The Atlantic Alliance

"YORK...OLDE AND NEW"

Archaeological evidence suggests that Mesolithic people settled in what is now York from 8000/7000 BC! The city of York dates back to AD 71 and was founded by the Romans although it took until around AD 1000 for the city to be named York . The entire Roman Empire was once governed from York (Eboracum, back then!) for two years by Emporer Septimius Severus!

From AD 866 to 954, the city was under Viking rule and became a major river port as part of the extensive Viking trading routes through Northern Europe .

In 954 AD, King Edred drove off the last Viking ruler, Eric Bloodaxe, thus completing the unification of England . Richard II wanted to make York the capital of England but was deposed before he could make this happen. George Hudson brought the railway to York in 1839 and York became a major railway centre and headquarters for the North East Railway.

Thanks to the emergence of tourism as a major industry, the historic core of York was designated a conservation area in 1968. In 1998,  York became home to the York & District official supporters club of Chelsea Football Club.

 & 

For More Information on the New York Blues visit there website at

www.freewebs.com/newyorkblues

Across the pond, Henry Hudson let out a huge Chelsea "who are ya" to the Indians and claimed New York in 1609. The Dutch colonised both the present-day Albany and Manhattan in 1624. These both fell to British annexation in 1664. Both New York state and city were named for the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart. About one-third of the battles in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) took place in New York. New York City, New Amsterdam until 1664, was the capital of the United States from 1785 to 1790 and has been the nation's largest city since 1790.  New York City is a leading global city, exerting a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture and entertainment. In 1998, Nevada Smith's pub in Manhattan became home to the New York Blues who became an official supporters club of Chelsea Football Club in 2002.