Historical place archive

York in History

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

3 records2 event labels2 people1892–1921

Historical events in York

1892

24 May 1892
Peerage
George V · House of Windsor

Created Duke of York

1920

23 June 1920
Peerage
George VI · House of Windsor

Created the Duke of York & takes his seat in the House of Lords

1921

1921
Yorks Boys Camps
George VI · House of Windsor

Founds the Duke of Yorks Boys Camps

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain 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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