Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The Norman Minster
- The End of the Abbey
- Roman Head Pot
- York Bombed
- The Black Death
- Feeding Roman York
- The Mansion House
- Barker Tower
- The George Fox Incident
- Industrial Upheaval
- 62 Low Petergate
- Norman Window Frame
- Second World War York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Norman Abbey
- Transport Moves On
- Is York Cursed?