| 1066 | Gilbert de Gant comes to England with William the Conqueror. |
| 1113 | Gilbert de Gant’s son, Walter de Gant, establishes a Priory of Regular Canons. |
| 1143 | Canons evicted by the Duke of Albermarle. |
| 1156 | The canons return and the great building begins to arise. |
| 1160 | Robert the Scribe copies book and the Priory library begins to grow. |
| 1200 | King John grants a charter to hold an annual fair and weekly market at Bridlington. |
| 1251 | North Porch pillars carved. |
| 1308 | The Prior is summoned to London for the coronation of Edward II. |
| 1320 | John de Thweng born. |
| 1362 | John de Thweng becomes Prior, aged 42. |
| 1379 | Prior John dies; his miracles become widely known. |
| 1390 | The Great West Window is finished. |
| 1401 | Prior John is canonised. |
| 1421 | Henry V visits the Shrine of St John. |
| 1451 | Henry VI founds the Choir School. |
| 1537 | Prior William Woode is executed for supporting the Pilgrimage of Grace. |
| 1539 | The Priory, apart from the nave, is destroyed. St John’s Shrine is burnt in the Market Place. |
| 1846 | The restoration of the Priory begins. |
| 1871 | The Great Gale tragedy. |
| 1944 | A Priory window is blown out. |
| 2013 | Priory 900 is celebrated, including a visit from Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. |