Duke of York
English noble title
The Duke of York is a title in the British peerage, traditionally granted to the second son of the reigning monarch.
The title has been held by various royal figures throughout British history, some of whom later became king.
In the nursery rhyme, the Grand Old Duke of York marched ten thousand men up a hill and down again: He marched them up to the top of the hill, and he marched them down again.
- castleFortified medieval residence
- Richard IIIFinal Yorkist king
- Wars of the RosesPlantagenet succession conflict
- second sonMale child born second
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
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- Medieval Dukes
- potatoesrusset, fingerling, red potato, white potato, purple potato
- British Peeragepeer, peerage, peeress, baron, baroness
- George VIKing George VI, Bertie, The King's Speech, stammering, speech therapy
- Georgian BritonsJane Austen, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, John Keats, William Blake
- Glorious RevolutionGlorious Revolution, William III, William of Orange, English Bill of Rights, bloodless coup
Duke of YorkPrince of Wales
Title for UK successor
heir apparent · heir presumptive · monarch · King · sovereign
Duke of Yorkcommoner
Non-noble person
peasant · serf · pauper · working class · beggar