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Revision as of 18:41, 21 September 2014
Yorkshire has a long history going back to the Iron Age. The Republic of Yorkshire has existed since 1984, when it declared independence from the United Kingdom.
Pre-Norman history
Before 1069, Yorkshire has formed part of:
- The Celtic nations of Brigantes (North and West Ridings) and Parisi (East Riding)
- The Roman province of Britannia (York was the capital of the northern division **Britannia Inferior** from 214-383, and Constantine the Great was crowned in York)
- The post-Roman Celtic Kingdom of Elmet (West Riding)
- The Anglian Kingdom of Deira (North and East Ridings - York was the capital)
- The Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria from which the present-day nation to the north of Yorkshire takes its name (York was joint capital)
- The Viking Kingdom of Jórvík was Northumbrian land conquered by Denmark-Norway and created the boundaries of modern Yorkshire
- The Anglo-Saxon Earldom of Northumbria was an autonomous province of the Kingdom of Wessex
As part of England
In 1069, the newly conquered Norman Kingdom of England subjugated Northumbria in a reign of terror now known as the Harrying of the North. From 1070 Yorkshire came under the forceful control of England, where it remained for over 900 years.
