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York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

Timeline of Events

1190

3.16.1190

Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.

1405

6.8.1405

Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, are executed in York on Henry IV's orders.

1813

4.27.1813

War of 1812: United States troops capture the capital of Upper Canada, York (present day Toronto, Canada).