Historical place archive

New York in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at New York in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1664–1667

Historical events in New York

1664

8 September 1664
Governor of New York
Richard Nicolls · Province of New York

Becomes English governor after the surrender of New Amsterdam.

1667

21 July 1667
Rule of New York
Charles II · Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Under the Treaty of Breda England is awarded possession of New York

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and New York. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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