York is a city in northern England.
This area bears traces of human presence from prehistory. 
In the 1st century, the area was inhabited by Celtic tribes, who were then driven out by the Romans. As the main Roman military base, it was called Eboracum. In 211, Emperor Septimius Severus died here, and Constantine I the Great was proclaimed emperor by his troops in 306. In 866, the Viking army captured the city and ruled it for almost 100 years. The symbol of the city is a white rose from the coat of arms of the Yorks, who took part in the Wars of the Roses against the Lancasters, who had a red rose in their coat of arms. It was from this war that J.R.R. Martin got the ideas for the A Song of Ice and Fire saga. It was
the union of both roses that created the Tudor dynasty, which had a red and white rose in its coat of arms. 
York Minster towers over the city, next to Cologne Cathedral, the largest in Europe. It was built on the site of a Norman building. It is monumental and extremely openwork, with two huge towers and a historic stained glass window. The entire city center is a beautiful gem.
