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    New York wasn't named after York in England as most assume, but rather the King's brother, the Duke of York. But what King and what Duke of York?

    Question #93235. Asked by billythebrit. (Mar 06 08 3:27 PM)


    maninmidohio

    		Charles II was the king, and his brother was James Stewart, Duke of York, who later became James II of England and James VII of Scotland.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_England

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York

    Mar 06 08, 3:41 PM
    cinnam0n

    		New York was named by the British to honor James II, Duke of York and Albany, the brother of England's King Charles II, when New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch in 1664.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_England

    http://www.shgresources.com/resources/symbols/names/statenamesorign/

    Mar 06 08, 3:51 PM

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