A TIMELINE OF YORK
By Tim Lambert
71 AD The Romans invade Yorkshire and build a fort on the site of York
150 A little town is thriving by the fort
c. 200 The Romans build stone wall around York, which they call Eboracum
407 The Roman army leaves Britain. Afterwards Roman civilisation breaks down.
627 York is given a bishop
850 The Saxon town of York is flourishing
866 The Vikings conquer northern England including York
1069 The north of England rises in revolt against the Normans but William I crushes the rebels
1190 The Jews in York are massacred
1220 Work begins on York Minster
1349 Half the population of York dies in the Black Death
1368 The Merchant Adventurers Hall is built
1453 A Guildhall is built
1500 The population of York is about 10,000
1539 Henry VIII closes St Marys Abbey
1550-51 Plague strikes York
1557 A grammar school is founded in York
1600 The population of York is about 12,000
1604 Plague strikes again
1631 There is another outbreak of plague
1644 York is captured by a parliamentary army
1645 Plague strikes again
1719 The first newspaper in York is published
1736 The first theatre in York opens
1740 York County Hospital is built
1786 A scavenger is appointed to clean the streets
1788 A dispensary where the poor can obtain free medicines opens
1801 The population of York is 16,846
1824 The streets of York are lit by gas
1836 A police force is formed in York
1839 The railway reaches York
1842 A train repair workshop opens. The beginning of a railway carriage making industry.
1847 Typhus kills 403 people in York
1880 Horse drawn trams run in the streets of York
1890-95 A sewage disposal system is built
1893 The first public library in York opens
1901 The population of York is 77,914
1935 The last trams run in York
World War II In York 87 people are killed by bombing
1951 The first York Festival is held
1963 York University is founded
1984 The Jorvik Centre opens
1987 A ring road is built around York
1998 Monks Cross Shopping Park opens