York

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'''York''' was founded by the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] as a legionary base in [[England]], around which a [[city]] (''Eboracum'') developed. Under the [[emperor]] Severus, it became the provincial capital of ''Britannia Inferior''.

Later, post [[Roman Empire|Empire]], the remains of the city were sacked but occupation continued. Under the provisions of [[Pope]] Greogory the Great, in 601CE, the city became the assigned seat of the second [[Archbishop|Archepiscopal]] [[see]] of England, and, together with the [[palatinate]] of Durham, was the major centre of North-East England. Edwin, [[king]] of Northumbria, had first a wooden oratory and then a stone church built here, dedicated to St.Peter.

In 866 the [[Denmark|Danish]] army occupied York and ravaged the district, and for nearly 50 years the [[Viking]]s controlled the city, until in 910 [[Edward the Elder]] took it back. Another Norse adventurer, Raegnald, seized power temporarily, later in the decade, but [[Athelstan]] recovered it in 927CE.

After the [[Norman Conquest|Conquest]], [[William the Conqueror]] ravaged the North of England in revenge for revolts against the [[Normandy|Norman]] regime, but after that York grew slowly but steadily (allowing for the occasional fire) and remained second city of the [[realm]] throughout [[period]].

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