2007-02-28 07:11:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Tacitus records early British tribes living in the area, named as the Brigante and the Parisi.
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2007-02-28 07:18:14 · answer #1 · answered by The Pirate Captain 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Before the Romans occupied Eboracum (York), it was a gathering of local tribes generally called the Brigantes. The Romans called this area Upper Britain. It then became Deira, then Northumbria, then the Kingdom of York (Jorvic), then back to Northumbria.
2007-03-03 11:59:35 · answer #2 · answered by michael w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the Viking kingdom of Jorvik, founded by the eponymous Yorick.
See the link below.
Also see the link for the origin of the white rose.
2007-03-01 14:06:25 · answer #3 · answered by Retired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before it became the county it is now, it was not 1 single thing.
The history of the area and who was there before it was named Yorkshire around 1065 is all documented in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Yorkshire
2007-02-28 15:20:14 · answer #4 · answered by huangporules 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pudding
2007-02-28 15:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by too4barbie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was a part of the kingdom of Northumbria
2007-02-28 15:25:21 · answer #6 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Part of Northumbria.
2007-02-28 15:18:01 · answer #7 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Emmerdale maybe hehe
2007-02-28 15:21:46 · answer #8 · answered by Shirlie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Farm land, forrest. Probably nothing.
2007-02-28 15:16:10 · answer #9 · answered by Jim R 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋