Bourges

French commune and prefecture of Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

8 dated entries naming Bourges, drawn from 7 separate years between 52 BCE and 1509 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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1st century BC

52 BCEMarch – Siege and capture of Avaricum (Bourges).source

8th century

731Charles Martel leads two raids across the Loire River into the Berry region. The Franks seize and plunder Bourges (central France), but the city is immediately recaptured by Eudes of Aquitaine.source

11th century

1100Philip I of France conquers the Vexin area, and adds the city of Bourges and the province of Berry to his estate.source

13th century

1255The Gothic cathedral at Bourges in central France, is completed (it will become a UNESCO World Heritage Site).source

15th century

1422December 18 – King Charles VII of France marries Marie of Anjou in a ceremony at Bourges.source
1422October 21 – King Charles VI of France passes away at the age of 53 after years of mental illness, and rival groups fight over who his successor will be. In Paris, Henry VI of England, the 10-month old son of the late French regent, England's King Henry V, and grandson of King Charles VI, is proclaimed King Henri II of France. In Bourges, the Dauphin Charles, eldest son of King Charles VI, is proclaimed as King Charles VII.source
1485November 2 – The Peace of Bourges temporarily stops the civil war in France, dubbed "the Mad War". (la Guerre folle)source

16th century

1509March 13 – At Bourges, the French king Louis XII ratifies treaties that were concluded 10 December 1508, regarding the creation of the League of Cambrai.source