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York: History, Former Names & Timeline

Capital of northern Roman Britain, later centre of Northumbria and the Viking kingdom of Jórvík.

Map showing York in AD 300York
Border map for AD 300. See Europe in AD 300.

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Former names of York

FromNameNote
AD 71Eboracum
AD 627Eoforwic
AD 866JórvíkViking royal seat
1100York

Timeline of York

YearEvent
AD 71The Ninth Legion builds the fortress of Eboracum
AD 306Constantine is proclaimed emperor here
AD 866The Viking Great Heathen Army takes York

Who ruled York

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–401 BCUnclaimed / no data
400 BC–2 BCCelts
1 BC–99Unclaimed / no data
100–299Roman Empire
300–399Rome (Constantinus)
400–499Unclaimed / no data
500–599Anglo-Saxons
600–799Unclaimed / no data
800–999Northumbria
1000–1199England
1200–1299Angevin Empire
1300–1491English territory
1492–1599England
1600–1782England and Ireland
1783–1814United Kingdom
1815–1937United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1938–todayUnited Kingdom

Battles and sites near York

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