York Minster

cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, UK

9 dated entries naming York Minster, drawn from 9 separate years between 741 CE and 1472 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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8th century

  • 741April 23 – A fire destroys the English city of York Minster, including its Church. The church is later rebuilt as a more impressive structure, containing thirty altars.source
  • 791Princes Ælf and Ælfwine of Northumbria, the sons of former king Ælfwald I, are persuaded to leave their sanctuary in York Minster, and are immediately forcibly drowned in Wonwaldremere, at the instigation of King Æthelred I.source
  • 799King Eardwulf of Northumbria, worried about further rivals, has ealdorman Moll killed. Former king Osbald dies as an abbot in exile. He is buried in an unmarked grave in York Minster.source

11th century

  • 1069King Sweyn II of Denmark lands a fleet in the Humber in support of the Northumbrian rebels and they join him to burn York, attacking its two castles and destroying the old Minster.source
  • 1070The rebuilding of York Minster in England begins.source

12th century

  • 1137June 4 – A fire destroys much of the city of York, including 39 churches and York Minster.source

13th century

  • 1220The rebuilding of York Minster begins.source
  • 1221June 21 – 10-year-old Joan of England, eldest daughter of the late King John, marries the 21-year-old King Alexander II of Scotland at York Minster.source

15th century

  • 1472July 3 – The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, England, commonly known as York Minster, is declared complete and consecrated.source

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