It WAS one of the greatest cities in Europe. It's beautiful city. A lot tourists visit it. It is very popular. It WAS one of the richest and most famous cities of Britain. The Vikings CAME there a thousands years ago. Then they MADE the city. It WAS the capital of the North of England. The city is the home of the National Railway Museum. It WAS a busy international port. Traders TRAVELLED to the Caspian and Black Seas, to Scandinavia.