The history of York, England, as a city dates to the beginning of the first millennium AD but archaeological evidence for the … See more

The Romans called the tribes in the region around York the Brigantes and the Parisii. York may have been on the border between these two … See more

Following the Norman Conquest of 1066, York was substantially damaged by the punitive harrying of the north (1069) launched by William the Conqueror in response to … See more

In 1796 Quaker William Tuke founded The Retreat, a hospital for the mentally ill, situated in the east of the city outside the city walls, which used moral treatment.
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Archaeological evidence suggests that people were settled in the region of York between 8000 and 7000 BC, although it is not known if these were permanent or temporary … See more

Post-Roman Ebrauc
There is little written evidence about York in the centuries following the Roman withdrawal from Britain in 410, a pattern repeated throughout See more

Few buildings of significance were put up in the century after the completion of the Minster in 1472, the exceptions being the completion of the See more