Historical place archive

York in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at York in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records1 event labels1 people1643–1644

Historical events in York

1643

11 June 1643
Siege of York
Rupert of the Rhine · Civil War

Rupert gathers an army of 14,000 & is ready to march on York

1644

1644
Siege of York
Rupert of the Rhine · Civil War

After Ruperts success at Newark Parliament withdraws from York

1 July 1644
Siege of York
Rupert of the Rhine · Civil War

Rupert of the Rhine succesfully relieves York

3 July 1644
Siege of York
Rupert of the Rhine · Civil War

Returns to York after the Battle of Marston Moor. Collects 6,000 of his cavalry & marches into Lancashire

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and York. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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