Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Walmgate Bar
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of the God Mars
- Our Lady's Row
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Red Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York