Location:
England
Coordinates:
53.9583, -1.0803
Events at York (17)
211
ID: 2531
Emperor Septimius Severus dies at York - after campaigning in Scotland, son Caracalla abandons conquests
ID: 2531
211
ID: 4038
Death of Severus at York - dies campaigning in Britain, tells sons 'Enrich soldiers, despise all others'
ID: 4038
306
ID: 2533
Constantine proclaimed Emperor at York - son of Constantius, begins rise to sole rule, will legalize Christianity
ID: 2533
627
ID: 2544
King Edwin of Northumbria converts to Christianity - Paulinus baptizes him at York, northern England begins conversion
ID: 2544
735
ID: 4073
Alcuin born in Northumbria - near York, will become greatest scholar of his age
ID: 4073
750
ID: 4074
Alcuin enters York cathedral school - studies under Aelbert, accesses finest library in Western Europe
ID: 4074
760
ID: 4075
Alcuin becomes deacon and teacher at York - never becomes priest, builds York library into best in Europe
ID: 4075
767
ID: 4076
Alcuin becomes master of York school - under Archbishop Eanbald, reputation spreads across Europe
ID: 4076
866
ID: 2549
Great Heathen Army takes York - Ivar the Boneless captures Northumbrian capital, establishes Viking kingdom
ID: 2549
867
ID: 3704
March 21, 867
Blood Eagle execution of King Aella - Northumbrian king killed by sons of Ragnar in ritual revenge execution
ID: 3704
870
ID: 2629
November 20, 870
St. Edmund martyred - King of East Anglia tortured and killed by Vikings for refusing to renounce Christianity
ID: 2629
927
ID: 2560
Athelstan receives submission of Scottish and Welsh kings - first king to rule all England
ID: 2560
1066
ID: 2581
September 20, 1066
Harald Hardrada invades - 'Last Viking' lands with 300 ships and Tostig, defeats earls at Fulford
ID: 2581
1066
ID: 2584
October 6, 1066
Harold's forced march south - covers 250 miles from York to London in 4-5 days, gathers fresh troops
ID: 2584
1069
ID: 2588
Harrying of the North - William devastates Yorkshire, 100,000 die from famine, land desolate for decades
ID: 2588
1185
ID: 207
First recorded windmill in Yorkshire - wind power spreads across Europe for grain milling
ID: 207
1190
ID: 204
March 16, 1190
York Castle massacre - 150 Jews commit suicide rather than forced conversion, worst medieval English pogrom
ID: 204