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71 AD
The Ninth Legion establishes a garrison fortress - we become Roman.
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306
Constantine the Great is proclaimed Emperor in York - we become Christian.
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c 410
Barbarian invasions cause the Romans to withdraw - we become heathen Angle-Saxons.
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627
The first Minster is established for the baptism of the Northumbrian King Edwin - we become Christian (again).
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866
York is sacked on All Soul's Day by a Viking army - we become Norwegian.
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1068
William the Conqueror reaches York and plants a castle - we become French.
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1220
Work commences on the building of the present Gothic Minster - we become very busy for the next 252 years.
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1455
The Wars of the Roses commence - we become Lancastrian
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1536
King Henry VIII continues the closure of the monasteries in the north - we become rebellious
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1644
York is besieged during the Civil War - we become Parliamentarian
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1732
The Assembly Rooms establishes the craze for Palladian architecture across the country. We become fashionable.
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1837
George Stephenson brings the east coast mainline through York. We become well-connected.
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1937
Rowntree’s chairman George Harris coins the name KitKat. We become world famous.
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2012
York celebrates 800 years since King John gave the city its royal charter. We wait to see what happens next.
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