The new international encyclopaedia . Before the Roman invasion York was one ofthe chief towns of the Brigantes. the most numer-ous and powerful of the British tribes. It wasconstituted a Roman station, imder the name ofFAmracnm. by Agricola about .\.I). 79, and becamethe principal seat of Roman power in the north,perhaps in all Britain. Here Hadrian lived iindSeverus died. Here, too, died ConstantiusChlorus, the father of Constantino the Great,and some believe his greater son was l>ornhere. Wlien the emperors visited the province,York was their chosen residence. It snITered dur-ing the Ion
The new international encyclopaedia . Before the Roman invasion York was one ofthe chief towns of the Brigantes. the most numer-ous and powerful of the British tribes. It wasconstituted a Roman station, imder the name ofFAmracnm. by Agricola about .\.I). 79, and becamethe principal seat of Roman power in the north,perhaps in all Britain. Here Hadrian lived iindSeverus died. Here, too, died ConstantiusChlorus, the father of Constantino the Great,and some believe his greater son was l>ornhere. Wlien the emperors visited the province,York was their chosen residence. It snITered dur-ing the Ions conflict between the Britons and thePicts. against whose incursions York was amaterial defense. It afterwards became thecapital of Northumliri;^. The first metropolitanchurch in England was built here by Edwin, theNorthumbrian King, wlumi Paulinus ba] the Conqueror was lon<r unable to over-come this stronghold of the north. York has an interesting record, reaching fromearlv Norman times down to the Civil War, of. ir LU oz O> YORK. 731 YORK. royal visits, eonfereiiocs, and meetings of Parlia-ment. In 1536, (Inrinj; tlic insui-rections eonse-(liient upon the dissolution of the monasteriesliy Henry Vlll., the city was seized by tlieinsuri;ents of the pilgrimage of grace. In itsiiuiiiidiate neighborliood, lairfax, in 1044, eon-ipiiTed Prince Kupert on !Marston Jloor. Thecity and castle, already besieged, surrendered tothe Parliamentarians a few weel:s after. Popu-lation, in 1S91, 07,740; in PJOl, 77,793. Con-sult Twyford, iorfc and York Vaslle (1883). YORK. A town in York County, Me., 40miles ^outhwest of Portland, on the York Harborand Beach Railroad. It is situated on the coast,and, aside from its historic interest, has con-siderable reputation as a summer resort. Popu-lation, in 1800, 2444; in 1000. 20(i3. York wassettled as Agamcnticus in 1024. and was char-tered by Sir Ferdinando Gorges as a borough in1041, and in 1042 as the city of Georgeana—thefirst
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