Volume 1

History and description of the ancient city of York. Comprising all the most interesting information, already published in Drake's Eboracum / enriched with much entirely new matter, from other authentic sources. By Wm. Hargrove.

  • William Hargrove
Date:
1818
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Credit: History and description of the ancient city of York. Comprising all the most interesting information, already published in Drake's Eboracum / enriched with much entirely new matter, from other authentic sources. By Wm. Hargrove. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    vanquished by the Romans, was obliged to fly to the king of Scotland, for assistance. The Ro- man general demanded Octavius as a rebel, but was refused, and a war ensued. The Romans were defeated, and the city of York was taken possession of by the Scots, who caused Octavius to be crowned there, king of all Britain. This was no sooner accomplished, than, unmindful of past favours, Octavius disputed the right of his benefactors, the Piets and Scots, to that part of the country which had been allotted to them by Carausius; and called a council at York, in order to devise means for dispossessing them of it. The king of Scotland having heard of his design, marched suddenly against his ungrateful ally, and obliged him to flee into Norway. Soon after this event, Constantine, for the better government of his dominions, divided them into four prefectures, which contained under them fourteen provinces. Britain then became subject to Gaul, and was subdivided into three parts; the greatest district of the island still having York for it’s metropolis. Constantine soon after left Britain, and even Europe, re- moving the seat of empire to Byzantium now Constantinople. From this period we may date C