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York
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).