York Minster York, England

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Christianity has arrived in York
Construction of Zouche Chapel and vestry at York Minster
627
The first church on the site of York Minster, a wooden structure, is built hurriedly to provide a place to baptize Edwin, King of Northumbria
c. 630-637
Construction of stone church on site of York Minster dedicated to St. Peter by Oswald
1215
Walter de Gray is made Archbishop of York
c. 1216
Walter de Gray, Archbishop of York, orders the construction of a cathedral in the new Gothic style to compare to Canterbury
1220-55
Construction of the transepts at York Minster, the oldest surviving section, in the Early English Gothic style
1275-90
Construction of chapter house at York Minster
c. 1290-c. 1470
Construction of west front and towers at York Minster
1291-1360
Construction of nave at York Minster
1360-c. 1408
Construction of east end at York Minster
1361-71
Construction of the Lady Chapel at York Minster
c. 1380-1418
Construction of choir and integral transepts at York Minster
1405-08
Creation of York Minster's Great East Window, led by master-glazier and glass-painter John Thornton of Coventry
1410-70
Construction of crossing tower at York Minster
1418-20
Construction of the library at York Minster
c. 1460
Creation of choir screen at York Minster
3 Jul 1472
Rededication of York Minster
1730-36
Floor of York Minster paved to designs of Lord Burlington
1798
York Minster Chapter House vault renewed in plaster by John Carr
1802-28
Restoration of York Minster by William Shout
1829
Fire in York Minster
1829-32
Choir roof rebuilt by Sir Robert Smirke
1840
Fire in York Minster
1840-44
Nave roof of York Minster rebuilt by Sydney Smirke
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