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By the 1760s, hardy Scotch-Irish colonists were making their way down the 700 mile Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania, bringing with them our community’s name in recognition of England’s 15 th Century War Of The Roses between the White Rose City (York) and the Red Rose City (Lancaster).
On March 12, 1785, four years after the British surrender at Yorktown, the County of York was chartered by the South Carolina legislature. It covered 685 square miles and was created when the old Camden District was divided into seven counties.
Early history. Roman wall and the west corner tower of Eboracum. The top half is medieval. Archaeological evidence suggests that Mesolithic people settled in the region of York between 8000 and 7000 BC, although it is not known whether their settlements were permanent or temporary.
The history of York, England, as a city dates to the beginning of the first millennium AD but archaeological evidence for the presence of people in the region of York dates back much further to between 8000 and 7000 BC.
After Edward the Confessor's death in 1066, Harold Godwinson became King of England. He visited York early in his reign and according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle returned to Westminster at Easter 1066. In September 1066 Tostig was back on the scene this time with his ally, Harald Hardrada of Norway.
Sep 5, 2023 · From about AD 600, York started to become important again, becoming the capital of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Deira. When that realm united with the neighbouring kingdom of Bernicia, forming the much-larger and more powerful kingdom of Northumbria, York remained a key city.
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Apr 9, 2007 · At the demise of Anglian Northumbria when the rival monarchs Ælle and Osberht were both killed at the Battle of York, the Vikings installed an Anglian puppet ruler by the name of Egbert I. He in turn was deposed in 872 and King Ricsige was installed for the next three years.
