Ypres

city in West Flanders, Belgium

11 dated entries naming Ypres, drawn from 10 separate years between 1127 CE and 1927 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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12th century

1127March 2 – Charles the Good, count of Flanders, is murdered by a band of knights while praying in church; he leaves no children. King Louis VI of France appoints William Clito (son of Robert Curthose) as new ruler. But the Flemish towns of Bruges, Ghent, Saint-Omer and Ypres recognize (with English financial support) Thierry of Alsace as rival count.source

13th century

1300March – Franco–Flemish War: King Philip IV ("Philip the Fair") begins to invade Flanders again after the expiration of an armistice in January. French forces plunder and devastate the countryside around Ypres. The king's brother, Charles of Valois, marches from Bruges to the outskirts of Ghent. He burns Nevele and twelve other towns. In March, French forces besiege Damme and Ypres.source
1300May 8 – Franco-Flemish War: In Flanders (part of modern-day Belgium), the city of Ghent surrenders. By the time that Ypres surrenders on May 21, all of Flanders has been conquered. By the end of the month, all of Flanders is under French control, and several Flemish nobles (like Guy of Namur) are taken into captivity in France.source

14th century

1304The construction of Ypres Cloth Hall, in Ypres (modern Belgium), is completed.source
1346June 24 – The leaders of Ghent, Bruges and Ypres agree to support Edward III.source

16th century

1566August 16 – The Beeldenstorm arrives at Ypres and the St Martin's Cathedral is plundered, with the library and artifiacts of Bishop Martin Rythovius burned.source

17th century

164318 May – Magistrates of Ypres prohibit the lodging of strangerssource
1678March 25 – The Spanish Netherlands city of Ypres falls after a seven-day siege by the French Army. It is later returned to the Netherlands and eventually becomes part of Belgium.source

20th century

191419 October – 22 November – World War I: First Battle of Ypres fought between British, French and German forces in Ypres in Belgium.source
1917September 26–October 3 – WWI: Battle of Polygon Wood (part of the Battle of Passchendaele) near Ypres in Belgium – British and Australian troops capture positions from the Germans.source
1927July 24 – The Menin Gate is dedicated as a war memorial at Ypres, Belgium.source