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After the war, York slowly regained its former pre-eminence in the North, and, by 1660, was the third-largest city in England after London and Norwich. In 1686 the Bar Convent was founded, in secret due to anti-catholic Laws, making it the oldest surviving convent in England. York elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons.
As a holiday destination York was the 6th most visited English city by UK residents (2014–16) [121] and the 13th most visited by overseas visitors (2016). [122] A 2014 report, based on 2012 data, [123] stated that the city receives 6.9 million visitors annually; they contribute £564 million to the economy and support over 19,000 jobs. [124]
A History of the County of York: The City of York. London: Victoria County History. Smyth, Alfred P. (1975). Scandinavian York and Dublin: the history and archaeology of two related Viking kingdoms. Dublin: Templekieran Press. ISBN 9780716523659. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (1995) [1972]. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. Pevsner ...
The City of York, officially simply "York", [6] is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. [7]The district's main settlement is York, and its coverage extends to the town of Haxby and the villages of Earswick, Upper Poppleton, Nether Poppleton, Copmanthorpe, Bishopthorpe, Dunnington, Stockton on the Forest, Rufforth, Askham Bryan and ...
York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England.The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. [5]
Scandinavian York or Viking [a] York (Old Norse: Jórvík) is a term used by historians for what is now Yorkshire [b] during the period of Scandinavian domination from late 9th century until it was annexed and integrated into England after the Norman Conquest; in particular, it is used to refer to York, the city controlled by these kings and earls.
That September, York returned from Ireland, and, at the Parliament of October that year, he made a symbolic gesture of his intention to claim the English crown by placing his hand upon the throne, [122] an act which shocked the assembly. [123] Even York's closest allies were not prepared to support such a move. [124]
Eboracum or the History and Antiquities of the City of York. LCCN 03016196. Groom, N. (1981). Frankincense and Myrrh: a Study of the Arabian Incense Trade. Longman. ISBN 9780582764767. Hall, Richard (1996) [1996]. English Heritage: Book of York (1st ed.). B.T.Batsford Ltd. ISBN 0-7134-7720-2. Hartley, Elizabeth (1985). Roman Life at the ...