Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Lendal Bridge
- The Cawood Sword
- Inscription to Hecules
- A New University
- Anglian Carving
- Norman Window Frame
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The York Hoard
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Bombed
- Water Lanes