Francis Drake. 1736. Eboracum. London: William Bowyer.
Get it: All sources.- 16 February 1114: The morbidly obese Archbishop Thomas II of York ignores medical advice and dies chaste, unlike an 18th century successor
- 8 May 1154: The wooden bridge over the Ouse collapses under the crowd welcoming Archbishop William of York back from Rome
- 20 September 1319: During the Anglo-Scottish wars, seasoned raiders slaughter an improvised Yorkshire home guard of clergy, peasants and officials at Myton-on-Swale
- 25 January 1328: Edward III (15) marries his cousin Philippa (13) of Hainaut (Belgium) at York Minster, in order to save England from the Scots, the French and the English
- 27 February 1390: Robert de Ellerbeck, mercer, walks into York Council on the Ouse bridge with a question for Ralph del See
- 25 October 1417: Without prejudice to Crispin and Crispinian, England celebrates a miracle at the tomb of St John of Beverley during the Battle of Agincourt two years ago
- 11 February 1448: Henry VI liberates York from Yorkshire
- 14 February 1482: Robert Rede Gyrdewler tells the York authorities of pub canvassing in favour of Thomas Wrangwith, the future Richard III’s candidate for mayor
- 7 March 1615: A great thaw begins in York – heavy flooding along the Ouse and Foss, followed by four months drought
- 30 January 1650: Alderman Hoyle of York hangs himself at Westminster on the first anniversary of Charles I’s execution, inspiring John Cleveland to verse
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