York wins the prize for best historical city so far. What an amazing place! A political hot-spot in England for centuries since the Romans made it the capital of Britannia Inferior, a staging post for soldiers going off to defend Hadrian’s Wall. (See Hadrian’s Wall post)

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Later York became a center for the wool trade, the Church of England, the British railway, and chocolate. Note: I didn’t see a single York Peppermint Patty while we were there, but I did see a Nestlé factory.