initially settled as a Roman Fortress in 71CE and eventually recovered by Anglians by the 6th century, naming the city Eoforwic.
- When the Danes took over the city in 866, they renamed it Jorvik, which is where the name York comes from.
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